Marlins hammer Tom Glavine in first inning  —  Could this be how a Hall of Fame career ends?  Or the Mets' season?  —  Tom Glavine was yanked after recording just one out and the Mets trailed 7-0 after a half-inning this afternoon against the Marlins at Shea.  It was the second-shortest outing of Glavine's career.

Fighting mad Marlins vow to get even today  —  NEW YORK — At the season's final crossroad, the Mets are bracing for an old-school war with the Marlins, the kind that's borne out of bad blood and bad attitudes on both sides.  Say what you want about the Mets' soul-less play in September …

D-backs celebrate in style  —  San Diego's loss gives Arizona first NL West title since 2002  —  DENVER — The Diamondbacks clinched the National League West title before they took the field against the Rockies on Saturday night.  And after a raucous celebration the night before …

Sox need to wield clout vs. Angels … Philosophically, what we have here is a complete mismatch of styles.  The Red Sox [team stats] generally like to sit back, work the count, play for the big innings.  The Los Angeles Angels like to force the issue.  —  "In a short series …

Tejada tells MacPhail: 'I want to win'  —  Orioles shortstop makes top priority clear in meeting  —  Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada met with Andy MacPhail for 45 minutes yesterday, telling the president of baseball operations that it's his preference to remain a shortstop but that being on a winning team remains his biggest priority.

MATSUI KNEE NEEDS DRAIN; YANKS OPEN ON THURSDAY  —  Joe Torre insisted Hideki Matsui being sent to New York last night to have his balky right knee drained today isn't that big of a deal.  However, the procedure likely will limit Matsui to DH duty against the Indians when the ALDS opens in Cleveland on Thursday night.

NL tiebreaker scenarios  —  NL playoff tiebreaker scenarios (records through Saturday):  —  NL East  —  If New York (88-73) and Philadelphia (88-73) finish with the same record, they would play a tiebreaker game Monday in Philadelphia.  —  Wild Card  —  In the event two teams tie …

Coaching change  —  Bench coach Tom Trebelhorn was informed today that he won't have his contract renewed for 2008.  No replacement has been named.  Candidates will be discussed at the organizational meetings on Oct. 8.  —  "I was told it was an organizational change, the euphemistic way of saying …

WAGNER: WILLIE, RICK 'NOT A LOT OF HELP'  —  The Mets' bullpen has been a mess for most of the season, and Billy Wagner evidently is tired of the pitchers involved shouldering the blame.  In a New York magazine article that hits newsstands tomorrow, Wagner points a finger at Willie Randolph …

Giving credit where it's due  —  One man's ballot for the major awards  —  The envelope, please . . .  Most Valuable Player  —  AMERICAN LEAGUE 1.  Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees.  Yes, Magglio Ordonez had a great season, but not like A-Rod.  A-Rod had big hits all year …

Shake-up on deck for O's?  —  Executive vice president Mike Flanagan and vice president Jim Duquette were sitting in an office on the third floor of the warehouse on the morning of June 18 when another Orioles executive notified them of the report.  —  It stated that Andy MacPhail …