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Home : Sports : Pro Sports : Pro Baseball : Bob Klapisch - Baseball
Oct 04, 2013
Klapisch: It's getting ugly as embattled A-Rod keeps swinging and missing
The Record
There’s actually no complicated reasoning behind Rodriguez’s legal offensive: he’s trying to divert attention from allegations of PED usage. The smokescreen makes for great headlines and he ...
Comment      
Oct 02, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees can't count on help from farm system
The Record
The Yankees don't have any position players to jump into the lineup next year, a problem they partially attribute to the fact they always have a low position in the amateur draft.
Comment      
Oct 01, 2013
Klapisch: Locking up Joe Girardi just one of Yankees’ concerns
The Record
The Yankees' concerns for next season go far beyond re-signing manager Joe Girardi.
Comment      
Sep 28, 2013
Klapisch: Time for Brian Cashman to rebuild Yankees dynasty
The Record
He won’t reveal what the roadmap looks like, if only because there are still so many unanswered questions: Will the Steinbrenner family agree to blow up the proposed $189 payroll in the ...
Comment      
Sep 27, 2013
Klapisch: Mariano Rivera enjoys the longest goodbye in a week of many
The Record
It seemed impossible that Mariano Rivera would start crying on the mound, after so many years of being in complete control. The man who’s been a machine, whose cut-fastballs have broken hearts ...
Comment      
Sep 25, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees crawling to the end of the season
The Record
Still, it was a remarkably depressing evening, especially in the ninth inning when the Rays added two more runs and turned what’d been a rout into a full-blooded flogging.
Comment      
Sep 22, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees unable to complete a memorable day with a win
The Record
There was a game to be played, but no one wanted to let go of the moment. Even the die-hards in the stands sensed the Yankees’ season was close to being snuffed out, which made it impossible ...
Comment      
Sep 20, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees' Andy Pettitte leaving it all on the mound
The Record
Andy Pettitte will be remembered as the great overachiever of this era, totaling 255 wins with only an average fastball. But the left-hander had an uncanny way of working out of trouble, ...
Comment      
Sep 16, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees facing elimination from race and uncertain future
The Record
Make no mistake, the Yankees are at a crossroads, not just as they chase the Rays and Rangers, but in the transition toward a more up-to-date business plan. Even if the Bombers sneak into the ...
Comment      
Sep 14, 2013
Klapisch: CC Sabathia becoming a liability for Yankees
The Record
It’s not enough to say the Yankees were beaten, 5-1, by the Red Sox on Saturday and Sabathia was the losing pitcher. They were crushed, overmatched and otherwise forced to acknowledge the huge ...
Comment      
Klapisch: Yankees' Joe Girardi never one to sweat in the heat
The Record
No one would’ve blamed Girardi for quietly laying the ground work for a bulletproof alibi – that if the Yankees don’t win the wild card it’s because they’ve suffered one staggering injury ...
Comment      
Sep 12, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees haven’t seen the last of their captain
The Record
Derek Jeter blurted out “No” before the question was even out of the gates. That’s how much the Yankee captain hates hearing about retirement. Ask, or even try, and you’re met with that ...
Comment      
Sep 11, 2013
Klapisch: Yankee playoff berth could help keep Robinson Cano
The Record
While the Yankees are still floating on the periphery after a 7-5 win over Baltimore, ownership is preparing for a full metal-jacket courtship to keep Robinson Cano in pinstripes.
Comment      
Sep 10, 2013
Klapisch: Hunt for October slipping away for Yankees
The Record
Little by little, one stinging loss after another, the Yankees’ wide-eyed hope for a wild-card spot is giving way to a more depressing realization that it’ll take a miracle to get to October.
Comment      
Sep 08, 2013
Klapisch: Old, fragile Yankees roster stumbling to finish line
The Record
Everything about the Yankees feels dead right now, even if the standings say otherwise. But math is no match for the overriding sense that the Yankees’ campaign of overachievement is coughing ...
Comment      
Sep 06, 2013
Klapisch: Andy Pettitte pitching Friday night is perfect scenario for Yankees
The Record
But time is hardly an ally, not with only 22 games to go. That’s why they’re turning a desperate gaze tonight toward Andy Pettitte, who’s built a legacy by slipping in and out of trouble, ...
Comment      
Sep 02, 2013
Klapisch: David Huff seems like logical choice to replace Phil Hughes against Boston
The Record
Does Girardi dare trust a pitcher with a .933 OPS-against in the second half who’s been lit up by Boston to the tune of a 10.38 ERA this year? Of course not. Girardi is big on loyalty, but ...
