Indians extend Westbrook's deal  —  Tribe agrees to keep 29-year-old pitcher through 2010  —  CLEVELAND — The lure of big money and big years was on the horizon for Jake Westbrook.  He was just months away from his first shot at seeing what the free-agent market had to offer for his services.

Orioles place Wright on DL, recall Burres … Though optimistic that Jaret Wright won't be out of the rotation for long, the Orioles yesterday placed the veteran right-hander on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder stiffness and recalled left-hander Brian Burres.

Prospectus Hit List  —  Friday the 13th Edition  —  Welcome to the Friday edition of the Hit List, and thanks to those of you who expressed concern about its whereabouts when Tuesday came and went with nary a potshot at Eric Milton.  We're working with a new timeslot that should help …

Nationals Follow Through on Lead  —  Bergmann Allows One Hit in Six Innings As Washington Ends Its Six-Game Slide: Nationals 2, Braves 0  —  Let the record show that at 9:32 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, Ronnie Belliard, second baseman for the Washington Nationals, lined a single into right field.

Franco the hero as Mets fend off Nats  —  Veteran's pinch-hit single plated winning run in seventh  —  NEW YORK — The success the Mets achieved last year was such that almost everything they do this season — the process, as well as the product — will be measured against it.

Injury bug bites Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays' Flashback Fridays promotion is geared toward remembering the team's history — Otto Velez was the man honoured Friday night - and give everyone an excuse to once again hear such gems as Here In My Car by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army.

Ringolsby: Diversity, for one, is thriving  —  On Sunday, baseball will honor the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, an event that not only marked the breaking of the color barrier in baseball but began to open doors in society in general.

Reyes Is Worth the Price of Admission  —  Something I discovered while wondering how many games this weekend will be rained out: Of the Mets starters, only two players have more walks than strikeouts this season.  I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count.  Still don't know?

Rangers' Wright headed to DL  —  SEATTLE - The Rangers won't make it through the season with just five starters.  They will be looking for another No. 5 starter next week.  —  Right-hander Jamey Wright, who allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings in his first start, is headed to the disabled list today with shoulder soreness.

Blogger Beat: Capitol Punishment  —  This season, at the beginning of each series, MetsBlog will attempt to get the perspective of the opposition and their fans.  From this, we hope to be better educated on the opposition going into a series.  It also gives us a fine opportunity to highlight some of our favorite team blogs.

Offensive Falloff  —  Runs per game are way down this season over the previous year.  So far it's huge:  —  Offense through second Thursday of the season.  —  Category20062007  —  Games  —  137  —  132  —  Runs  —  1475  —  1080  —  R/G  —  10.8  —  8.2  —  Home Runs  —  359

No DL for Mike Mussina  —  Just got off the phone with Brian Cashman.  He said that Mike Mussina was at the stadium in Oakland today to receive treatment on his hamstring.  He has not been placed on the disabled list.  —  Cashman believes that Mussina will likely miss only one start then return to the rotation.

Mets know they're in for lots of nervous time  —  Carlos Beltran was wearing a neophrene hood that made his face look as if it was peering out of a small ship's porthole.  Julio Franco came in from batting practice rubbing his hands together and said, "Look.  They're freezing."