Fans are booing a classy player in Izzy  —  A lot of you are not going to like this.  A lot of you would prefer to keep Jason Isringhausen right where he belongs, which is in that very dark and angry hole deep inside your Cardinal-lovin' heart and soul.  —  That's exactly where he belongs …

No-hitter caps Sanchez's unlikely season  —  MIAMI GARDENS — When Anibal Sanchez woke up Thursday morning, he closed his eyes again and gave thanks with a prayer.  —  "I saw my wife next to me," he said.  "She was asleep.  I just said, 'Thank you, God, for giving me the opportunity …

With No Team Close Behind, the Mets Start to Look Ahead  —  The lineup Willie Randolph unveiled for last night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers offered the slightest hint that he was looking ahead.  From top to bottom, the eight position players formed the deepest and most complete batting order …

Notes: Silva apologizes to teammates  —  Liriano's Minor League start up in the air; Garza earns honor  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins pitcher Carlos Silva felt like he was doing the best thing for his club when he pulled himself after the sixth inning of Wednesday's game due to a stomach ache.

A Rotation Makeover?  —  Yankees Will Face Decisions On Mussina, Wright, Lidle  —  BALTIMORE — The Yankees did not make many moves with their starting pitching this season and, to this point, have made the right choices.  —  Their one addition, Cory Lidle, has worked …

No-Hit Drought a Matter of Luck  —  Many have theories about the recent lack of no-hitters, but everyone seems to agree that there has to be a lot of luck involved  —  The day after Anibal Sanchez pitched baseball's first no-hitter in going on 2 1/2 years, ending the game's longest no-no drought …

Durham back to old form  —  Giant is tops among major league second basemen with 84 RBI  —  Ray Durham's transformation as a hitter extends from head to toe.  —  Start with Durham's mind, which has absorbed steady doses of advice from one Barry Bonds.  —  Proceed to Durham's eyes …

Q&A with Marty Brennaman  —  Broadcaster expounds on life after baseball and the '06 Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Any broadcaster in Cincinnati, and most in baseball, would love to have Marty Brennaman's career.  —  Since he joined Reds radio broadcasts in 1974, few have had more fun, or been more opinionated on the air, than Brennaman.

Prospectus Today  —  Dateline: Minneapolis  —  The Twins get one last chance to put two playoff spots in play this weekend, kicking off a four-game series with the Tigers tonight at the Metrodome.  They lead the White Sox by a half-game (one in the loss column) for the wild card …

Conine helps Phils beat Marlins  —  MIAMI - For a moment there, it felt a little like 2003.  —  Back then, the Phillies couldn't hold a lead in Miami.  Remember Mike Williams?  —  Back then, the Florida Marlins owned the Phillies, punished them and eliminated them from the National League wild-card race.

Comerica officially survives blogger invasion  —  I wish I had some sort of excellent memory for conversations, because I'm pretty sure if someone had just transcribed everything we all said to each other while at Nemo's and then the ballpark, I'd be free of blogging for the rest of the season.

The Running Man  —  "When I got hurt this year I feel that really affected me, took a lot away from me.  I wasn't able to steal bases.  Every time I hit the ball in the hole I wasn't able to run.  I just couldn't run.  It's kind of frustrating because you feel like you would have done a better job.

Stands empty as Cubs return to cellar  —  The smallest crowd at Wrigley Field in four years watched the Cubs plummet to the depths of the Tampa Bay Devils Rays on an otherwise perfect afternoon on the North Side.  —  Pittsburgh center fielder Chris Duffy hit the first two home runs …