Joba jawed with Sox fan at nudie bar - then arrested  —  Yankees star Joba Chamberlain downed vodka-and-sodas and caroused at a Nebraska strip club in the hours before he was busted for drunken driving, the Daily News has learned.  —  The 23-year-old pitcher went drinking at a bar …

Derek Lowe interested in Red Sox, not Yankees, report says  —  Rumors of a Derek Lowe-to-Yankees move this offseason started before the Dodgers were even eliminated from the playoffs.  However, a recent article in The Boston Globe suggests Derek Lowe has the Boston Red Sox atop his list of places of interest.

Prior Ready For Start Of '09 Season?  —  By Tim Dierkes [October 21 at 10:24am CST]  —  According to ESPN's Buster Olney: … Prior, 28, was originally targeting May for his Padres debut.  Then it was pushed to June, and then his season ended with more surgery.  Last winter, at least ten teams contacted Boggs about Prior.

For Rays, the rookie Price is right  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - David Price stood by his locker yesterday, somewhat bleary-eyed from a night of little sleep.  —  There were phone calls and text messages from the many well-wishers and sudden media obligations for the Tampa Bay Rays lefthander …

Rays, Phillies are evenly matched  —  Position-by-position breakdown of the Fall Classic, including a prediction  —  It may not be the matchup that TV executives and corporate America wanted.  —  It lost intrigue when Manny Ramirez, Joe Torre and Red Sox Nation were booted to the curb in league championship play.

Van Wieren surprises with retirement  —  Braves broadcaster of 33 seasons decides to make exit  —  ATLANTA — Over the past 33 seasons the Braves have annually changed faces and maintained the same familiar sound provided by Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray.

Mailbag: How will the rotation change?  —  Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers Braves fans' questions  —  Let's say that the Braves are able to get Jake Peavy in a trade.  Do you think they would then go out and get another top-notch pitcher like Derek Lowe or Ben Sheets?

Bowden Treated For Skin Cancer  —  Nats GM Says He Was Wrong To Delay Action  —  In June, Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden went in for a routine checkup and asked his doctor about what looked like an ingrown hair on his forehead.  It sometimes bled, but Bowden didn't think much of it.

Brewers interview Randolph  —  St. Petersburg, Fla. - I just heard from a very reliable source that former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph was scheduled to be interviewed today for the Brewers' managerial opening.  —  That makes perfect sense because I've written from the beginning …

Cards decline Mulder's $11 million option for '09 … ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals intend to cut ties with often-injured left-hander Mark Mulder, paying a $1.5 million buyout rather than exercising an $11 million option on his contract.  —  General manager John Mozeliak …

Jason Varitek question looms  —  This call is tough  —  For the past week or so, whenever reporters asked about his future, Jason Varitek [stats] firmly rebuffed the topic, saying he had other things on which to focus.  —  Sunday night, minutes after the Red Sox [team stats] …

ESPN ISSUED INTERNAL “DO NOT REPORT” WARNING ON FAVRE STORY  —  When we asked for PFT Planet to chime in regarding the possible reasons for ESPN's decision to avoid the story of Brett Favre's coaching internship with the Lions, we never expected to hear from someone at ESPN.  —  But we did.

Backstreet Boys, Los Lonely Boys to perform  —  Move over, B.K. Jackson.  Major League Baseball is bringing in some national acts for the first two games of the World Series here.  —  The Backstreet Boys will sing the national anthem at Game 1 on Wednesday night, according to team fan experience director Darcy Raymond.

Cubs to play new Yankee Stadium opener?  —  The Chicago Cubs might play the unofficial opener at the new Yankee Stadium.  The Cubs and Yankees are talking about playing an exhibition game or games the weekend before most teams open the regular season, on Monday, April 6.

Mailbag: Can Brewers sign Sabathia?  —  Beat reporter Adam McCalvy answers fans' burning questions … I realize that CC Sabathia will be tough to sign, but is it really that out of the question?  Small market or not, three million fans is still three million fans.

Canseco regrets writing ‘Juiced,’ naming names  —  Jose Canseco, whose book about steroids in baseball, “Juiced,” focused attention on the use of performance-enhancing drugs and led to congressional hearings on the subject, now says that he should have never written the book and named names of alleged steroid users.