Comment      
Sep 01, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees' implosion could be final blow
The Record
They’ll agonize over every misstep, including the decision to remove Andy Pettitte with a three-run lead and nine outs to go, followed by the bullpen being blown to smithereens. The wound, ...
Comment      
Aug 31, 2013
Klapisch: Ivan Nova is now go-to guy for Yankees
The Record
If nothing else, Girardi has found his starter should the Yankees’ season come down to that one-game, wild-card shootout Oct. 2.
Comment      
Aug 27, 2013
Klapisch: Mets failed to protect their phenom Matt Harvey
The Record
Given the Mets’ abysmal record of managing injuries, why weren’t they proactive when it was clear Harvey wasn’t improving? There’s nothing normal about forearm tenderness that doesn’t heal.
Comment      
Aug 18, 2013
Klapisch: A-Rod finding new ways to alienate team
The Record
Alex Rodriguez's lawyer accuses the Yankees of withholding the results of an MRI test that showed the slugger had a torn hip labrum last October.
Comment      
Aug 16, 2013
Klapisch: Alex Rodriguez whiffs on integrity
The Record
A-Rod is in so deep his only option is to deny, deny, deny and hope for the best. But who actually trusts this guy anymore? Rodriguez’s integrity account is badly overdrawn. It’s hard to ...
Comment      
Aug 13, 2013
Klapisch: Don Mattingly has Dodgers, career back on right path
The Record
Don Mattingly can’t remember the exact date or point in the schedule, only the sickening feeling that his managerial career at Chavez Ravine was coming to an end.
Comment      
Aug 11, 2013
Klapisch: The ice age is almost here for Yankees
The Record
The Yankees, 9-3 losers Saturday, haven’t just fallen, they can’t get up. A “total mess” is how one major league executive characterized the predicament in the Bronx.
Comment      
Aug 10, 2013
Klapisch: Alex Rodriguez is on a short leash with Yankees fans
The Record
A-Rod didn’t just fill the ballpark, he catalyzed it. The place was alive, it was loud, every inning against the Tigers seemed to matter. Close your eyes and you could’ve sworn the Yankees ...
Comment      
Aug 08, 2013
Klapisch: Yankee fans should ignore Alex Rodriguez
The Record
Booing would only validate Rodriguez’s belief that he’s the center of the world – your world. It’d much more effective to simply ignore A-Rod as he steps to the plate on Friday.
Comment      
Aug 07, 2013
Klapisch: Alex Rodriguez stealing spotlight from a fading team
The Record
The bigger question the Yankees face is whether A-Rod, reborn or just recycled, can make a difference in 2013.
Comment      
Aug 06, 2013
Klapisch: Still time for A-Rod and Selig to cut a deal
The Record
Alex Rodriguez and Bud Selig should use the next three days to cut through the fog of hate and make a deal. The commissioner has overshot his mark with a 211-game suspension and could have ...
Comment      
Aug 04, 2013
Klapisch: Selig won’t make a deal with A-Rod
The Record
Sources told The Record any potential deal with Bud Selig is now off the table, as the commissioner is prepared to announce a suspension for the Yankees slugger through 2014. With less than 24 ...
Comment      
Aug 03, 2013
Klapisch: Troubled A-Rod plays it cool in Trenton
The Record
Judgment Day is only 24 hours away for Alex Rodriguez — 48, tops — but if he’s going down, it won’t be peacefully. The slugger leveled his harshest criticism to date of Yankee ownership and ...
Comment      
Aug 01, 2013
Klapisch: Isolated A-Rod lost in space as MLB penalty looms
The Record
This bears repeating one more time: The Bombers’ desire to make A-Rod disappear is exceeded only by Bud Selig’s. A suspension is coming, and the vigil continues day by day, hour by hour. ...
Comment      
Jul 27, 2013
Klapisch: Desperation grows daily in the Bronx
The Record
It’s not just that the Bombers are at a season-worst eight games out, it’s the longer trend line that worries Girardi. His team has the division’s worst record since May 24, and the offense is shackled in a slump so profound it hasn’t managed a single home run ...
Comment      
Jul 25, 2013
Klapisch: Second opinion on A-Rod fans the flames
The Record
Just how personal has the war between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez become? The two sides spent another long, dizzying day trashing each other publicly, with no resolution in sight.
Comment      
Jul 23, 2013
Klapisch: With Ryan Braun suspended, Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is sure to be next
The Record
The Yankees’ slugger will go down within seven to 10 days, according to a major league source, who says the evidence on the commissioner’s desk is even more damning than Braun’s. The meter ...
