There is too much so I'll just put BOS/NYM/NYY related stuff http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/070404_april&sportCat=mlb April 4: Three days after the Cardinals are introduced as the reigning world champions at their home opener, the ever-supportive Busch Stadium crowd finally ends its standing ovation during today's fifth inning against the Mets. April 7: Red Sox starter/blogger Curt Schilling live-blogs his start against the Rangers, causing the game to last more than eight hours as he types an entry after each one of his pitches. April 10: Bernie Williams gets back at the Yankees for not offering him a major-league contract by releasing a jazz guitar album full of angry riffs clearly directed at Brian Cashman. April 14: Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez changes his at-bat music to Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me." April 15: On the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in Major League Baseball, New York Mets bench player Julio Franco wows his teammates with stories about what it was like playing alongside the legend. April 21: The huge number of camera flashes from the Japanese media photographing Daisuke Matsuzaka's first major-league pitch to Hideki Matsui unfortunately sets both players aflame. April 24: With J.D. Drew down in the outfield with a strained hamstring after trying to run down a deep fly ball hit by Toronto's Vernon Wells, fellow Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez runs over to his fallen teammate, takes a picture with him and then attempts to sell Drew on eBay. April 26: George Steinbrenner refuses to comment on reports that his newly divorced daughter was seen leaving Derek Jeter's apartment building early this morning. April 29: With the bases loaded for the Red Sox and only one out in the seventh inning of the Yankees' home game against Boston, Alex Rodriguez calls for an infield meeting at the mound so he can pass Derek Jeter a note that reads: "Will u b my bff? YES/no/maybe." May 2: Alex Rodriguez invites everyone he knows over for a sleepover, but only his agent, Scott Boras, accepts. Rodriguez is disturbed to discover that Boras sleeps in a coffin. May 7: Struggling Yankees starter Kei Igawa begins taking English classes so he can better understand the New York tabloid headlines that say he sucks. May 11: Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is reprimanded by the team for repeatedly asking female organization employees if they want to see his gyroball. May 14: Alex Rodriguez says that he will not bat in Yankee Stadium unless the public address announcer gets every fan in attendance to raise his or her hand to attest that they love him before he steps to the plate. May 17: With the Yankees' bullpen struggling mightily, owner George Steinbrenner tries to sign Ugueth Urbina to a contract to fix the problem. May 23: Curt Schilling pulls himself from a start against the Yankees in the third inning so he can respond to a nasty comment left on his blog by Dan Shaughnessy. May 27: With media outlets growing tired of his constant announcements about how he has yet to make up his mind about coming back to baseball, a desperate Roger Clemens parachutes naked into Yankee Stadium and announces he will make a decision in the next week before being whisked away by security. June 2: With reports surfacing that Roger Clemens is finally about to make up his mind, the Marlins hurriedly offer him the league minimum salary prorated over the remainder of the season. The offer is turned down. June 3: Roger Clemens signs with the Houston Astros for $20 million, including a contract provision granting his request that all games he pitches in must be played in the backyard of his suburban home. June 5: Curt Schilling rips the Red Sox in a post on his blog for refusing to give him a press pass for entry into Boston's locker room because he is a blogger. June 10: With Randy Johnson's ERA hovering near 6.00 and his strikeout total way down, the Diamondbacks accuse the Yankees of trading them a different Randy Johnson than the one they turned over to New York two years ago. June 16: Roger Clemens pitches his first game of the season and then promptly announces a four-day retirement to end when his spot in the rotation comes up again. June 24: Red Sox players play a prank on David Ortiz, telling him Terry Francona has penciled him into the lineup at first base and that he has to go buy a glove and learn how to field and catch before the 1:05 p.m. first pitch.
