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Rotoworld:
"Mets reassigned 1B Michel Abreu to minor league camp; optioned LHP Willie Collazo and RHP Carlos Muniz to Triple-A New Orleans.

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Well I missed this a few days ago, but Eddy Curry has torn cartilage in his right knee and may need surgery. Curry could technically play on this type of injury, but here are two reasons why he should just stop playing.

1. If Curry was to play on this injury at 6'11 285 lbs. he would be putting a tremendous amount of weight on his leg causing stress injuries. He could have serious side effects in a few years from this stress when the rest of the season means nothing for him or the team.
2. If Curry has surgery there is a good chance they play worse than when he was playing raising the chance that Isiah gets fired from at least one of his positions.
3. If he leaves and they lose it increases their chance at landing either power forward Michael Beasley or point guard Derrick Rose in the draft. Both players could turn into franchise players and help the Knicks have some kind of turn around.

So Eddy Curry just get the frickin surgery!!

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Rangers.com
"Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with free agent forward Justin Soryal.

Soryal, 20, has skated in 56 games with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) this season, registering 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points, along with 140 penalty minutes. He currently ranks sixth on the team in goals (15), fifth in assists (22), tied for fifth in points (37), and ranks second in penalty minutes (140)."

I didn't know anything about him and here are some videos I found:


I really like what I see from this kid. He is big and strong and looks like he has a nose for the net. He does not look like a real skill guy, but crashes the net and knows how to play the game. I also liked that he takes crap from no one and has no problem with dropping the gloves to stick up for himself or someone else and is fairly good at it. We have to remember Dan Girardi was an unsigned free agent and few years ago and now he is one of our top defensemen. Soryal reminds me of a bigger version of Sean Avery, maybe he will have the same results.... yeah okay, but it's fun to dream.

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ESPN:

"Veteran quarterback David Carr agreed to a deal with the New York Giants on Wednesday.

A source said that that the contract is for one year and $1 million with incentives that could increase the overall value of the deal.

The presense of Giants assistant coach Chris Palmer, who worked with Carr in Houston, was a major reason the quarterback chose New York."

Like I said when this deal was first being reported I really like it. Carr will be a great back up on the best team he has ever played for. I am just hoping he doesn't play too much because if he is that means it is not good for the Gmen.

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Shelley Duncan of the Yankees almost started a pre-season brawl at the game today. Duncan lead off the second inning with a base hit that he tried to stretch into a single. While sliding into 2nd Duncan lifted up his left cleat to Akinori Iwamura's thigh. This caused the benches to clear. The 1st to go at Duncan was Jonny Gomes the first to great and tackle Duncan. After the game this is what Duncan had to say:

“I just went hard into his glove. I was just going in hard. There was no malicious intent.”

here is the picture of the actual image:It is clear that Duncan did that on purpose and it was a response to the home plate collision just a few days ago. This is going to be an interesting when these teams meet in the regular season

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Newsday:
Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather reiterated yesterday that he would like to re-sign winger Jaromir Jagr over the summer, in part for Jagr to participate in the Rangers' opening regular-season series in the Czech Republic in October.

I'm going to keep this short and sweet. GOOD! He has been working as hard as I have ever seen him and has shown an desire to play and win no matter what. This is a special man keep him until he retires.

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Yahoo:
Billy Crystal will get to “look mahvelous” in pinstripes. The actor will sign a one-day, minor league contract with the New York Yankees and play in Thursday’s exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Crystal, an avid Yankees fan, will work out with the team on Wednesday and will wear uniform No. 60 for the game—to be played one day before his 60th birthday. The Yankees said Monday they have the approval of baseball commissioner Bud Selig.


I have very mixed feelings on this. The fan side of me thinks this is really really really cool. I mean just imagine putting on the pinstripes, even if for a couple of hours, and play baseball with the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter in an actual major league baseball game. This is every fan's ultimate dream.

The other side of be thinks it is a little weird to have Billy Crystal in a baseball game. It may play effect that I am not a Billy Crystal fan, but not sure. Who knows though maybe he will wind up getting a hit, although highly unlikely, or do something that is amazing. Whatever it will still be funny to watch Billy Crystal in the field.

And if you're curious they did not pick his position yet.

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Rotoworld:
Francisco Cervelli will undergo surgery on his fractured right wrist on Wednesday.

Again that was just a freak accident that resulted from a kid working hard to try and make a team, you can not blame him. Even though that 8 to 10 weeks is a long time Joe Girardi over reacted to the situation. If it was his player trying so hard he would be thrilled with the effort the guy gave him trying to make the ball club even though its side effects were bad.

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NY Post Blogs:
"The Mets New York Mets have inquired with the Blue Jays about righty-hitting outfielders Shannon Stewart and Reed Johnson. It would seem unlikely that Stewart would be a match for the Mets because he is not suited to play right field, and the idea would be to find a righty-hitting caddy for Ryan Church Ryan Church . Johnson, though, could play right and, according to Blue Jay officials, has looked good in camp"

How can Stewart not be suited for right field? I've seen him play right with the A's and did it just fine. I would much rather Stewart even if Johnson is looking in camp. Even if Stewart isn't best suite for right field he is better suited with the Mets than Johnson. Getting one of these guys is much more likely thank Thames, I just hope its Stewart.

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Star Ledger:
"Just learned that the first player selected in the 2002 NFL Draft is visiting the Giants tomorrow night and Wednesday. The former Houston Texan was recently released by the Carolina Panthers after one season.

The Giants are shopping for a veteran backup for Eli Manning. Giants QB coach Chris Palmer used to tutor Carr in Houston, so there's one connection. Stay tuned."

What could go wrong with this? Nothing really. It is a low risk, high reward move. The odds are there won't be any risk or reward because he is just going to be a back up, but if Eli got injured (or cursed!) You have someone to fill in that could possibly do a decent job. I believe this would be the best team he has played on so far so maybe things would change if he had to start. Most of us are just hoping that if we do see him it's only in pre-season.

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TSN.ca:
It's expected the NHL will fine Sean Avery of the New York Rangers for his water-bottle tossing episode on Sunday against the Boston Bruins.
It doesn't appear a suspension will be handed down, but it would be difficult for the league to do nothing since the contents of the water bottle ended up on some of the paying customers.

Thank God! That is so much better than a suspension. At this point of the season we can not afford a suspension in an effort to make 1st place and Avery being such a key part to our success.

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