Comment      
Jul 21, 2013
Klapisch: Come clean, A-Rod, if you love the game
The Record
With the Biogenesis scandal reaching a critical stage, Rodriguez’s words will be monitored closely. If he’s going down, he might as well tell the truth. That should be Rodriguez’s legacy – ...
Comment      
Jul 19, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees entering make-or-break portion of their schedule
The Record
The fact that the Yankees were beaten by the Red Sox, 4-2, Friday night was damaging enough – it means the Bombers are seven out and on the doorstep of irrelevance in the East. But the ...
Comment      
Jul 17, 2013
Klapisch: The Klappies
The Record
Baseball columnist Bob Klapisch's annual salute to baseball’s best at the All-Star break.
Comment      
Jul 15, 2013
Klapisch: Mets' Matt Harvey ready for his blaze of glory
The Record
For one, maybe two innings tonight, Harvey has a chance to pull Mets fans into the organization’s time tunnel – back to 1984 when Doc Gooden introduced himself to the world with a blow-away ...
Comment      
Jul 13, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees seem doomed to mediocrity this season
The Record
There are too many hints from the fates, too many clues that 88 wins are waiting for the Bombers at the finish line – and with it, a ticket to pitchers and catchers next February. There’s ...
Comment      
Jul 11, 2013
Klapisch: Jeter and the Yankees are showing their age
The Record
Thursday's return of Derek Jeter to the Yankee lineup would’ve been a perfect blueprint for the imperfect team, except that nothing prepared Jeter for the ambush Mother Nature had in store for ...
Comment      
Jul 10, 2013
Klapisch: Posing nude wasn’t Matt Harvey’s best decision
The Record
We’re beginning to learn there’s more to Matt Harvey’s success than a blistering 98-mph fastball. Turns out Harvey’s talent and brains are matched by his ego and vanity.
Comment      
Jul 07, 2013
Klapisch: Derek Jeter begins comeback with Yankees' Class AAA team
The Record
Jeter’s comeback began at Class AAA on Saturday, and it was obvious the hierarchy was waiting on an answer to the night’s pressing question: After suffering not one but two foot fractures ...
Comment      
Jul 04, 2013
Klapisch: Would Babe make cut in modern day?
The Record
Baseball historians have forever wondered why the Babe was so much better than his competition in the 1920s and early 1930s, but would he stand out in today's game?
Comment      
Jul 02, 2013
Klapisch: With A-Rod return on horizon, it's time for Yanks to make hay
The Record
And here’s the most urgent issue of all: Will the Yankees even be in a position to be saved by Rodriguez and Derek Jeter by the end of the month? Forget about first place, can the Yankees ...
Comment      
Jun 29, 2013
Klapisch: Matt Harvey should start for NL in All-Star Game
The Record
By the time it was over, Harvey had crafted a monster of an outing, limiting the Nats to just one run and three hits while striking out 11. So go ahead, try to think of a more deserving ...
Comment      
Jun 28, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees say Alex Rodriguez's behavior is ‘bizarre’
The Record
Let’s face it, in terms of entertainment value, all the Yankees have is the Alex Rodriguez-front office war – a real doozy, at that. Club officials have nothing but contempt for A-Rod, a ...
Comment      
Jun 26, 2013
Klapisch: Brian Cashman blasts Alex Rodriguez over tweet
The Record
Just in case Alex Rodriguez had any illusions about his relationship with the Yankees, he got a cold blast of reality from his general manger Tuesday night. Brian Cashman blasted Rodriguez in ...
Comment      
Jun 21, 2013
Klapisch: Blue Jays creeping up on AL East
The Record
The Blue Jays have won eight in a row, and are just a game under .500. That’s not even the worst of the bad news for the division.
Comment      
Jun 19, 2013
Klapisch: Mets young aces Harvey, Wheeler offer peek into future
The Record
It almost wouldn’t have mattered how the franchise’s two best pitching prospects fared — the fact that Harvey and Wheeler were on display, exploding the radar gun in the high 90s, served as ...
Comment      
Jun 13, 2013
Klapisch: Mets franchise is crumbling around Matt Harvey
The Record
The dejection was written all over Matt Harvey’s face in the postgame clubhouse. The right-hander managed to repeat all the right clichés, but his words lacked conviction after his first loss ...
Comment      
Jun 11, 2013
Klapisch: Wally Backman's Mets managerial audition begins with Ike Davis
The Record
Now Ike Davis is Wally Backman’s problem, although it’s worth asking the question that could lead to a more intriguing dialogue: What happens if Backman and his old-school, man’s-man approach ...
