EXCLUSIVE: Yankees' CC to undergo knee surgery  —  By JOEL SHERMAN in New York and GEORGE A. KING III in San Francisco  —  Tweet  —  CC Sabathia was diagnosed with a minor meniscus tear of the right knee that will require surgery, The Post has learned.  —  Sabathia was diagnosed yesterday …

Sandy Alderson will be Mets' new GM  —  The Mets have settled on Sandy Alderson to be their new general manager, sources say.  —  The Mets made the choice after bringing back Alderson and former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes as finalists.  —  The official hire of Alderson as GM could come …

Lance Berkman, Kerry Wood out  —  NEW YORK — As expected, the Yankees declined to pick up the options of Lance Berkman ($15 million), Kerry Wood ($11 million) and Nick Johnson ($5.5 million with a $250,000 club buyout) on Wednesday.  —  But at least one of them, Wood …

Joe Eskenazi: In SF, we don't say ‘y,all,’ but y'all better watch out  —  and the online news editor for SF Weekly.  He's been subjecting himself to Giants baseball since 1985.  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Why does San Francisco deserve to win the World Series?  —  That was the weighty question posed …

Behind the Beard Is One Quirky Giants Reliever  —  Historically speaking, relief pitchers are notoriously odd, with closers typically occupying the far end of that spectrum.  Brian Wilson, the San Francisco Giants' closer, is one of the oddest.  —  Start with the easy stuff, like his physical appearance.

Nuns auctioning rare baseball card  —  BALTIMORE (AP)  —  Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner.  —  But she quickly learned the baseball great is a revered figure among collectors, and the most sought-after baseball card in history.

Still a Giants fan, after all these years  —  When New York's oldest club left town, most of its followers moved on.  Not this one.  —  ESPNNewYork.com  —  Willie Mays is still a part-time coach for a team whose personality is now defined by Kung Fu Panda.

Valentine: No contract talks  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  I just made contact with Bobby Valentine to see if he would confirm the Wisconsin Radio Network report that he has an agreement in place with the Brewers and the contract details are to be worked out.  —  This was his response:

Tigers “Deeply Interested” In Carl Crawford  —  The Tigers are “deeply interested” in Carl Crawford, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  As Rosenthal points out, Crawford and Austin Jackson would provide the Tigers with excellent outfield defense in spacious Comerica Park.

It's official: Riggleman to return in 2011  —  The Nationals announced the return of Manager Jim Riggleman for the 2011 season, making official what had been widely assumed and reported at the end of the regular season.  The Nationals went 69-93 this year, making Riggleman's record 102-135 …