In Boston, Punchless Yankees Lose Again  —  Robinson Canó after striking out to end the second inning.  The Yankees have lost six of their past nine games, and they have lost four of five to Boston this year.  —  BOSTON, May 22 —The hitter who may be the most feared in the Yankees' lineup …

Mailbag: Possible moves for Rangers  —  Beat writer T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions … How much does the Texas "Summer Heat" play for, or against, the Rangers?  " Being a Ranger fan living in Illinois, I have often wondered about this.  — Jimmy D., Johnston City, Illinois

Crisp's a bit closer  —  Readers with weak stomachs should skip the following couple of paragraphs.  All you need to know is Red Sox center fielder Coco Crisp expects to rejoin the lineup within a week.  —  As for the rest of you, Crisp described in graphic detail yesterday the kidney stones …

Morales Gets the First Call  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Angels, running out of in-house options to bolster their offense, turned Monday to triple-A first baseman Kendry Morales, who was recalled from Salt Lake after a 3-2 loss to Texas and will start tonight.  Call him Plan G.

Olsen, Marlins refuse to address fight  —  When Scott Olsen takes the mound for the Marlins tonight, he'll do so sporting an impressive shiner around his left eye, though Olsen and the Marlins were mum on how the bruise got there.  —  Olsen declined to discuss the injury Monday …

Angry?  No, they're radio active  —  Dempster, Guillen make peace after 'misquotes' lead to heated rhetoric  —  MIAMI — After a long-distance war of words, Cubs reliever Ryan Dempster and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen apologized to each other, but neither was happy about how the misunderstanding occurred.

Delgado wants Mets wins to always be in fashion  —  The Mets suffered their most spectacular meltdown in recent memory on Saturday, and one day later, they found themselves trailing and in danger of losing a Subway Series that at one point looked headed toward a Met sweep.

...And a Veteran Pitcher, Glavine, Reinvents His Game  —  JIM DUQUETTE, who was a Mets executive when they signed pitcher Tom Glavine as a free agent, was talking about Glavine one day last week and remarked, with awe and appreciation, "How often do you see a guy remake himself in the middle of the season?"

Prospectus Hit List  —  Week of May 21  —  The Subway Series...the Freeway Series... the Bay Bridge Series... the Battle of the Beltway... the Second City Showdown... the Show Me Series... the Lone Star Series... the Teal Deal?  Some interleague matchups make sense, offering the promise …

Fan claims HPD officer had sex with two women in Minute Maid bathroom  —  A Houston police lieutenant has been relieved of duty because of a misconduct allegation.  —  11 News confirmed that Lt. Jeffrey Olesen, of Southeast Patrol was relieved of duty Monday.  —  Baseball is one of America's favorite pastimes.

February 26, 1935: Braves sign Babe  —  Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from "Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders" by Rob Neyer.  Copyright (c) 2006 by Rob Neyer.  Reprinted by permission of Fireside Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Mariners' streak hits four  —  Sexson smacks grand slam and Guardado gets the save  —  For the Mariners, especially Richie Sexson and Eddie Guardado, Monday was a long time coming.  —  The Mariners defeated Baltimore 8-6 behind a home run and three RBIs from Jose Lopez …

Brewers move relievers around  —  Summon Winkelsas from Minors, designate Lehr for assignment  —  CINCINNATI — Hoping to bolster a slumping bullpen that was supposed to be a strength, the Brewers added veteran Minor Leaguer Joe Winkelsas to the mix on Tuesday and designated Justin Lehr for assignment.

Belief in Soler system  —  Cuban in control as Mets face Phillies  —  Alay Soler defected from Cuba via boat in November 2003.  Nearly three years later - after the ordeal of trying to reach U.S. soil and his original agent getting suspended by the Players Association for withholding documents …

Under The Knife  —  826*  —  I'm no sabermetrician, but I understand a couple things.  You hang out with enough of these guys, listen to them explain things, and read everything Joe Sheehan has ever written, and some of it sinks in.  —  As Barry Bonds hits a milestone home run, people keep throwing punches at him.