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.
Roger Clemens thought he would have a plaque in the Hall of Fame. Instead, he officially became a baseball plague yesterday. The big Texan, who was known for throwing high, hard heat, now has the heat of the...
August 20, 2010 12:00 AMK-Rod is the tip of the iceberg. A sea of change is coming to the Mets. Ownership is not changing. The Wilpons are here for the duration. The next move they make, though, is critical to their survival as owners because...
August 18, 2010 2:32 PMThink Big. That was just one of the 115 text messages Victor Cruz received on his phone soon after the Giants beat the Jets 31-16 at the new Meadowlands stadium Monday night. Cruz, a free-agent wide receiver...
August 18, 2010 12:00 AMScore the opening play for the New Meadowlands Stadium a touchdown. That was the word from Jets and Giants fans who attended last night's preseason opener at the $1.7 billion sports palace. "This is the Roman...
August 17, 2010 12:00 AMBeing a Mets fan is always having to say you are sorry. Sorry for your team. Sorry for having to put up with all the amateurs running the show. Sorry that there are no meaningful games in your baseball life. I...
August 15, 2010 12:00 AMWhat Francisco Rodriguez did late Wednesday night was a slap in the face to Fred Wilpon and to every Mets fan, but that’s just part of the problem. The fact that Jerry Manuel even considered using K-Rod yesterday —...
August 12, 2010 11:12 PM
There is always so much to be taken from a Yankees-Red Sox series. Right now the biggest problem for the Yankees is that they are one bat short. The Red Sox showed the Yankees in this four-game split that they will...
August 10, 2010 12:00 AMEvery so often, the Yankees remind us about their pinstriped place in history. It's always a little more fun when they do it against the Red Sox. Consider what they accomplished in last night's 7-2 win, a win that...
August 09, 2010 12:00 AMConsidering how the day started for the Yankees, it was a pretty good ending. Alex Rodriguez got smoked on the inside of the left ankle on a smash by Lance Berkman in batting practice at Yankee Stadium. A-Rod was...
August 08, 2010 12:00 AM
There were many dis turbing aspects to the Yankees' loss to the hobbled Red Sox last night at Yankee Stadium, but the biggest problem stood 60 feet and six inches from home plate. Javier Vazquez has been beating...
August 07, 2010 12:00 AMNow that Alex Rodriguez has his 600th home run, it's time he and the Yankees take on another big job: Bagging the Red Sox. The last time the Yankees knocked the Red Sox out of the postseason, Aaron Boone was...
August 06, 2010 12:00 AMThe truth is the Yankees are lucky to have Alex Rodriguez. And so are the fans. It’s easy to make him out to be the bad guy, the steroid cheater, the egotistical player, but sometimes it’s best to look at him through...
August 05, 2010 3:55 AM
The Yankees have fallen into the A-Rod trap. And they can’t get out. There’s been so much attention given to the 600 home run chase, the Yankees have forgotten they’re in a pennant race. The first-place Rays haven’t....
August 04, 2010 2:33 AM
Amazin’ how one swing can define a career. The Mets are in the midst of having their Hall of Fame weekend at Citi Field, but the franchise still doesn’t have a no-hitter. The Mets are closing in on 7,750 games without...
July 31, 2010 3:10 AM
The Mets didn’t drop any bombshells yesterday. Howard Johnson is still the hitting coach, and Jerry Manuel remains the manager. Johnson is confident the hitting will come around. “I got a plan for these guys and we’ll...
July 27, 2010 3:35 AM
LOS ANGELES -- So much for meaningful games in 2010 as the Mets continue to be their own bad baseball joke. No matter what Mets management has said, the Jerry Watch is officially on. Ownership said the Mets would...
July 26, 2010 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Cue the crazy Looney Tunes music, the Mets' new theme song on this Trip to Oblivion. Every time you think the Mets can't come up with a new way to lose, they find a way to disappoint. Every time you...
July 25, 2010 12:00 AMDarryl Strawberry says it’s time the Mets get their act together. His team won a World Series title in 1986, and there’s been a drought ever since. If the Amazin’s want to win one again, Strawberry says they have to...
July 24, 2010 4:05 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The Yankees go after the big prey. They struck out on Cliff Lee, but they are in the thick of it for Dan Haren. The Mets always seem to take the path of least resistance. That's the Mets way. It...
July 24, 2010 12:00 AMLOS ANGELES -- Blame it on the hitters, not the manager. That's the message Mets general manager Omar Minaya carried to Dodger Stadium last night. I'm not buying it. Humiliated in the desert, the Mets took...
July 23, 2010 12:00 AM
PHOENIX -- The other day in San Francisco at AT&T Park the interview area for manager Jerry Manuel was moved to around the corner from the clubhouse. When Manuel emerged from the clubhouse and saw that his usual spot...
July 22, 2010 12:00 AMPHOENIX -- This should be the end of the line for Oliver Perez. If he doesn't help the Mets this time around, and they need plenty of help after last night's 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field -- he should...
July 21, 2010 12:00 AMPHOENIX — At this rate, Francisco Rodriguez is going to have to change his nickname to Hit-Rod. His numbers lately have been more like K-Fraud. K-Rod was saved by a blown call by umpire Phil Cuzzi on Sunday, or else...
July 20, 2010 12:00 AM
PHOENIX -- Don't worry, Mets fans, Ollie Perez is the new sheriff in town. He's set to join the Mets' Wild West gang today. And with the Mets getting their full team back on the field last night, they were ready to...
July 20, 2010 12:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Mets got the lucky call, the call that kept them from losing another game and staying winless in the second half. And they finally will have Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes in the lineup together...
July 19, 2010 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya may have escaped the sweltering temperatures in New York for the cool days and nights here, but the heat is on the manager and general manager. Continuing their West...
July 18, 2010 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Somebody might want to tell the Mets the second half of the season has started. Once again the Mets were caught without their best lineup last night against the Giants at AT&T Park. Hey, but Jose...
July 17, 2010 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO -- For a smart guy, Jerry Manuel can make some dumb decisions -- and the manager and the Mets better start planning better. Though Carlos Beltran returned to the lineup for the first time this season,...
July 16, 2010 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO -- OK Car los, it's time to be a superstar, it's not about the right knee now, it's about the need. Carlos Beltran returns tonight against the Giants at AT&T Park and the Mets need him to lead the way....
July 15, 2010 12:00 AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Derek Jeter is a lucky man. Not only was he raised by wonderful parents, but he had the opportunity to play for George Steinbrenner from the first day of his professional career. When Jeter took the...
July 14, 2010 3:16 AM
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