1. The Yankees will take two of three games from the Angels, but attention will continue to turn off the field, thanks to issues like Carl Pavano's insistence that he needs Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, as well, and Jason Giambi's surprising revelation that, as a result of all the drugs he took to enhance his performance, he is pregnant.
2. The Mets, frustrated by their lack of media attention vis a vis the Yankees, will blow off Saturday and Sunday's game to chill out on South Beach. No one will notice. Even more impressive, they'll somehow still win Sunday's game against the Marlins.
3. The Red Sox will bounce right back from their tough series at Yankee Stadium, taking two of three from the Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Red Sox rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia, however, will complain about Sammy Sosa's home-run trot, Michael Young's humility and, at the team hotel, the concierge's wardrobe.
4. In preparation for Tuesday's visit to Shea Stadium and the rough New York fans, Barry Bonds will read "Game of Shadows" for the first time, think, "Wow! They nailed me good!" and turn himself in at Major League Baseball's Manhattan headquarters.
5. There is no number 5 - writer took off for Memorial Day Weekend (yes, go right ahead and accuse of me theft). So you all do the same and have a great weekend.
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The aging patient's on life-support, the family looks distraught, and the doctor declines to offer a prognosis. It's too early to tell how or whether the patient will respond, he cautions. But the somber demeanor of this otherwise cheerful man betrays him. If the patient doesn't awaken from her coma in the next few weeks, her condition will go from grave to terminal.
The Yankees bear an all too great a resemblance this season to the aging diva-- withered by time, depleted by drugs, and tormented by the success that came too easily in youth and that she no longer can duplicate. The flourishes of greatness she exhibits on occasion now only underscore how much luster she's lost.
She went to Boston last month to relive past triumphs. But misfortune befell her instead. She hit a wall and never quite recovered.
Still, her fans adore her and send her flowers, hoping against hope that she'll recover-- that Rocket therapy will rouse her from her coma before it's too late and inspire one last tour de force before she gives up the ghost.
how about the angels sweep, and the mets don't need the attention: they just keep on winning. enough said.