Posada suspended four games, fined $3K for role in brawl  —  Jorge Posada has been suspended four games and fined $3,000 for his role in Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl between the Yankees and Blue Jays, a baseball source told the Daily News.  Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson received the same punishment.

New York Yankees announce 2010 full-season ticket pricing  —  Prices for 97 percent of tickets to remain the same or decrease  —  The Yankees today announced 2010 full-season ticket license pricing for regular season games at Yankee Stadium.  Prices for 97 percent of tickets will either remain the same or decrease.

Beltran glad to have chance to work on timing  —  were officially eliminated from contention on Sunday night, but don't tell Carlos Beltran the rest of this season is meaningless.  Not for him, and not for the Mets if they plan on having their $119-million centerfielder in playing shape by the start of spring training next year.

Matsuzaka provides a shot in the arm for Red Sox rotation  —  BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka finally returned to the rotation Tuesday night, for the first time since June 19, after dealing with shoulder and strength problems for the majority of the season, and he put on a display of ambitious proportions.

Holliday, Bay, Lackey look like best of intriguing group of free agents … Beyond hard-hitting outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay and superb starter John Lackey, the 2010 free-agent class isn't exactly filled with stars in their prime.  Except for the bullpen and designated hitter spot, the class lacks depth.

Mauer, Cuddyer keep Twins in playoff chase with win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Cuddyer (FSY) homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep.  —  Joe Mauer (FSY) singled twice, raising …

Youkilis on his injury  —  Kevin Youkilis is unsure when he will return to the Red Sox lineup from the back spasms that have kept him out for tonight and last night.  Youkilis said he experiences the back spasms once per season, and they typically keep him out for one series or so.

Introducing DiamondView Composite Player Evaluation  —  The DiamondView Composite Graph tells you everything you need to know about the a batter's strength and weaknesses.  —  View full size photo uploaded September 16, 2009  —  The last great goal of 20th Century science which continues …

Ethier helps Dodgers pad West lead  —  Slugger hits 29th homer; LA ups division edge to four  —  LOS ANGELES — The soft part of the schedule kicked in again just in time for the Dodgers on Monday night, when they outlasted the last-place Pirates, 6-2, while the Giants were pounding the Rockies …

Mangled Mets  —  At the beginning of the season, the Mets were poised to be post-season contenders.  However, a plague of injuries haunted the entire team and now they are 20 games behind the NL East leader, much to the delight of Phillies Phans everywhere.

Flores Has Torn Right Labrum; Will Miss 3-6 Months  —  The Nats pulled off a rare feat Tuesday night, actually losing a nine-inning game in roughly two innings.  They were down 5-0 at the end of the second; that was also the final score.  Cliff Lee was dealin' the whole night, and the Nationals …

Thank you, too, Ernie  —  Think of it as a celebration.  —  Ernie Harwell will speak into a microphone tonight at Comerica Park.  But it won't be like old times.  It never again will be like old times.  —  He's not returning for an inning to the broadcast booth.  —  Advertisement

Just Say No to Zambrano  —  Yesterday there was talk about the possibility of the Cubs shopping Carlos Zambrano this offseason.  Immediately, I thought of the Zambrano being a great #2 starter behind Johan Santana.  That is until you dig deeper into Zambrano and realize that he is exactly what the Mets don't need.