Reyes earns weekly honor again  —  Shortstop hits .613 en route to National League award  —  Mets shortstop Jose Reyes won't have to share his Player of the Week honor with anybody this week.  —  The Bank of America award for the week of June 19-25 belongs solely to Reyes …

Don't expect 'Manny being Manny' this year  —  It's that time of year, isn't it?  Time for Manny Ramirez to start grumbling.  Time for the trade rumors to begin circulating.  Time for . . .  Wait!  —  We interrupt "Manny being Manny" to bring you this news bulletin, courtesy of Ramirez's agent, Greg Genske.

Dusty down but not ready to be out  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Asked once again about his increasingly tenuous job status, Cubs manager Dusty Baker gave a passionate defense of his position Sunday.  —  Baker emphasized that he has been put in a challenging spot with injuries stripping him of key players …

Manager's tirade gives fans sideshow  —  EVEN PLAYER SAID IT SHOULD BE ON ESPN — AND IT WAS  —  Managerial mayhem overshadowed the Lexington Legends' 5-2 victory over the Asheville Tourists last night.  —  Tip Fairchild (9-3) threw seven innings of five-hit shutout ball …

War Stories  —  On any given day now, you can walk into the Mets' clubhouse and find a friendly player ready to talk baseball with you.  It might not be like the good old days of the Eighties, when Kevin Elster would graphically discuss the previous night's sexual conquests, but in this PC-era …

McClatchy 'extremely disappointed' in Pirates' play  —  But expresses confidence in Littlefield, Tracy  —  LOS ANGELES — The Pirates' frustration is boiling to the top.  —  "I'm extremely disappointed," owner Kevin McClatchy said shortly after the team's 11th loss in a row, 7-4, to Los Angeles yesterday at Dodger Stadium.

Mailbag: Robinson on Nats fans' minds  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers your questions … I take offense to Frank Robinson's recent comments in an interview conducted by you.  Regarding his lack of popularity in Montreal compared to Washington, he stated, "The Montreal fans …

Sanchez enjoys stellar debut  —  Anibal Sanchez shut out the Yankees for 5 2/3 innings in his first major-league outing to help the Marlins earn a split of a day-night doubleheader against New York.  —  kbaxter@MiamiHerald.com  —  NEW YORK - The Bronx is a long way from Maracay, Venezuela.

Game over?  —  Gagne's latest comeback bid clouded by uncertainty  —  LOS ANGELES — The memory of Eric Gagne entering a ballgame is one of the most profound ones that fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers have.  —  Right now, that's all Gagne is — a memory.  —  His entrances from the Dodger …

Keeping the Baserunners  —  There are four components to offense in baseball.  Getting on base and batting for extra bases are the two biggies.  Next is advancing once on base; the fourth is avoiding losing runners on the basepaths.  The fourth is probably the one that flies furthest below the radar …

Duaner OK, gets day off  —  TORONTO - Duaner Sanchez's neck remained sore from the pinched nerve that forced him to leave Friday's game, but the reliever had full range of motion and was upbeat upon rejoining the Mets.  Sanchez went unused at his request yesterday, with Aaron Heilman pitching …

Mailbag: Peavy injury conscious  —  Beat reporter Lyle Spencer answers Padres fans' questions  —  Do you think that Jake Peavy's bravado gets in the way of his better judgment when it comes to telling the coaching staff about his aches and pains?  If so, when will he learn that it's OK to be vulnerable?

Boxing Legend Roberto Duran to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch for Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Duran in Phoenix to promote Joel Casamayor vs Lamont Pearson Main Event at Celebrity Theatre July 7th 2006  —  PHOENIX, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — DRL Promotions announced today that former 5 …

Dodgers' Mueller gets grim news about knee  —  Imagine your reaction if one of the foremost orthopedic doctors in the country asked you to purposely break your chronically balky knee in a last-ditch attempt to generate cartilage growth.  And oh, by the way, it would take two years to recover.

Perspectives: So, how about those Pirates?  —  We got PNC Park built with the promise of a decent team.  The owners are doing well, but what about the fans?  —  Two related news stories struck home last week that caused me to feel a tinge of outrage and also some embarrassment.