Dodgers add Kuo to NLCS roster  —  Southpaw could neutralize Philly's lethal lefty bats; Saito left off  —  PHILADELPHIA — Closer Takashi Saito's comeback from elbow problems was derailed Thursday when he was left off the Dodgers' roster for the National League Championship Series …

Mets Sell Out $500,000 Luxury Suites Amid Wall Street Crisis  —  Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) — The New York Mets sold out the luxury suites in their new stadium for as much as $500,000 a year, avoiding the financial crisis, said Dave Howard, the team's executive vice president for business operations.

Facts About Manny Ramirez  —  Fox broadcaster Tim McCarver joined the chorus-well, actually he stepped in front of the chorus, grabbed a mike, waved down the band and called for a spotlight-Wednesday, slamming Manny Ramirez based largely on the same secondhand stories that have passed around for more than two months.

RUSSO: BELTRAN/CANO DEAL IN THE WORKS?  —  Frank Russo, on New York Baseball Digest Radio's Yankee Special, mentioned that his connections have shared that the Mets are accepting inquiries for Carlos Beltran.  And, further, according to Russo, his sources have also shared that there's a rumor …

Mets' Burgos to be jailed 3 months awaiting trial  —  NAGUA, Dominican Republic — New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women.  —  The 24-year-old reliever told The Associated Press …

Chat with Scouts Inc.'s Keith Law  —  Welcome to The Show!  On Thursday, Scouts, Inc. senior baseball analyst, Keith Law, will stop by to talk some baseball.  —  Keith was formerly the special assistant to the general manager with the Toronto Blue Jays and has a wealth of knowledge for you to tap into.

Reds manager Baker will coach his kids' team … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball.  —  This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime out of Roseville, Calif., near the Bakers' Northern California home.

Armstrong opens up about club's future  —  President expounds on GM search, direction of Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said this week that an intense determination to get the Mariners back on course via a “collaborative and inclusive” management style that worked …

MOOSE MIGHT NOT QUIT  —  Yankee staff members have heard Mike Mussina say he is retiring.  However, Mussina hasn't officially announced this past season - when he won 20 games for the first time in a borderline Hall of Fame career - was his last.  —  Mussina, who will be 40 in December …

Higashioka hopes to hop on fast track  —  Catching prospect departs instructs with eye on full-season ball in '09  —  While many teams have instructional league sessions that last four to six weeks, the Yankees prefer more of a short-and-sweet version of the fall gathering.

Female Rays Fans Getting Mohawks Too...Down There  —  That's right, for women out there who want to get in on the “Rayhawk” craze that is sweeping all of Tampa Bay in support of their Rays playoff run, there is a way to show their support...a little more discretely...and much to the joy of their significant others.

Pushing The Narratives  —  The benefit of my current work schedule is the ability to watch Pardon the Interruption, which remains the only ESPN piece of programming worth investing too much time in.  SportsCenter is not as essential as it used to be; much of the analyst shows focused on individual sports are background fodder.