Any White Sox deal likely involves a pitcher  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If Mark Buehrle stays with the White Sox, at least one other pitcher likely will be traded.  —  That's the economic reality facing the Sox.  They have 13 players under contract at about $82.575 million for 2008.

Thomas launches No. 500 at Metrodome  —  Blue Jays slugger hits three-run shot vs. Silva in first frame  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Seventeen years ago, Frank Thomas belted his first career home run off Twins pitcher Gary Wayne in Minnesota.  Thursday afternoon at the Metrodome, the pitcher was different, but the result was the same.

Baseball fans bored with milestones … When Roger Clemens went for his 350th career victory on Wednesday night at Camden Yards, the ballpark was about two-thirds full and the excitement level for what could have been a rare piece of baseball history was not all that much greater …

Astros' Biggio gets 3,000th career hit  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Craig Biggio became the 27th player to reach 3,000 career hits on Thursday night with a single to center field in the seventh inning.  —  The Astros second baseman was thrown out trying to stretch the play into a double on his third hit of the night against the Rockies.

Who Might Be Owning the Chicago Cubs?  —  The Chicago Cubs - one of MLB's crown jewels - will have a new owner in place before the start of next season.  Here's a break down of who's in the hunt to own them.  With the All-Star Game approaching quickly, eyes are starting focus on the sale …

Michaels' 3-run HR lifts Indians by A's  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Michaels can find a lot of ways to win a ballgame.  Playing long ball isn't usually one of them.  —  "I'm not a home run hitter," he said.  —  The Oakland Athletics might beg to differ.

Young Hopes to Show Others How to Learn From Mistakes  —  When someone mentioned to Dmitri Young of the Washington Nationals that he had changed a lot of things about himself lately, his face turned serious and his answer was succinct.  "Kind of had to," he said in a deep voice.  "Either that or die."

Propelled Forward And Into The Air: ESPN, Woody Paige Sued For Sexual Harassment  —  ESPN, Woody Paige Sued For Sexual Harassment  —  As if ESPN wasn't having enough troubles, word just broke: The network and Woody Paige are being sued by a former "Cold Pizza" makeup artist for sexual harassment.

Honor Where Honor Is Due … In the spirit of a surprising three game sweep of the best team in the American League (and yes, I know that they threw Gabbard and Tavarez at us, but we threw Weaver and Feierabend at them, so call it even), this post is for one thing - to give credit to the performances …

Cashman declines to say if Torre's job is safe  —  With the New York Yankees languishing under .500, General Manager Brian Cashman declined to say Joe Torre's job is safe during an interview on the Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York on Thursday.

preGame: Mets vs. Cardinals (Game Four)  —  The Game...  The Mets (43-33) look to take three out of four from the Cardinals (34-41) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm EDT.  —  The Lineup...  Reyes SS  —  Lo Duca C  —  Beltran CF  —  Wright 3B  —  Delgado 1B  —  Green RF

Playing Favorites  —  "On the other hand, if Rod Carew asked me to check the ball, I didn't even glance at it.  That ball was gone.  If Rodney didn't like it, I didn't like it.  That's one of the reasons we were such a good hitter."  —The late Ron Luciano, former umpire, in his 1982 book The Umpire Strikes Back.