July 5: Having exhausted every possible headline pun to bash Alex Rodriguez and Carl Pavano, the New York tabloids put their sports sections on hiatus until Eli Manning shows up at Giants training camp. July 10: After the National League beats the American League 5-4 in the All-Star Game, Alex Rodriguez invites all the players over to his hotel room for a sleepover. Only Brian Giles shows up, however, and he is completely naked. July 12: Yankees star prospect Philip Hughes is injured in a freak accident when former Yankees prospect Brien Taylor hits him head-on while traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike. July 15: Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tightness, causing 10,000 Japanese photographers to get laid off from their jobs. July 18: David Ortiz comes through in the clutch again by pushing Manny Ramirez away a moment before Ramirez tries to lick the clubhouse stove. July 19: As rumors continue to swirl that Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka is going to unveil his mysterious "gyroball," the Texas Rangers organization is thrown into a frenzy over a report that a Rangers minor leaguer can throw both a magic curving ball -- called a "curveball" -- and a fastball over 85 mph. The team says this is the first such player they have had since Nolan Ryan. July 23: Struggling Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett tells his teammates that if they can just do their part and get him to Game 7 of the World Series, he will make it through an entire appearance without giving up more than four runs. July 26: Barry Bonds hits his record-breaking 756th career home run at home against the Braves, with Hank Aaron in attendance. Aaron meets Bonds at home plate, hugs him, and then drops him with a knee to the crotch. August 5: Construction of the new Yankee Stadium is briefly halted so designs can include an underground chamber team owner George Steinbrenner requested so he can torture Joe Torre and Brian Cashman there if the Yankees fail to win the World Series again. August 7: Julio Franco tweaks his hamstring while running, but is refused service by the Mets' trainers because they do not accept his Medicare insurance. August 14: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling promises readers of his blog that he will never sell out and move his blog to a pay site because he wouldn't want to sacrifice any of his credibility and freedom. But mainly he says it's because he has made tens of millions of dollars playing baseball and doesn't need to make a living from his writing -- and because no large sites are interested in his blog. August 22: With Derek Jeter stuck in a 12-for-100 slump, Yankees manager Joe Torre urges him to start showing more tangibles. August 24: Pedro Martinez makes his first major league start of the season, against the Dodgers, and throws a complete game at the urging of Dodgers manager Grady Little. August 30: Ben Affleck, Jimmy Fallon and Billy Crystal are spotted sitting together at Yankee Stadium during a Yankees-Red Sox game. The crowd gives the trio a standing ovation, assuming their being at the game means they must not currently be making any horrible movies. September 2: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz tells reporters he deserves the MVP over Derek Jeter because he hasn't made any fielding errors this season while Jeter has made 11. September 6: Despite receiving great support from Yankees fans all season long, Alex Rodriguez announces he will leave the team after the season because he heard one fan -- Mildred Weisenbaum of White Plains, N.Y. -- expressed disappointment on April 14 that he failed to move a runner over in a game against the A's. September 7: The Giants and Dodgers begin their final series of the season and decide to wear Yankees and Red Sox uniforms hoping the East Coast media will give some attention to their rivalry. September 8: Curt Schilling's blog traffic plummets after he posts a picture of himself without a shirt on. September 11: The struggling Red Sox look to revive their waning playoff hopes by putting Jonathan Papelbon back into the rotation, as well as at second base and closer. September 13: Yankees starter and crossword puzzle fan Mike Mussina is disappointed to see that the seven-letter answer for the clue "Washed-up NY starter" in the New York Times crossword puzzle is "MUSSINA." September 15: Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez decides he wants to start his own blog like Curt Schilling, but gives up after yelling into his computer's disk drive fails to put any of his words onto the Internet. September 17: Scott Boras tells the Red Sox they must pay out an additional $50 million if they want to find out if Daisuke Matsuzaka can really throw a gyroball. September 18: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner angers stars Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez by banning cologne and lipstick to go along with the team's ban on facial hair. September 21: Pedro Martinez falls to 1-5 with a 6.39 ERA on his injury-riddled season, drawing renewed comparisons that Mets teammate Oliver Perez really is the next Pedro Martinez. September 22: With the Astros eliminated from playoff contention, Roger Clemens retires, and then comes out of retirement to sign with the Yankees. September 25: Seattle Mariners phenom Felix Hernandez ups his record to 23-6 with a shutout against the Indians. After the game, the Mariners begin trade negotiations with the Yankees to send Hernandez to New York the season before he becomes a free agent. September 29: Realizing that the playoffs are just days away and his stock on the open market is about to plummet, Alex Rodriguez and his agent, Scott Boras, decide to void the opt-out clause in his contract and remain with the Yankees. September 30: Manny Ramirez pulls teammate David Ortiz aside in the locker room, points at Daisuke Matsuzaka and asks: "Who is the funny-talking new guy?"
