Yanks GM Brian Cashman is confident in his bullpen even though — direct quote — “there are no big names like Farnsworth.” Funny, last time we checked, Farnsworth was only a big name on the list of guys you absolutely need to get rid of to improve your bullpen, right behind Heilman.

Tim Redding said he’s just toying with the Mets and trying to see at exactly what point a terrible Spring Training performance can outweigh a guaranteed contract in influencing roster decisions. The always-PR conscious Mets say they’re thankful for Redding’s generous help with their outfielders’ conditioning.

Rudy Giuliani was in Atlantic City yesterday and joked, “New York has the greatest baseball team in the world, New Jersey, not so much.” “Not cool,” replied Newark Bears manager Tim Raines.
After six overtimes and nearly four hours, Syracuse beat UConn in a wild Big East tournament game last night. Experts say it was the longest, most exciting, most hard-fought struggle at the Garden since Eddy Curry tried on some new pants last week.