Comment      
Jun 09, 2013
Klapisch: Matt Harvey must be upfront with Mets
The Record
What’s unforgivable, however, is the way Harvey and the Mets handled the brush with injury, brief as it was. The 24-year-old ace admitted he tweaked the hip in the top of the seventh inning. ...
Comment      
Jun 05, 2013
Klapisch: A-Rod’s biggest allies will be lawyers, not players
The Record
So what’s Anthony Bosch got on Alex Rodriguez? That’s the question an entire industry is asking now that Bosch and Major League Baseball are working together in one of the game’s biggest ...
Comment      
Klapisch: Alex Rodriguez in fight to save his legacy
The Record
According to an ESPN report, Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch is prepared to cooperate with investigators.
Comment      
Jun 03, 2013
Klapisch: Lower expectations have befallen Yankees
The Record
The Yankees were the industry’s most surprising team in April and most of May, and if there was such a thing as GM and Manager of the Partial Season awards, Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi ...
Comment      
Jun 01, 2013
Klapisch: CC Sabathia gives Yankees shot in the arm
The Record
CC Sabathia would love to explain why the ball felt so much lighter in his hand in a 4-1 win over Boston on Friday night – if only that were possible. The heat? The weather? Maybe, although ...
Comment      
May 29, 2013
Klapisch: Trouble brewing in Bronx with Boston coming to town
The Record
All of a sudden the Yankees are playing their worst baseball of the year, with an important series with the Red Sox just around the corner.
Comment      
Klapisch: Amazingly Mets stun Mariano, Yankees
The Record
You had to keep blinking to believe how the Mets stunned the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night, and even then you were certain your eyes were lying. Two runs – three straight ...
Comment      
May 28, 2013
Klapisch: Mets' fate may rest with closer Bobby Parnell
The Record
Yet, night after night, one blistering fastball at a time, Parnell is making the Mets believe in what they witnessed Monday night – that someday, maybe soon, a better fate awaits them.
Comment      
May 26, 2013
Klapisch: Looking for some juicy story lines in the Subway Series
The Record
With the exception of Matt Harvey’s start Tuesday night, prepare for a snapshot of two franchises sprinting in opposite directions — the American League’s second best pitching staff against ...
Comment      
May 22, 2013
Klapisch: Can Yankees' Mariano Rivera really quit?
The Record
He’s not really retiring, is he? Walking away from the world’s coolest gig, embarrassing 20-somethings? Leaving $15 million – or more – on the table?
Comment      
May 20, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees lineup sure is different, but AL East landscape stays same
The Record
Funny how, after all the predictions of a new age in the East, of an irreversible shifting of the tectonic plates, the landscape looks remarkably similar: Yankees and Red Sox, getting ready ...
Comment      
May 19, 2013
Klapisch: Give Joe Girardi credit for what these Yankees are doing
The Record
GM Brian Cashman is on an incredible winning streak in 2013, but the formula would’ve never worked without Joe Girardi’s ability to assimilate the newcomers. Crazy, isn’t it, that a manager ...
Comment      
May 16, 2013
Klapisch: Mets can't hide from the truth; team was built to fail
The Record
Niese’s masterpiece aside, the Mets have been careening toward disaster for most of May and are now on pace for 100 losses. No one should be surprised; this roster has been badly flawed from ...
Comment      
May 15, 2013
Klapisch: CC Sabathia just has to be good enough for Yankees
The Record
Every once in a while you run into a pitching matchup that dwarfs the calendar, which is precisely the vibe CC Sabathia and Felix Hernandez gave off from the very first inning.
Comment      
May 11, 2013
Klapisch: Hard to miss new trend as approach by hitters results in more K’s
The Record
Pitchers are bigger and stronger, radar gun readings have soared and, most tellingly, strikeouts are being compiled at a record-setting rate. The war from 60 feet, 6 inches has tipped so ...
Comment      
May 09, 2013
Klapisch: Harvey sparks memories of Gooden for Mets fans
The Record
Matt Harvey creates a time-tunnel effect on the army of Mets loyalists. He morphs into Doc Gooden and suddenly it’s 1985.
Comment      
May 06, 2013
Klapisch: Better off without A-Rod? It’s unlikely Yanks’ enigma can restart career
The Record
Team officials have been searching for an exit strategy, hoping the commissioner’s office would’ve taken A-Rod off their hands by now. But no such luck: As of Monday, as he worked out for the ...
Comment      
May 02, 2013
Klapisch: What's the lowdown on CC Sabathia's sudden slowdown?
The Record
A month into the 2013 season, CC Sabathia has yet to experience that rush of magic that only a blistering fastball creates. He’s been careful and smart and mostly successful, but Sabathia has ...
