Seeing Stars

78 Baseball SEEING STARS Wenzelberg Charles J. Causi Billy Alex ..Post: N.Y. Wagner Rodriguez Anthony Increased Leaves “dark chance of AP night of the injury. soul” behind. New York Post, Sunday, November 26, 2006 nypost.com Sports astrologer Andrea Mallis (below with Mr. Met) says the stars offer answers to players’ production, like the rough season last year by Pedro Martinez (above). Here’s some of her 2007 prognostications: Barry Zito Carl Pavano Mets would be a good fit. Wenzelberg Struggles to continue. Getty Charles ..Post: N.Y. SportsSports astrologerastrologer lookslooks toto skysky forfor scoutingscouting reportsreports ASEBALL is entering the Age of problems and return late in the 2005 season As for last year’s Mets big free-agent signing, aggression,” Mallis says, appearing to hit the Aquarius. Meet Andrea Mallis, and that Barry Zito would win the 2002 Cy Billy Wagner, Mallis notes challenging times lie nail on the head. “Anti-stress vitamins can sports astrologer. Like GMs, agents Young. In 2005 she said letting Mike Piazza ahead. “Forecast-wise this looks like a season help during this tension-filled cycle,” she says. B and assorted marketers, Mallis will walk away from the Mets would be the right where the Mets would be wise not to depend on So while the Red Sox reach to Japan for a be attending the winter meetings in Orlan- thing for both parties. Wagner exclusively,” Mallis warns. “With Sat- pitcher, the Boss can reach for potent vita- do the first week of December. In her column for MLB.com that appeared urn [limitation] in challenging aspect to Mars mins. Maybe some green tea, too. As for She writes a column for MLB.com, appears Sept. 29, and is posted on her Web site [energy], this low energy, more susceptible to Daisuke Matsuzaka, Mallis says, “With three on the A’s radio network, yes, it figures she www.virgoinservice.com, only one Yankee injury cycle, occurs once every 29 years. planets in perfectionist, meticulous Virgo, he lives in Berkeley, but Mallis grew up in Queens pitcher is mentioned, Aries Chien-Ming Wang. Strength, assertiveness and willpower diminish, has tremendous self discipline.” as a Mets fan. She has combined her love of Wang was the only Yankee to win a game in with Neptune in the picture as well, creating a Hideki Irabu he is not, no Fat Toad. baseball and astrology and says she counsels 12 the postseason. double-cosmic challenge.” “He’s hungry for change,” she says of Mat- professional players — to guard their privacy After some intense studying Mallis offers Wagner some suzaka, “but sudden events may challenge his she will not reveal their names — and is look- of the charts, here is what Kevin advice. “Perhaps he can work sense of self.” ing to expand her business to a team not afraid Mallis had to say about key with various healing modalities She sees good things ahead for Yankee top of adding another learning tool. players in 2007. Kernan such as acupuncture, pitching prospect Philip Hughes, noting 2008 “It’s practical,” explains Mallis, who is in Zito, she offers, is “currently herbs/nutrition, medical astrol- will be his breakout year and the Yankees her mid-40s. “People have a lot of misinfor- experiencing the momentous ogy, etc. to stimulate vitality conservative approach is good. “Hughes is mation about astrology. They think it’s like astrological rite of passage and offset injury,” she says. heading in the right direction with lots of Miss Cleo or psychic stuff, you can channel it. known as ‘Saturn Return’ which occurs What about the star-crossed star across drive,” Mallis says. It’s really a lot more complex than people approximately every 29 years, an auspicious town, Alex Rodriguez? As for Mets youngster Lastings Milledge, she give it credit for, it’s a metaphysical science, cycle of endings and new beginnings.” Mallis says A-Rod, a Leo, is “intense and notes, “Aires energy can be hot-headed and and it’s crunching numbers, dates and times. Mallis says Zito is in for an endurance test. idealistic in his desires ... For the past two sea- insubordinate. I sense a brash Milton Bradley- “It’s like having a map. You can certainly go “His first year with a new team might be con- sons Alex labored under a problematical type vibe that might flame out and antagonize through life without a map, but it’s about sistently inconsistent,” she cautions, “not a Mars aspect, a crucial planet for an athlete, before his star gets a chance to truly rise.” optimum timing — when to open a business, true indicator of his long-term potential.” from Neptune [planet of confusion]. This I couldn’t let her get away without asking when to get married, when to change jobs, She points out that reuniting Zito with for- produced a very ego-denying experience, about Carl Pavano, who has been a complete relationship compatibility. You name it, it’s mer pitching coach Rick Peterson would be where confidence waned.” zero after signing for all those zeroes. really an important tool. You want to make an excellent idea. Zito is a Taurus, Peterson is Did it ever. A-Rod went from MVP to batting “Unfortunately,” she says, “Pavano’s 2007 fore- sure you get a player at the peak of his cycle.” a Scorpio, although they are Zodiac oppo- eighth. Mallis believes the 2007 season “may get cast persists in looking like an accident waiting Think of her as the ultimate advance scout. sites, they have a great deal in common and off to a slow start” for Rodriguez, “then should to happen. A melancholy earth sign Capricorn, If stat-nerd Bill James can become a baseball are “appreciative of each others eccentrici- gain momentum.” She adds, “A-Rod’s dark night ruled by Saturn, which governs the skeletal sys- executive, why not Andrea Mallis? ties.” The lefty coming to the Mets makes of the soul should be a thing of the past.” tem, bones are Pavano’s Achilles heel. Pavano is “I can literally save a team millions of dollars,” sense because, “Zito has done some of his He’s going to do real well at poker or with prone to mishaps, arguments and injuries. More she says of future performance indicators. Don’t best work with Peterson ... perhaps with a the Yankees. nervousness, stress and strain. He should engage call Mallis a psychic. “Sports astrology,” she con- timely reunion, the teacher-student relation- Then there are A-Rod’s bosses, Joe Torre in yoga, Tai Chi, martial arts to help him proper- tends, “is a sensible, discrete profession — hard- ship can flourish again,” she says. and George Steinbrenner. “Joe needs to keep ly direct his erratic energy.” ly resembling generalized horoscope fare.” The Mets signed free agent Moises Alou, a taking the high road, avoiding power strug- Mallis says she could have seen this red flag She has correctly predicted injury woes for Cancer, same as Willie Randolph. The manager gles, especially with those that push his but- chart before the Yankees signed Pavano. Brian Mets ace Pedro Martinez and A’s shortstop and player will have good compatibility. Alou tons,” Mallis says. Cashman and Omar Minaya might want to Bobby Crosby. She said Russ Ortiz would was ready for a change. The injury-prone, 40- That button pusher is the Boss, and she has stop by and chat with Mallis in Orlando. struggle in 2005, Randy Johnson would have year-old will have to be careful “about taking helpful advice for Steinbrenner, born on the After all, to find the right stars, you might troubles in New York and also correctly fore- inappropriate risks. July looks strong. He has a Fourth of July. “Be mindful of negative have to look beyond the stars. cast that Barry Bonds would suffer knee winning ‘can-do’ attitude,” she says. thoughts, imbalanced energy and misguided [email protected].

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