Mets Dumbfounded by Their Mistakes  —  LOS ANGELES — His shoulders slumped, his eyes heavy, his goatee likely grayer than it was just four hours earlier, Jerry Manuel emerged from the Mets' clubhouse late Monday night and spotted a massage table.  —  “I need to lie down,” Manuel said.  —  No wonder.

Yankees' Bruney blames replay for elbow injury  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Ready to return from the disabled list, New York Yankees reliever Brian Bruney blamed an 8 1/2-minute wait during an umpires' video review for causing a strained flexor muscle in his right elbow.

As Yankees' saver, Coke floats  —  Maybe Tuesday Phil Coke will allow himself to feel some happiness about taking over the closer's role from Mariano Rivera for one night and earning his first career save.  Because in the clubhouse after Monday night's game, he spoke like a man who had just been through a harrowing experience.

ERIC CHAVEZ CAREER IN CRISIS  —  Chavez nearing end of the road  —  (05-19) 04:00 PDT St. Petersburg, Fla. — The next time Eric Chavez's back goes out, it will be the end of his career.  —  “Pretty much game, set and match,” the A's third baseman told The Chronicle by phone from his home in Phoenix.

Delgado To Have Surgery  —  The Mets have announced Carlos Delgado will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur and repair a torn labrum in his hip tomorrow in New York.  —  ...from what i can gather, delgado will likely be out until the all-star break...  RSS 2.0 You can skip to the end and leave a response.

Helton's easy call: It's a hit  —  ATLANTA — Todd Helton has more hits than Elvis Presley.  He knows one when he sees one.  And his ninth-inning shot past Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar on Monday night left no doubt in his mind.  —  “I have never seen that ball ruled an error,” Helton said.

Strasburg won't see D.C. this season  —  Buzz up!  —  Swallow hard, Washington Nationals fans, or what's left of you.  A long summer is about to get longer if acting general manager Mike Rizzo has his way.  —  Stephen Strasburg isn't coming to the nation's capitol.  —  Oh, calm down.

Early trade winds for Boston and Milwaukee  —  Some executives report that in the last couple of weeks, they've started the process of defining their own team's needs, of glancing over the rosters of opposing teams and formulating possible trade options.  It might be weeks before those conversations turns …

Atlanta Braves and Publix Invite Fans to “Shop with the Braves” this Friday, May 22  —  First of Five “Shop with the Braves” Dates Scheduled  —  Atlanta Braves players Mike Gonzalez, Jordan Schafer and Greg Norton will greet fans and assist shoppers this Friday, May 22, at Publix in Buckhead …

Gonzalez finds going to a bigger bat was well worth the weight  —  One simple question addressed to one of the game's premier power hitters was part of the evolution that has made Adrian Gonzalez the major league leader in homers entering tonight's Padres-Giants game at Petco Park.

Would we have beaten Mike Scott in Game 7?  Yes, we would have found a way  —  Jesse Orosco jumps for joy after striking out Kevin Bass in the 16th inning to win Game 6 of the NLCS.  (Photo by AP)  —  By GARY CARTER  —  Speaking of Mike Scott, I have often been asked if I thought …

told he'll play less as he battles anxiety  —  May 7, 2009 - Cardinals shortstop Khalil Greene turns a double-play to force out Pittsburgh's Nate McLouth at second in the first inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. (Chris Lee/P-D)

Despite Detwiler, Down to Defeat  —  Solid Start Done In By Defense, Bullpen : Pirates 12, Nationals 7  —  Six professional pitchers performed for the Washington Nationals last night.  One had been promoted from Class AA Harrisburg earlier in the day, for the purposes of a cameo start.

Every day Rays rewrite the ‘book’  —  For Maddon, breaking unwritten rules a part of the game  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Joe Maddon knows all about the proverbial “book” that governs the conduct and acceptable on-field protocol for baseball teams.  The Rays manager even acknowledges that you might …