Groundbreaking Scheduled For New Ballpark  —  WASHINGTON — A ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this morning at the site of the new Washington Nationals ballpark.  —  D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and the Nationals' new owner, Bethesda businessman Theodore Lerner, will be part of the 10 a.m. ceremony.

Delgado Has the Will and Finds a Way  —  The weather during last night's game between the Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates was miserable.  The wind at Shea Stadium was howling during the first pitch, and rain began falling in the third inning.  —  But the stormy conditions did not begin in earnest until the top of the ninth.

A-Rod grabs chance in clutch  —  RBI single lifts Yanks in 10th  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Alex Rodriguez was waiting in the on-deck circle when Joe Torre called him over from the dugout.  Rodriguez was a little confused.  Tenth inning, tie game, go-ahead run in scoring position . . . and the manager wanted to talk?

Mulder in St. Louis to have back examined  —  HOUSTON - Lefthanded starting pitcher Mark Mulder returned to St. Louis Tuesday night to be examined for back stiffness that has bothered him for much of the last two weeks, club officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

Notes: Rotation facing makeover?  —  Little indicates Perez may not make his next scheduled start  —  LOS ANGELES — Odalis Perez's next turn in the rotation comes up on Sunday.  Whether he makes it appears doubtful.  —  Perez took a 6-0 lead into the fifth inning on Tuesday night in Arizona.

New pastime: Needling Barry  —  MILWAUKEE - There's a statue of Hank Aaron outside the main gate at Miller Park.  The plaque underneath contains the information that the Hall of Famer played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1954 through 1965, after which the franchise relocated to Atlanta …

The Diary of Carlos Delgado  —  The students wanted to present Carlos Delgado with a gift he could actually use, something that did not cost a lot of money but showed a lot of thought.  —  Johnathan Polanco was watching the Mets on television when he thought of the perfect thing.

Flashback From The Subconscious  —  Any similarities to Tike Redman and Braden Looper are completely coincidental.  —  We hope.  —  This is the game that you don't want to take a nap in the middle of...especially anytime after the ninth inning.  Because after Country Time spit the bit …

Sox win in 11  —  With 37 come-from-behind victories and 35 one-run victories last season, you might think the White Sox had found every possible way to win a baseball game.  —  Nope.  They discovered a new one in Wednesday night's 6-5, 11-inning victory over Seattle—Pablo Ozuna's first major-league home run after 1,333 at-bats.

Solid start lacking national attention  —  Atlanta - The Rockies' search for respect remains an elusive thing.  —  Despite a 15-10 April record, appreciation hasn't arrived, at least not at the national level.  Highlights on ESPN or a kind word or two in national publications remain as scarce as two-dollar gas.