SPRING TRAINING: TV SCHEDULE

Yankees 2009 TV Schedule:

February 26	Tampa Bay Rays	1:15 p.m./YES HD
February 28	Minnesota Twins	1:15 p.m./YES HD
March 3	Team USA	1:15 p.m./YES HD
March 7	Atlanta Braves	1:15 p.m./YES HD
March 10	Cincinnati Reds	7:15 p.m./YES HD
March 14	Houston Astros	1:15 p.m./YES HD
March 17	Pittsburgh Pirates	7:15 p.m./YES HD
March 19	Toronto Blue Jays	7:15 p.m./YES HD
March 24	Boston Red Sox	7:15 p.m./YES HD
March 26	Philadelphia Phillies	1:05 p.m./YES HD
April 3	Chicago Cubs	7:05 p.m./YES HD
April 4	Chicago Cubs	1:05 p.m./YES HD

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Mets 2009 TV Schedule:

2/26	Florida Marlins		1:10 PM	SNY
2/27	St. Louis Cardinals		1:10 PM	SNY
3/1	Houston Astros		1:10 PM	CW11
3/3	St. Louis Cardinals		1:10 PM	SNY
3/7	Washington Nationals		1:10 PM	CW11
3/9	Baltimore Orioles		1:10 PM	SNY
3/12	Florida Marlins		7:10 PM	SNY
3/18	Atlanta Braves		1:10 PM	SNY
3/19	Houston Astros		1:10 PM	SNY
3/22	Atlanta Braves		1:10 PM	SNY
3/25	Detroit Tigers		1:10 PM	SNY
3/27	Washington Nationals		7:10 PM	SNY
3/28	Florida Marlins		1:10 PM	CW11
3/30	Baltimore Orioles		7:10 PM	SNY
4/3	Boston Red Sox		6:10 PM	SNY
4/4	Boston Red Sox		1:10 PM	CW11

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To see why Mike Pelfrey is wearing this helmet click here.

Top Ten Messages Left on Alex Rodriguez's Answering Machine

10. "Hey, it's Mark McGwire. Want to get together this week and not talk about the past?"
9. "Joe Torre here -- thanks for helping book sales"
8. "Could you find a steroid that keeps you from choking in the playoffs?"
7. "Are you worried this will taint all the championships you didn't win?"
6. "It's Bernie Madoff. Nice try but I'm still the most hated man in New York"
5. "Michael Phelps here. Got any snacks?"
4. "This is Sammy Sosa. Just pretend you don't speak English"
3. "Michael Phelps again. Did I call you or did you call me?"
2. "Hey, it's Rod Blagojevich -- I'll say you're innocent, if you say I am"
1. "It's Madonna. You got a phone number for Jeter?"
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MLB: 2009 PREDICTIONS

At Baseball Prospectus Nate Silver calculates how many wins/losses among other stats each team will have in 2009.
He has the Mets winning the division with 93 wins and the Yankees winning the wild card with 97 wins one shy of the Red Sox total..

He also calculates that Jose Reyes will hit .309 with a .374 OBP, 15 HR, 73 RBI and 64 stolen bases, while Johan Santana will go 15–8 with a 3.14 ERA.

Also, Silver projects Luis Castillo will have a .347 OBP in 448 plate appearances, while stealing 17 bases.