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Joel Sherman has been at the Post since 1989, serving as Yankees beat writer from 1989-95 and baseball columnist since 1996. His Hardball blog won a 2008 Best Sports Blog honor from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association.
Joel’s books include "Birth of a Dynasty, Behind the Pinstripes with the 1996 Yankees." He served as a weekly baseball analyst on New York 1 from 2000-05, was a regular contributor on the MSG Network from 2000-08, and was part of the My 9 Yankees postgame show for the past two seasons.
He graduated from NYU in 1985.
Visit Joel's Blog“Are you out of your [bleeping] mind?” — Dodgers global cross-checker Paul Fryer to VP of scouting Logan White, after White told him how much he intended to offer outfielder Yasiel Puig. *** IMAGINE you have the... June 16, 2013
From More SportsThe 2013 Mets are a black hole, sucking the life out of a season. Draining hope, drowning joy. Doing it in such a resounding fashion they have managed what would have seemed inconceivable a month ago: They have reduced... June 14, 2013
From MetsThere is life after death in baseball. It is just that the deaths are pronounced quicker and meaner than ever before in this Twitter/sports talk galaxy. One day Vernon Wells is the Comeback Player of the Year and the... June 13, 2013
From MetsThe Mets couldn’t wait any longer. Being unable to win even one game on consecutive weekends against the majors’ worst team demanded action, so the Mets responded by doing the following Sunday: Removing three players... June 11, 2013
From MetsAlex Rodriguez hurt Robinson Cano’s negotiations with the Yankees last week — but not how you think. Well, yes, it hardly helps Cano’s cause to get an extension of eight or more seasons when everyone is reminded yet... June 09, 2013
From YankeesI want to let you in on a secret, so come closer. No, closer. OK, no one in the Yankees clubhouse cares about what is going on with Alex Rodriguez and Biogenesis and possible 100-game suspensions. We ask the questions.... June 06, 2013
From YankeesThe fiercest battle of this season will not occur in the AL East or the NL West or probably even in the World Series. Instead, we are pushing closer to an all-out confrontation of the commissioner’s office against Alex... June 05, 2013
From YankeesA friend asked me a simple question recently: “Why don’t the Yankees have any star young players like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper?” And while there are no one-size-fits-all answers, I did reply, “would it be OK with... June 05, 2013
From YankeesAdmit it, Mets fans, you fell for it again, didn’t you? Sure, you have the jaded we-aren’t-coming-back-until-the-Wilpons-sell card on endless loop, but the truth is you are the WWE referees of fan bases. You have to... June 04, 2013
From MetsA slump in baseball feels worse than a free-fall in any other sport. The relentless, daily nature of the season provides no respite. You are a drowning man unable to surface for air and, in fact, being pushed further... June 02, 2013
From More SportsWhat if the saviors aren’t? What if the guys the Yankees have built their whole hold-the-fort mindset around so far this season ultimately are not good enough or healthy enough to make a dramatic difference? It has been... June 01, 2013
From YankeesCC Sabathia bears less responsibility for the Yankees’ Subway Series debacle than anyone on the roster, considering his role against the Mets was spectator. Yet, he just might be the most troubling Yankee at the one... May 31, 2013
From More SportsThere has been quite a lot of talk already about Matt Harvey starting the All-Star Game and a bunch of requests he face Mariano Rivera, as a tribute in the Yankee closer’s ultimate walk year. But here is something to... May 30, 2013
From MetsBecause they did a baseball version of Bird-Magic — pretty much arriving at superstar level at the same time — Bryce Harper and Mike Trout turned the rest of their rookie class into footnotes. Not any more. With more... May 29, 2013
From More SportsMaybe it wasn’t Yankee magic. Or mystique. Or aura. We try to figure out why players come here and suddenly shine and, perhaps, we miss the most obvious reason — they are pretty good players. To appreciate that, look... May 28, 2013
From YankeesNew York fans, meet the baseball season. Baseball season, meet the New York fans. We here at Hardball know you have been tied up with the Knicks and Rangers and life in general. But it is Memorial Day weekend — the... May 26, 2013
From More SportsI don't think Ike Davis is a lost cause. It would not surprise me at all if two years from now he were hitting 37 homers, defending at a high level and doing so for, say, the Tampa Bay Rays. Some players excel from Day... May 24, 2013
From MetsThe most humble of stars, Mariano Rivera is suddenly an attention magnet. Such is his skill and likability quotient that he is being cheered across the baseball landscape, not just in The Bronx. Fittingly, the greatest... May 22, 2013
From YankeesBy all means let’s get lathered up over Terry Collins’ poor choice to take on the fans. Let’s vilify him for getting caught between a rock and a rock head — that would be Jordany Valdespin, by the way. Collins should... May 19, 2013
From MetsCurtis Granderson returned and Travis Hafner sat with a sore shoulder that will cost him at least a few games. This is the Yankee season: One step forward, one step into an MRI tube. The official club handshake should... May 15, 2013
From YankeesThe Cardinals, in many ways, are the Yankees. They have a ton of history, but they are not resting on it. Like the Yankees, the Cardinals have had many reasons to cave this year (and last), but own the best record in... May 14, 2013
From MetsJoe Girardi is building Manager of the Year credentials one shorthanded day after another. It is not only that the Yankees had the third-most disabled-list stints (11) and second-most days lost (306) in the majors... May 12, 2013
From YankeesInstant replay helps umpires get more calls correct. But not all of them. Ultimately, a human being still must interpret the information and, thus, the process is subject to human error. That is why the outrage should... May 10, 2013
From MetsThey read scouting reports, scoured statistical data and watched video, and the more members of the White Sox prepped for Matt Harvey, the more they saw something they didn’t like — Justin Verlander. It wasn’t just the... May 08, 2013
From MetsDid you have Carlos Gomez in the pool? Did you have him as the guy from the Johan Santana trade who was going to have the most staying power, the most impact? Because here is the Brewers center fielder five weeks into... May 07, 2013
From MetsAndy Pettitte pitched five innings, yielded four runs (three earned) and recorded a no-decision. It is the kind of line glossed over during a long season. Not good, but also not dreadful. But what if we add context?... May 06, 2013
From YankeesRemove just about everyone who can hit lefties well. Check. In place of the departed, assemble a lineup that hits southpaws like nine Kevin Elsters. Check. Produce the most wins in the majors when facing a lefty starter... May 05, 2013
From YankeesYou know when a magician does a trick, you try to figure out how it is accomplished. Cards up the sleeve. Smoke. Mirrors. This is where I am with the Yankees now. They have used the disabled list the second-most times... May 04, 2013
From YankeesHe went down a year ago today on a warning track in Kansas City, and it was possible to believe in those shocking moments that Mariano Rivera’s career was down for the count, too. His right ACL was torn. He was facing... May 03, 2013
From YankeesThe Yankees have defied the general principles of sports this year by playing better and better in conjunction with losing more and more players. They have been the Bizarro Yankees. Their roster got uglier and their... April 30, 2013
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