Comment      
Apr 30, 2013
Klapisch: Mets' Terry Collins losing grip on manager's job
The Record
The countdown on Terry Collins began on the first day of pitchers and catchers and nothing so far has made it any easier to believe he’ll be back with the Mets in 2014.
Comment      
Apr 21, 2013
Klapisch: Clock is ticking for Yankees struggling starter Ivan Nova
The Record
Nova took the mound Sunday with the same talent Yankee elders fell in love with two years ago: velocity, movement and the ego of a No. 1 starter. Yet, some four hours later, Nova stood at his ...
Comment      
Klapisch: It's early, but Yankees are looking good
The Record
They beat the Blue Jays, 5-3, in 11 innings on Saturday with a cocktail of great starting pitching (Hiroki Kuroda), lousy bullpen work (David Robertson) and some old-fashioned good luck from ...
Comment      
Apr 20, 2013
Klapisch: Young fireballer Matt Harvey gives Mets fans reason to believe
The Record
What’s not to love? Harvey not only destroyed the Nationals over seven innings in a 7-1 rout Friday, he beat Stephen Strasburg, the National League’s hardest thrower, in an old-school battle ...
Comment      
Apr 19, 2013
Klapisch: This injury may signal the end for Jeter
The Record
Only the most naive followers failed to grasp the severity of Thursday’s announcement — that Jeter had suffered yet another fracture in an ankle that was refurbished by surgeons last fall. The ...
Comment      
Apr 14, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees need Hughes … but not this version
The Record
But the Yankees aren’t quite finished with Hughes. They still need him to pitch at the level of a No. 3 or 4 starter if they hope to remain competitive in the East.
Comment      
Apr 01, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees can't afford slow start by CC Sabathia
The Record
There was no escaping the mediocrity of the big left-hander’s performance in an 8-2 blowout by the Red Sox and what it did to suck the air out of the Yankees’ debut.
Comment      
Mar 31, 2013
Klapisch: Yankees' opening day comes with pageantry, uncertainty
The Record
Ever since the beginning of the Yankees’ renaissance in the mid-1990s, Opening Day in the Bronx has represented the supreme confidence that the next 162 games would be a warm-up for October. ...
Comment      
Mar 30, 2013
Klapisch: Mets and Yankees aside, there's plenty to like about the baseball season ahead
The Record
There’s plenty to like about the summer ahead, not the least of which is the promise of interleague play every day. The leagues themselves are now symmetrical – five teams in each division – ...
Comment      
Mar 29, 2013
Klapisch: Johan Santana’s Mets career likely is over
The Record
No one saw this coming, least of all Santana. His agent, Chris Leible, revealed on Twitter that being in the pitcher’s presence was “surreal” upon hearing the results of the MRI. Still, if it ...
Comment      
Mar 24, 2013
Klapisch: Era of Yankee dominance could be at an end
The Record
Forget about matching last year’s 95 wins; with the rash of injuries to the starting lineup, it would take a run of perfect luck and perfect health from the pitching staff for the Bombers ...
Comment      
Mar 17, 2013
Klapisch: U.S. needs to take World Baseball Classic seriously
The Record
Let’s be blunt about where the USA stands after three go-rounds with the WBC, starting in 2006: We’re Gulliver, tied into fine knots by the Lilliputians.
Comment      
Mar 09, 2013
Klapisch: Jeter, Rivera are Yankee greats, but which one is king of the heap?
The Record
Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter have safeguarded the citadel throughout the golden era, which will make for a tantalizing question in, say, 10 years. Who meant more to the Yankees’ run — the ...
Comment      
Mar 03, 2013
Klapisch: Terry Collins hopes to be around when Mets turn the corner
The Record
Who wouldn’t want to oversee the likes of Zack Wheeler, Matt Harvey and Travis D’Arnaud? But Collins knows there’s a strong argument for regime change in 2014, pairing new talent with new ...
Comment      
Feb 28, 2013
Klapisch: Mets still have money problems, so don't expect a revival anytime soon
The Record
If ownership was smart and savvy, it would realize that anyone still rooting for the Mets is obviously in for the long haul. He or she cannot be peeled away. Their attachment to the Mets is ...
Comment      
Feb 27, 2013
Klapisch: Could the Yanks get more power from Ichiro Suzuki?
The Record
Ichiro smiled modestly at the suggestion that the Bombers need him to recalibrate. “I’ve been going with one style for my career, and I think I’ll stick with it,” he said through an ...
