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.

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 …

Playoffs Today  —  After an exciting finish to the regular season, three of the four League Division Series start today.  I really like the schedule for the games.  TBS provides a 3 1/2 hour window for each, which should be fine for all except the Yankees-Cleveland series.

Glavine likely to decline $13M option, mull future  —  NEW YORK — Tom Glavine is likely to decline his $13 million option with the New York Mets by Friday's deadline, giving the pitcher time to think about his future.  —  Glavine's contract said he must make a decision on the option …

Jerry Remy Voted President of Red Sox Nation  —  It was announced today that Red Sox Hall of Fame second baseman and NESN analyst Jerry Remy won a convincing victory in the election of President of Red Sox Nation.  "Regular fans," however, finished out the top 5, including "Regular Rob" …

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 …

Nats' Young Earns NL Comeback Honors  —  Each day, as he shuffled around the clubhouse in the hours leading up to game time, Dmitri Young wore a gray T-shirt.  On the back was an innocuous phrase that meant nothing to most people but everything to him: "Field 5."

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.

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 …

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.