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.

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" …

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 …

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.