Jocketty out as Cards' general manager  —  The Cardinals and general manager Walt Jocketty have "parted ways," according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.  —  The Cardinals have scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference to discuss Jocketty's departure after 13 seasons as GM.

Angel Stadium's a sellout; some fans may be too  —  With prices for playoff series tickets soaring, many are considering cashing in on their season-ticket investment.  —  After 3 million of them streamed through the turnstiles for five consecutive years, Angels fans have proved to be some of the most devoted in Major League baseball.

Yankees: The Best of 2007  —  April 7: Alex Rodriguez hits a walkoff grand slam vs. Orioles at Yankee Stadium  —  A-Rod scores grand finale  —  Fifteen feet from the plate, Alex Rodriguez shucked his batting helmet and tossed it into the air.  A moment later, he disappeared into a throng …

Why the Rockies will beat the Phillies  —  The simple explanation, of course, is that the Rockies cannot lose.  They are invincible.  Look it up, there is not one single person on their roster named Vince.  —  Lame jokes aside, the Rockies are playing out of their heads right now …

Braves make big mistake letting Andruw go  —  Commenting on this blog will re-open Wednesday morning.  —  Bad move.  —  Terrible move.  —  Actually, this is an atrocious move for the Braves, because manager Bobby Cox had it right for eternity when he said of Andruw Jones, who ranks 1a …

Tidbits  —  John Perrotto is reporting what we first announced nearly one year ago on Friday the 13th — that Ed Creech may move into Brian Graham's job.  At the time Graham was said to have other opportunities outside the organization and we mentioned numerous times Creech was all but certain …

Stitching the Red Sox together  —  GM Epstein points to deals, player development  —  His Red Sox are safely in the playoffs, but the ever-diligent Theo Epstein was still working the phone at Fenway Park yesterday.  (JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF)  —  It's different now.

Wakefield, Matthews, Colon out of series  —  BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, Gary Matthews Jr. and Bartolo Colon will be sitting out the first round of the AL playoffs.  —  The Boston Red Sox left Wakefield off the playoff roster for their first-round series against the Los Angeles Angels because of his ailing back.

Barry Bonds' ex-mistress details star's steroid use, temper  —  In the days before he became violent, in the days before he threatened to chop off Kimberly Bell's head and leave her body in a ditch, Barry Bonds would stand in front of a mirror and fret about how steroids were changing his body.

Paul Lo Duca says he wants to keep playing at Shea  —  Paul Lo Duca returned to Shea Stadium yesterday to clean out his locker and made it clear he hoped to be back next season.  Problem is, he wants a multiyear deal that the Mets seem reluctant to give to him.

Another day or two on Tracy decision  —  Pirates' Coonelly, Huntington keeping tight lid  —  It looks as if it will be another day before the Pirates deliver their decision on manager Jim Tracy and his staff.  —  Indications were strong late last night that nothing is forthcoming today …