A Post writer from 1981-88 who returned in 1997, Kevin Kernan has been covering baseball since 1999. He also covered the Knicks, Nets, Giants, college basketball and boxing. An author of five books, he’s won the Excellence in Journalism Award presented by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association. A member of the Ramapo College Hall of Fame, he was presented with a Distinguished Achievement in RV Journalism Award for his RV journey to Super Bowl XLII.
Trading Francisco Rodriguez was the deal Sandy Alderson had to make if the Mets are to have any shot at re-signing Jose Reyes, which is the key to the franchise’s immediate future. The K-Rod midnight trade to the...
July 14, 2011 2:48 AM
PHOENIX -- As Robinson Cano stood by his All-Star locker last night, a clubhouse attendant came over with a black baseball bat and a silver Sharpie. "Big Papi wants to know if you will sign this for him," the...
July 13, 2011 12:00 AM
PHOENIX -- No A-Rod, no problem. It's a new era for the Yankees, and tonight's AL All-Star starting lineup is proof of that, with Curtis Granderson batting leadoff and Robinson Cano hitting eighth when the American...
July 12, 2011 12:00 AM
PHOENIX -- Get off Derek Jeter's back. Yes, Jeter could have showed up here for the All-Star Game and tipped his cap, but taking a few days off after providing one of the most dramatic days in Yankees history was...
July 12, 2011 12:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Big chal lenges are ahead for the Mets. But in one way, they have overcome their biggest: They are not a complete joke anymore. They still have major issues, consider last night they were 1-for...
July 11, 2011 12:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Just in case anyone is wondering, Ed Kranepool is the Mets all-time hits leader at 1,418. It was fitting on the day Derek Jeter collected his 3,000th hit in such dramatic fashion with his third...
July 10, 2011 12:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Carlos Beltran wants to get back to the postseason. He just might get there this year with the Giants, but he continues to hope the Mets make a run at meaningful games. Beltran was in right field at...
July 09, 2011 12:00 AMLOS ANGELES — Derek Jeter is on the threshold of 3,000 hits. Jose Reyes is on the disabled list once again. Such is the tale of two New York shortstops. Reyes, in Alex Rodriguez’s words, is “the world’s greatest player...
July 08, 2011 3:45 AM
LOS ANGELES — The Mets are finally starting to make sense as an organization. Simply Amazin’. All indications are that the Mets are moving forward, trying to initiate talks to get Jose Reyes signed to a long-term deal...
July 07, 2011 2:52 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The undermanned Mets are clawing their way to respectability. Even stoic veterans Carlos Beltran and Jason Bay have jumped on Jose Reyes' Claw bandwagon like they jumped on Ted Lilly's fastballs last...
July 06, 2011 12:00 AMLOS ANGELES -- Look around the Mets clubhouse these days and you see a lot of smiles. The Mets are respectable, and that’s a start. Playing hard goes a long way, especially in the National League. And the Mets are...
July 05, 2011 3:12 PMLOS ANGELES -- Jose Reyes' left hamstring tweak may be the best injury that has ever happened to the Mets. At least for the moment. The injury is a gentle, discouraging reminder to other teams that Reyes is always...
July 05, 2011 12:00 AM
Alex Rodriguez is right about Jose Reyes. He's also pretty good at selling a missed tag. Rodriguez praised the Mets shortstop before the Yankees won, 5-1, in Round 2 of the Subway Series last night at Citi Field....
July 02, 2011 12:00 AM
All the free agent talk has centered on Jose Reyes. It’s a no-brainer for the Mets to keep Reyes, if they are serious about being a representative New York team. If the Mets really want to make a splash and turn this...
July 01, 2011 2:43 AM
This is how the Yankees envisioned everyone catching on: Russell Martin would be there to guide the pitching staff, supply some big-time pop and Jorge Posada would make the difficult adjustment from catcher to...
June 30, 2011 2:31 AMAs David Wells walked past Joe Torre outside the Yankees clubhouse after yesterday’s Old-Timers’ Day game, he shook his former manager’s hand and congratulated him on his special day. “Teary-eyed,” Wells said of Torre...
June 27, 2011 2:07 AM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The barn is a solid 64-by-42 structure with blown-in insulation that offers shelter from the cold and the 70-80 mph winds that come ripping down from the northwest in this city of 55,000 that sits 6,100...
June 26, 2011 1:01 AM
This was supposed to be a homestand of celebration. Old Timers' Day is tomorrow and Joe Torre will be welcomed back to Yankee Stadium. This is the homestand Derek Jeter was going to nail down hit No. 3,000. Jeter...
June 25, 2011 12:00 AMThis Yankees season is beginning to get the feel of 2010. Yogi Berra was right: It is déjà vu all over again. The Yankees aren't spectacular, but they are where they need to be and that means they will be perfectly...
June 24, 2011 12:00 AM
David Wright may be living in a dream world, but he said he expects the Mets to keep both him and Jose Reyes. It's ironic, of course, that this season Wright is the one injured while Reyes is tearing it up....
June 21, 2011 12:00 AM
Just over a year ago, on June 19, 2010, Yankees starter Phil Hughes beat the Mets 5-3 to improve his record to 10-1. He was 11-2 at the All-Star break, an All-Star at the age of 24. All the stars were within reach...
June 20, 2011 12:00 AM
There was hope coming out of Citi Field last night as Jose Reyes showed his loyalty to his agent. Will he show the same loyalty to the Mets if they make him a decent offer? On the day Carl Crawford was put on the...
June 19, 2011 12:00 AM
This YEAR marks the 40th an niversary of the worst trade in Mets history, when they shipped Nolan Ryan to the Angels for Jim Fregosi in 1971. Trading Tom Seaver hurt dearly, but The Franchise already was 32 when he was...
June 18, 2011 12:00 AMBrian Gordon is a fan of the movie “The Rookie.” “It’s a good one,” the Yankees’ Accidental Starter said yesterday after coming out of nowhere to live his dream, after opting out of his Phillies minor league contract...
June 17, 2011 3:06 AM
Life is a lot like baseball. You need to appreciate the little things to make the most of it. That’s why Derek Jeter’s performance yesterday was so fascinating; the essence of his baseball genius. He is in the stretch...
June 13, 2011 12:27 AMThis is the test the Yankees needed. Better now than in late September. No one thought Bartolo Colon would last the season, and yesterday his left hamstring gave out as he covered first base. Time for the Yankees to...
June 12, 2011 1:15 AMOn the night of July 25, 2008, Joba Chamberlain pitched seven shutout innings for the Yankees against the Red Sox, striking out nine in a 1-0 victory. He walked off the mound that night at Fenway Park with a limitless...
June 10, 2011 3:00 AM
There are a thousand ways to look at the Red Sox domination of the Yankees, but start with the fact that when the Yankees need A.J. Burnett the most, he comes up small. If Burnett is ever going to mean anything to the...
June 09, 2011 3:05 AM
Big Papi to Joe Girardi: Flip this. David Ortiz’ majestic bat flip after Ortiz’ long, two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Red Sox 6-4 win over the Yankees last night at Yankee Stadium didn’t go over well with...
June 08, 2011 3:30 AM
This is a side of Sandy Alderson the public rarely sees. Here, he was not the accomplished baseball executive assigned the monumental task of rebuilding the Mets brick by brick, explaining the team's latest injury...
June 04, 2011 12:00 AM
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