Comment      
Feb 25, 2013
Klapisch: R.A. Dickey the poster boy for new era in AL East
The Record
The Blue Jays are gambling that R.A. Dickey’s stuff translates in the AL East, and that he’ll be at the tip of the spear that brings down the Yankees’ empire
Comment      
Feb 24, 2013
Klapisch: Curtis Granderson's fractured forearm a bad break for Yankees
The Record
The injury obviously did more than put Granderson on the DL until May. Rather, it created an even greater deficit in a lineup already starved for offense – 155 homers are now missing from the ...
Comment      
Klapisch: Hiroki Kuroda passed his AL test with Yanks
The Record
The fact that Kuroda decided to return to the Yankees instead of leaving as a free agent underscores his success. After winning 16 games in pinstripes, the right-hander could’ve migrated back ...
Comment      
Feb 22, 2013
Klapisch: Mariano Rivera's healthy return welcome sight for Yankees
The Record
Not that anyone was entirely surprised. Rivera said that, despite the long layoff, his precision within the strike zone, “didn’t take a vacation. It didn’t go anywhere, it’s still there.”
Comment      
Klapisch: Juan Sandoval trying to make Rays despite limited vision
The Record
Juan Sandoval is blind in his right eye, blocked from seeing half of his surroundings by what appears to him as a thick black curtain.
Comment      
Feb 20, 2013
Klapisch: Phil Hughes shows misfortune can strike youngest, fittest
The Record
Although it’s more an irritant than actual injury, Phil Hughes nevertheless is being shut down for two weeks, reason enough for Joe Girardi to feel spooked.
Comment      
Klapisch: Yanks' Mark Teixeira hopes to turn back time
The Record
Teixeira’s average has fallen steadily since he batted a career-high .308 in 2008. He hit .251 in 2012, his third consecutive season under .260, and appeared in just 123 games due to a ...
Comment      
Feb 19, 2013
Klapisch: Robinson Cano holds the hammer when it comes to new deal with Yanks
The Record
The Yankees have no leverage here; they’re going to take a beating at the negotiating table in order to keep Robinson Cano.
Comment      
Feb 17, 2013
Klapisch: Derek Jeter is back and Yankees will need him
The Record
This is no small issue for the Yankees. For all their worry about Mariano Rivera and to a lesser extend CC Sabathia, Jeter’s recovery is the most important story line of the spring.
Comment      
Klapisch: Pitching hurts and that’s the pain truth
The Record
Sooner or later, the pain becomes a way of life for all big league pitchers, regardless of their salary, physique or mechanics.
Comment      
Feb 15, 2013
Bob Klapisch: 'Enemy' Kevin Youkilis will be a dandy addition to Yankees
The Record
But, just as George Orwell taught us, enemies can instantly become your friends. The Yankees needed a third baseman to replace Alex Rodriguez, and Youkilis, a free agent, needed a job. When ...
Comment      
Klapisch: Phil Hughes is making payoff pitch for 2014
The Record
Phil Hughes is disciplined enough to remain in the here and now, avoiding thoughts of that stairway to heaven otherwise known as free agency.
Comment      
Feb 14, 2013
Klapisch: All eyes on Yanks' Mariano Rivera as he begins his comeback
The Record
Everything he did Wednesday in Tampa was dissected and archived, processed and overanalyzed. A small army of TV cameras assembled a few feet away from where Rivera threw 25 pitches off a ...
Comment      
Feb 13, 2013
Klapisch: Alex Rodriguez's absence will be blessing for Yankees
The Record
The Yankees announced Tuesday that A-Rod will be absent for the foreseeable future — in New York instead of Tampa, rehabbing from hip surgery under the auspices of medical specialists instead ...
Comment      
Jan 29, 2013
Klapisch: A-Rod's lasting legacy is as an all-time cheater
The Record
Say goodbye to Alex Rodriguez and whatever good memories you have of this disgraced slugger, assuming there are any left to conjure.
Comment      
Jan 24, 2013
Klapisch: Davey Johnson expects a successful final season with Nationals
The Record
Only the manager of the ’86 Mets would have the guts to say “World Series or bust” about his current roster. The Nationals, coming off a 98-win season and having added Rafael Soriano, are that ...
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Jan 16, 2013
Klapisch: Yanks would prefer if Andy Pettitte didn't pitch in World Baseball Classic
The Record
He was on the DL for nearly three months last year with a broken ankle, so you can picture how GM Brian Cashman must’ve stopped breathing when Pettitte volunteered to anchor Joe Torre’s USA ...
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Jan 10, 2013
Klapisch: MLB’s bulked-up drug program sends strong message
The Record
All of a sudden, baseball is an industry leader among professional sports, allowing for random, in-season blood tests for HGH and a new, sophisticated screening for synthetic testosterone. MLB ...
