AL MVP runner-up Ortiz gets extension  —  BOSTON —Red Sox slugger David Ortiz agreed Monday to a four-year contract extension through 2010, just five months after finishing runner-up for the AL MVP award.  —  The designated hitter was in the last year of a $12.5 million, two-year extension he signed in May 2004.

Derrek Lee agrees to new five-year, $65M deal  —  CHICAGO — NL batting champion Derrek Lee and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a $65 million, five-year contract, a deal expected to be announced Tuesday.  —  "It's fairly likely something will be worked out," agent Casey Close said Monday.

The Wright Star at the Wright Time  —  FLUSHING, NY - One more year, one more step to stardom for David Wright.  And if the first week of the season was any indication, the young Mets' idol is just about achieving it.  —  "So many people are excited about what he is doing," …

Prospectus Today  —  Simmer.  Down.  Now.  —  friendly  —  Contact  —  So, this showed up in my inbox Sunday morning...  My initial reaction was to say, "no." Then I thought about it, and figured, "sure, why not."  —  But this isn't the article D is looking for.

Washington Is the King Of the Road  —  HOUSTON, April 9 — The Washington Nationals will play the final game of their seven-game, season-opening trip Monday at Minute Maid Park here, and they must win to pull within one game of .500 before they even play their first game at RFK Stadium, Tuesday against the New York Mets.

1986 World Series Game 6 Re-Enacted in RBI Baseball  —  So last week had the first day since I've been keeping the blog that I missed an entry.  I felt bad about this lack of discipline, and no doubt you were upset as well.  I wanted to post the little project that I was working on that diverted my attention from posting about music.

Colon Cures Yankee Slump  —  New York tees off on the Angel pitcher, who gives up eight runs in two innings in a 10-1 loss.  —  Bartolo Colon insists the shoulder he injured in October is OK and the groin he tweaked last week is fine.  He doesn't feel he's overthrowing, as his manager suggested Sunday.

Beltre on brink of being a bust  —  The World Baseball Classic made many Mariners fans giddy.  Forget the U.S. flop — Adrian Beltre found his stroke!  —  Beltre, whose first season in Seattle was mediocre at best after he signed a five-year, $64 million contract, belted four home runs …

Opportunity Knocks, But Nats Kick It Away  —  HOUSTON, April 9 — They could have held a slim lead, yet Royce Clayton threw away one ball from shortstop, and Alfonso Soriano had another scoot past him in left, those in the third inning alone.  They might have held the Houston Astros scoreless in the fifth …

New York Yankees and Memorial Sloan-Kettering launch Yankees Universe  —  Proceeds aimed at making a world of difference to children with cancer  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have announced a new and unprecedented initiative to raise funds …

Everett still taking pot shot at Sox  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Not only have dinosaurs never existed in the world of Carl Everett, but neither has the idea of turning the page.  —  After taking a swipe at the White Sox in the spring by saying that his former organization lacked leadership now that he …

Strike 1 for new Shea plan  —  DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF  —  The Mets' amazin' new stadium plan just got thrown a curveball.  —  The City Council's finance committee is threatening to cancel a hearing on the stadium following a secret 41/2-hour meeting between members …