Who Is the Greatest Yankee?  —  We Rank the Legends By Stats, Economic Impact and Cultural Relevance; Good News for Henrich  —  Babe Ruth, the greatest Yankee of all, admires the flight of a home-run ball during a game in St. Louis in 1932.  —  By some measures, Bill Dickey was just as valuable to the Yankees as Yogi Berra.

Dodgers are cold, but emotions flare  —  A 7-3 loss to the New York Mets to cap a 2-7 trip comes amid a controversy created by comments from Ned Colletti about Matt Kemp.  —  Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti publicly criticized Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp on Wednesday.

New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran still not close to returning to team following knee surgery  —  At the end of spring training, Carlos Beltran said he hoped to begin running exercises in Port St. Lucie on April 10, and rejoin the Mets in early May.  Nearly three weeks …

Kendrick gives Indians the short shrift  —  Surprise bunt plates game-winner in bottom of the ninth  —  ANAHEIM — Angels manager Mike Scioscia had been tossed out seven innings earlier, so it was on bench coach Ron Roenicke to give the word.  —  Then it was on Howard Kendrick to get the bunt down.

Posada day-to-day after plunking  —  Yankees catcher hit in right knee during second inning  —  BALTIMORE — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada left Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Orioles in the second inning after being hit in the right knee with a pitch.  —  Posada was diagnosed with a contusion …

Looking at star-studded 1B class of 2011  —  With Ryan Howard cashing in, what might the market be for Albert Pujols and others?  —  ESPN.com  —  Ryan Howard might have rocked the world of baseball bean counters everywhere this week with his five-year, $125 million extension.

Debated call swings momentum to Tigers  —  Gardenhire ejected after umpires rule Span missed catch  —  DETROIT — Often, all it takes is one play to shift the momentum of the game.  And for the Twins, they felt that play came on Wednesday night in the sixth inning of their 11-6 loss to the Tigers.

Fallout from immigration law tars Arizona Diamondbacks  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are like one of those fans in the lower deck at Chase Field who gets struck by a foul ball during a game.  They didn't see it coming.  —  Today at Chicago's Wrigley Field and in just about every city the team visits …

Yankees exact revenge vs. O's  —  BALTIMORE — CC Sabathia allowed three runs in 7 2/3 innings, Robinson Cano homered, and the New York Yankees took control early against the Baltimore Orioles in an 8-3 victory Wednesday night.  —  Nick Swisher had his second straight three-hit game for the Yankees …

Maddon gets a new hoodie - from an unlikely donor  —  ST. PETERSBURG - If Rays manager Joe Maddon wants to wear a hooded sweatshirt in the Red Sox' dugout, or anywhere else for that matter, that's fine with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.  —  Belichick - never one to go against …

After being labeled a bust, Giants' Zito showing signs of dominance … The familiar chant of “Bar-ry, Bar-ry, Bar-ry” filled AT&T Park last weekend.  But for the first time, the adulation wasn't for the Giants former left fielder but for the third pitcher in their starting rotation.

And that went up and down  —  Here is the Win Probability graphic of that Phillies/Giants game, courtesy of Fangraphs:  —  The Giants had a 4-1 lead with two out and a runner on first in the ninth and a 99% probability of winning.  Then Brian Wilson (who led the majors in tough saves last year) …

There's trouble ahead, but the Rangers may benefit  —  The Rangers are going for broke.  Again.  —  And you know what?  In the upside down world of the team's epic sale process, where the seller and buyer no longer have any significant input on the deal, this qualifies as potentially good news.

The Agony of Being Greinke  —  On August 16, 2008, the Kansas City Royals were out of things, of course ... it being August.  But that day they went to Yankee Stadium.  And that day a 24-year-old pitcher named Zack Greinke pitched 6 2/3 innings against a lineup that had three certain Hall of Famers …