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Jan 09, 2013
Klapisch: Piazza and Bagwell are victims of baseball writers’ witch hunt
The Record
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America's blackballing of Mike Piazza and Jeff Bagwell is nothing short of shameful — they were indicted simply for putting up big numbers in the steroid ...
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Jan 03, 2013
Klapisch: Santana on the way out, Mets hope pitcher can enhance trade value
The Record
To say the Mets would welcome a phone call from, say, the Angels or Dodgers or Rangers – someone, anyone, just bring money — is only the G-rated version of the truth. Santana is in the final ...
Comment      
Dec 30, 2012
Klapisch: 13 things to watch in 2013
The Record
Baseball is at the doorstep of a cultural revolution, the likes of which haven’t been duplicated since the start of the Yankees’ renaissance in 1996. But the era of big-money dominance in the ...
Comment      
Dec 20, 2012
Klapisch: If Clemens and Bonds couldn’t be convicted, who are we to judge?
The Record
While it’s easy to assume Bonds and Clemens were part of the brotherhood of the syringe, proving it is another matter. That’s what makes this ballot problematic, deciding the guilt or ...
Comment      
Dec 18, 2012
Klapisch: Trading Dickey was best thing Mets could have done
The Record
Because Toronto considered Dickey a must-have asset, they were willing to surrender Travis d’Arnaud, arguably baseball’s top catching prospect, right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who could be ...
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Dec 06, 2012
Klapisch: A-Rod should get into the spirit of giving
The Record
If David Wright could be generous with his contract, why not A-Rod? He figures to miss half the season in post-surgery rehab, so wouldn’t it be something if Rodriguez picked up the phone and ...
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Dec 05, 2012
Klapisch: David Wright, Mets win with his new deal
The Record
It was a good day for the Mets, who were finally able to fund a major transaction without worrying about crashing the payroll.
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Klapisch: Tighter budget for the Yankees is a new reality
The Record
Welcome instead to the Bombers’ version of the fiscal cliff, and they’re ready to take the plunge.
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Dec 03, 2012
Klapisch: A-Rod's hip surgery a sign the end is near
The Record
The countdown to the end of Alex Rodriguez’s career has officially begun, no matter what the Yankees tell you about the prospects for a full recovery from hip surgery.
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Nov 06, 2012
Klapisch: Mariano Rivera may be insulted by Yankees' upcoming contract offer
The Record
Team officials are preparing their first offer to Rivera, fully aware he won’t be thrilled. It calls for a pay cut from the $15 million Rivera earned last season, although it remains to be ...
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Oct 29, 2012
Klapisch: Giants' small-ball rules the Fall Classic
The Record
There was plenty to love about the Giants’ sweep, too, specifically in its affirmation of small-ball offense. Talk about a microcosm of the lineup’s tenacity, it was Marco Scutaro’s bloop ...
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Oct 28, 2012
Klapisch: Fans not watching this World Series
The Record
So it’s not like fans are rejecting the time-honored tradition of a day at the ballpark, it’s just that baseball is more parochial than ever. Regional networks have skewed local fans’ ...
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Oct 23, 2012
Klapisch: Fundraiser aimed at helping Mets employee with cancer
The Record
Shannon Forde works in the media relations office, and you can ask anyone in the industry who really runs the show in Flushing — who acts as the firewall for summers of misery at Citi Field.
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Oct 21, 2012
Klapisch: What to do with Joe Girardi among many off-season calls Yanks face
The Record
For a team that considers anything less than a world championship a failure, the manager is now riding a three-year losing streak. That’s noteworthy, considering Girardi’s contract expires ...
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Oct 18, 2012
Klapisch: 'Embarrassing' playoff loss spotlights Yankees' flaws
The Record
History will not be kind to the team which conned itself into believing it could dominate the sport in 2012. Their performance in Game 4 of the ALCS – an 8-1 blowout – was an indirect ...
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Klapisch: Face it Yankees fans, Alex Rodriguez isn't going anywhere
The Record
Good luck trying to get rid of him. Truth is, you and the Yankees hierarchy are stuck with A-Rod for the foreseeable future, or at least until the Steinbrenner family is ready to swallow ...
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Oct 17, 2012
Klapisch: Bombers are crawling toward long off-season
The Record
You could call them dead men walking, these Yankees, but that would be too generous. The Bombers are approaching the finish line on hands and knees, coughing and wheezing, a hollowed-out ...
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Oct 16, 2012
Klapisch: Yankees seem no match for Tigers’ flame-thrower Justin Verlander
The Record
There are a million reasons to believe the Yankees won’t survive the next three games in Detroit, starting with Verlander. He’s the worst kind of poison for the Bombers — a strikeout king with ...
