Papi Yes, Pauley No  —  Ortiz Plays Hero; Rookie Struggles  —  BOSTON — David Ortiz could not have hit a ball any harder than he did his previous at-bat.  He took a perfect swing and, like so many other pitches he has tattooed this season, hit it right at somebody, producing another loud …

MLB slaps Grimsley with 50-game suspension  —  NEW YORK — Embattled pitcher Jason Grimsley was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Monday, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.

Under The Knife  —  Heads Will Roll  —  The Jason Grimsley case continues to percolate.  Behind the scenes, the owners and Players Association are prepping for a fight over the retiring Grimsley's pay and the likely 80-game penalty that will be levied against him.

Yanks' Pregame Huddle Doesn't Prevent Sweep  —  This time, it could be said without exaggeration.  All of the Yankees really were in the trainer's room before yesterday's game.  —  They were not all there for treatment, though plenty are still hurt.  They gathered for a team meeting at noon …

Big Ben 'alert and conscious' after bike crash  —  PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, who last season became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl title, was injured Monday morning in a motorcycle accident and has been transported …

Clemens overpowering in Double-A tuneup  —  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Chalk up another record for Roger Clemens, who looks as dominant as ever less than two weeks from his scheduled return to the majors.  —  The seven-time Cy Young Award winner struck out 11 and allowed two hits in six innings …

Future Shock  —  The White Sox' first-round pick in 2004, Fields doubled as Oklahoma State's quarterback in college, and when he hit a relatively pedestrian .252/.341/.409 at Double-A Birmingham last year, the organization explained how Fields was still making adjustments to becoming a full-time baseball player.

HE'S NO LONGER GOING, GOING, GONZO  —  June 12, 2006 — FRIDAY on SNY, as the D-Backs' Luis Gonzalez batted, Howie Rose noted that Gonzalez was nearing 160 consecutive at-bats without homering.  Then, in a flat, non-judgmental tone, Rose added that Gonzalez, who has five home runs this season, in 2001, hit 57.

Royals turn bizarre triple play  —  Unconventional feat KC's first in over a decade  —  KANSAS CITY — The Royals' first triple play since April 3, 1996, was certainly unconventional.  —  "I've never seen any triple play quite like that," manager Buddy Bell said.  —  Here's how it happened:

The Joe Mauer Show  —  Can Joe Mauer hit .400?  —  That's suddenly a very popular question among Twins fans.  Actually, if you've watched Mauer over the past month you might think .400 is selling him short.  You see, when Mauer woke up in Milwaukee on the morning of May 19, he was hitting .307.

It's time for a new vision  —  Wrigley scoreboard exudes charm, but a modern video-replay board is long overdue  —  If you were a 23-year-old given responsibility for renovating Wrigley Field, what would you do with the scoreboard?  —  That was the situation in 1937 …

Ask the Booth: Keith Hernandez  —  Former Met responds to questions from SNY fans  —  Hi Keith.  With a man on second and nobody out, does a 3, 4, or 5-hitter still look to put the ball on the right side?  If so, doesn't this sacrifice their element of the game (run production) that makes them a 3, 4, or 5 hitter?

Billingsley Appears Close to Debut  —  DENVER — Next up in the kid queue: Chad Billingsley.  —  The Dodgers are engaged in serious discussions about promoting the hard-throwing right-handed pitcher to make his debut either Thursday against the San Diego Padres or Friday against the Oakland Athletics, a high-level source said.

Looking for answers  —  Stumbling Padres fall to Marlins again, lose 5th in past 7 contests  —  No one would have blamed the Padres for looking at their schedule in early June and smiling like kids visiting Disneyland.  —  Three games against Pittsburgh.  Four games against Milwaukee.

Pedro not fully sound  —  PHOENIX - Lost amid yesterday's double-digit blowout was that Pedro Martinez has not been himself lately, and his five-inning exit had more to do with health concerns than the Mets initially let on.  —  Martinez (6-2) allowed five hits and one run …

Giuliani 'not involved' in buying Cubs  —  A spokesman for Rudy Giuliani says the former New York City mayor is not interested in buying the Chicago Cubs and remains a diehard New York Yankees fan, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.  —  Giuliani's firm, Giuliani Partners …