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So good, it's scary. (Caught On The Fly).(Column)

The Sporting News

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The Yanks' Hideki Matsui-led offense has had all the subtlety of a Godzilla movie. bopping and bashing the A.L., including the contenders--or is that pretenders?--from Anaheim and Minnesota. The most chilling part: Mo Rivera hasn't thrown, Derek Jeter hasn't healed, Jason Giambi hasn't hit. Once those big, bigger and biggest apples get their shine back, the only thing that will be able to bring down Ruth's House is all that huffing/puffing between Joe Torre and The Boss.

The Blues, indeed

The Blues love to beat their chest about making the playoffs 24 straight years, but considering the size of the guest list and that they are Cup-less in that run, that streak is about as impressive as going 24 straight years without having a coconut tree fall on you. This year's early exit hit St. Loo fans especially hard. what with the West suddenly becoming wildly wide open. Apologists were saying injuries and illness were the reason Q's guys fell to the Canucks, but others were whispering another "Q" word--as in quit. How management translates it will decide whether Joel Quenneville is calling the shots at shot No. 25.

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