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Oct 15, 2012
Klapisch: Jeter-less, powerless Yankees come unhinged
The Record
Less than 24 hours after losing Derek Jeter to a broken ankle — which may be worse than originally thought — the Bombers are halfway to being swept by the Detroit Tigers with Justin Verlander ...
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Oct 14, 2012
Klapisch: Derek Jeter's broken ankle overshadows Yankees' Game 1 loss
The Record
To a man the Yankees tried to put on a brave front, but the sense of gloom filled the clubhouse.
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Oct 13, 2012
Klapisch: CC Sabathia comes up big as Yankees advance to ALCS
The Record
The Yankees didn’t just close out the ALDS against the Orioles with a 3-1 victory, they put a stamp on the postseason that read: property of Charles Carsten Sabathia, larger than October, ...
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Oct 12, 2012
Klapisch: Drama never ends in Yankee-Orioles series
The Record
Every once in a while you’re reminded just how wide the gulf is between October and the rest of the baseball season, when every game takes on an end-of-the-world quality and even the ...
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Oct 11, 2012
Klapisch: Beginning of the end for A-Rod
The Record
At some point this winter, when the Yankees have fully digested the playoff run and identified what went right (or wrong), they’ll come upon the most volatile topic of all: what’s next for ...
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Oct 10, 2012
Klapisch: Yanks need big effort from Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3 vs. Orioles
The Record
If you’re wondering what to expect from Hiroki Kuroda tonight in his first postseason appearance as a Yankee, consider the two possible prisms. He’ll either be the slightly worn-out No. 3 ...
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Oct 09, 2012
Klapisch: Yankees' Joe Girardi has to decide what to do with Alex Rodriguez
The Record
There were plenty of reasons to drop A-Rod in the order and, who knows, perhaps another manager already would have done so. Everyone remembers what Joe Torre did to the third baseman in Game 4 ...
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Oct 08, 2012
Klapisch: Yankees' CC Sabathia dominates Orioles in Game 1
The Record
The Bombers didn’t ultimately beat the Orioles, 7-2, simply because they scored five runs in the ninth inning. They did so because CC Sabathia benefited from a combination of luck and will in ...
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Oct 07, 2012
Klapisch: Orioles could be the new '69 Mets
The Record
As the Baltimore Orioles continue their improbable run to baseball's postseason, Tom Seaver sees parallels to the 1969 Mets' meteoric rise.
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Oct 04, 2012
Klapisch: Red-hot Robinson Cano will be tough out in playoffs
The Record
This is a warning to opposing pitchers who’ll soon find themselves 60 feet, six inches away from Robinson Cano, asked to somehow de-code baseball’s hottest hitter and the Yankees’ most lethal ...
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Oct 03, 2012
Klapisch: Raul Ibanez plays hero in Yankees drama
The Record
Just how much do the Yankees value the currency of a first-place finish? They didn’t just thank Raul Ibanez for his clutch hitting — they flat-out loved him.
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Oct 01, 2012
Klapisch: Yankees take big step toward clinching
The Record
For the next three hours, while the Sox only pretended to put up a fight, the real theater was taking place on the out-of-town scoreboard.
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Sep 30, 2012
Klapisch: Bombers fit to be tied with Orioles atop AL East
The Record
The Yankees’ 3-2 setback to the Blue Jays, a team hurtling toward 90 losses, was several rungs below unacceptable – it was predictable. How many times have the Bombers failed to hit with ...
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Aug 09, 2012
Klapisch: Yankees' AL East lead is still secure
The Record
It was another unsettling night for the Yankees in Detroit, this time a 7-0 lead they almost blew before escaping with a messy 12-8 victory on Wednesday. So what gives with the early-summer monolith that's been spiraling downward since the All-Star break? Are ...
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Jun 09, 2011
Klapisch: Yankees are second-rate to Bosox
The Record
NEW YORK – The Yankees’ official descent into second place was anything but a controlled landing – given how they’ve been embarrassed by the Red Sox this week , it felt more like a full-blown collapse, even if it is only June. You couldn’t blame Joe Girardi ...
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Sep 16, 2010
Klapisch: Yankees hear Rays' message
The Record
The Yankees’ 4-3 loss on Wednesday not only cost them first place, but stripped their last vestiges of invincibility
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Aug 13, 2010
Anger management: Mets organization needs to show some backbone
The Record
Only the most naïve among us believed the Mets would finish their season in quiet desperation. That would've been too much to ask of this broken franchise. Instead, Francisco Rodriguez spent ...
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