Top 10 moments in Yankees-Mets Subway Series  —  Mets manager Willie Randolph, then a coach with the Yankees, most remembers winning the 2000 World Series, because that was the real Subway Series.  —  However, when pressed for a moment that captures Mets-Yankees electricity …

Sox get their fill in opener  —  Boston blasts off with three homers in Philadelphia  —  PHILADELPHIA — As David Ortiz tells it, two of the little guys in the Red Sox dugout, Alex Cora and Alex Gonzalez, were pondering the magnitude of Ortiz's home run last night into the second deck of Citizens Bank Park …

Baker doubts Sox see Cubs as comedy  —  Cubs manager Dusty Baker was asked Thursday about a Sun-Times report last weekend that some White Sox players made fun of the struggling Cubs in the visiting clubhouse in Minneapolis while watching them fumble away another game to the San Diego Padres.

Dodgers post LA-record 25 hits in win  —  Ethier's five hits lead 16-run offensive attack vs. Angels  —  LOS ANGELES — They batted seventh and eighth in the Dodgers lineup Friday night, but rookies Andre Ethier and Russell Martin were right in the middle of the team's biggest offensive barrage …

Bench time long overdue for Rays' Evers  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Chances are, you won't even notice.  —  The game will look the same, the noise will sound familiar.  The lineup will be similar and, yes, there is a good chance the Devil Rays will lose.  —  All will be as it should be, except for one seat in the first-base dugout.

Subpar Class Brings Memories Of 2000 Draft  —  Matt LaPorta led NCAA Division I in home runs in 2005.  This year, the Florida junior strained a muscle in his side sneezing, then aggravated the injury on a swing.  He was hitting .247 with 14 homers and only one double.

Second-fiddle Spiezio is first-rate  —  Scott Spiezio had to admit he was a little disappointed to see he was in the lineup Thursday against the New York Mets.  It meant Albert Pujols wasn't playing.  —  "Even if I get to play," Spiezio said, "it's a little bit of a letdown because you want to go out and see him hit a home run.

Hermida needs more at-bats before return  —  · Jeremy Hermida isn't ready yet.  —  Recovering from a strained hip flexor, Hermida this week has played in four rehab games between extended spring training and Class A Jupiter.  The Marlins opted to give him at least one more Friday.

Game 42 Open Thread: May 19, 2006  —  so how does it feel to be a royals fan these days?  my compadre Will over at Royals Review summed it up here, after watching his team blow a 3-run lead in the 9th innings to the orioles last weekend: … ouch.  this is a franchise, let's not forget …

Gross comfortable in role, eager to start  —  Outfielder answers fans' questions during online chat … Gabe Gross: Hello everyone, thanks for joining me today.  Let's get started.  —  Cody_Smith: What are the differences between playing in Milwaukee and playing in Toronto?

Mets notebook  —  While Jose Lima was getting battered around Busch Stadium, he may have solidified his spot on the roster.  That's because at Class AAA Norfolk, Brian Bannister's rehab start was aborted after just five pitches.  —  Bannister gave up a leadoff single …

Long Shot  —  You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys.  —  If you don't recognize the name of the guy who imparted that little bit of baseball wisdom, listen up.  He was a journeyman among journeymen and it's been 50 years since he had his hour …

Mariners Notebook: Beltre spends good part of day in meetings  —  3B studies his swing, then visits with Hargrove  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Batting coach Jeff Pentland and Seattle third baseman Adrian Beltre spent the better part of a half-hour in front of a video monitor Wednesday afternoon.