Selig: MLB not planning any celebration for Bonds passing Ruth  —  NEW YORK — Barry Bonds will have to wait until he passes Hank Aaron before baseball throws a party for him.  —  Major League Baseball is not planning any celebration for Bonds if and when he tops Babe Ruth's mark of 714 home runs, commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday.

Rays prospect Young throws bat at ump  —  Incident occured after ejection for arguing balls and strikes  —  Devil Rays top prospect Delmon Young is facing a potentially lengthy suspension after throwing his bat at an umpire's chest during Wednesday night's game at Pawtucket.

Mariners Notebook: Day off gives all arms a rest  —  Mariners decline to skip anyone in their rotation  —  The Mariners have their second day off of the month today, which could have led to a shakeup in the pitching rotation.  —  It won't.  After talking it over the past couple of days …

Foulke Weighs In On Hall Ball  —  Reliever Says World Series Souvenir Should Be His  —  CLEVELAND — The shoes Red Sox pitcher Keith Foulke wore in the 2004 World Series are on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame.  He would like to have them back.  Still, what he would really like to have is the ball …

To Combat Ortiz, Just Add Outfielders  —  DAVID ORTIZ swung and missed for strike three, and Toby Hall, the Tampa Bay catcher, went to throw the ball to third base, the way catchers do when a batter strikes out for the first or second out.  Only this time the third baseman was not there.

Rotation will be altered slightly  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The Mets already planned to alter their rotation before yesterday's 7-5 win over the Giants, but after seeing Brian Bannister limp home in the sixth inning while running the bases, some further adjustments may be necessary.

Calabrese's value transcends gender  —  Padres say female massage therapist fits in, helps in big way  —  SAN DIEGO — Kelly Calabrese's work speaks for itself.  —  Her tenure as a massage therapist speaks so loudly that when she worked on first baseman Ryan Klesko while he was with the Braves …

Eckstein plays key role for Pujols  —  Never one to shy from taking the extra base - in fact, it's in the DNA of his grit - Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein did something unusual in the ninth inning as he rounded second base.  —  He stopped.  —  Having watched as the Pittsburgh Pirates …

Otsuka replaces Cordero as closer  —  Japanese reliever takes over for struggling incumbent  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers have decided to change their closer.  —  Akinori Otsuka will get a chance to close when the Rangers begin a five-game road trip to Cleveland and Tampa Bay on Friday night.

A SONG FOR THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS: YOUR PITCHERS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'  —  Cue Nancy Sinatra...  You keep saying you've got something for us,  —  Some winning base-ball? ...but confess.  —  You keep throwin' balls outside the strike zone,  —  And now your bullpen doesn't get no rest.

Under The Knife  —  Eventful Day  —  Let's see what's happened on an eventful day.  The Nationals haven't been sold, according to MLB, despite having it announced on the telecast.  The Braves have been sold, though it doesn't look like anyone noticed.  The Braves are likely to be sold again …

Staying close early of Central importance  —  The Wrigley Field scoreboard was almost as tough to watch Wednesday as the Cubs' sloppy 7-5 loss to the Florida Marlins.  National League Central rivals St. Louis, Cincinnati and Milwaukee all won afternoon games, and division leader Houston won at night.

Clark's willing to be traded  —  SAN DIEGO - Tony Clark couldn't be happier in Arizona as a member of the Diamondbacks.  He makes his off-season home in the Valley, he has started a large charitable foundation there, and he's deeply involved in his family's church.

Phils need to right their ship  —  The Phillies are in trouble right now and there are a couple things wrong with them.  They've started making the right moves by switching up their batting order to maximize their talent, moving Chase Utley into the No. 2 spot in the order being the most significant.