Pathetic in pinstripes: NY needy, Roger greedy  —  It is sad, really.  Even during their current seven-year championship drought, even while they were losing four straight to the Red Sox [team stats] in 2004 or flopping in the first round of the playoffs to the Tigers last year, the Yankees at least were interesting.

Disappointing night for Perez in opener  —  Left-hander solid until allowing eight — two earned — in fifth  —  SAN FRANCISCO — What Barry Bonds did was of no consequence, and, in relative terms, what Barry Zito did hardly mattered.  The latest installment of Mets 2007 had little …

Ortiz goes to bat for Barry  —  TORONTO - Barry Bonds is coming to Fenway Park [map] in a little more than a month, and already, David Ortiz [stats] can tell that his reception is going to be ugly.  —  Red Sox 2007 Roster  —  Take an interactive look at the 2007 Red Sox roster.  —  » Click here

No Ordinary Joe Smith  —  Every time I look at a New York Mets' box score, rookie reliever Joe Smith's name seems to be present.  The 2006 third round draft pick - and 94th overall - out of Wright State appeared in 17 games during the Mets' first 29 games of the 2007 season.

Baseball Ignores a Problem More Deadly Than Steroids  —  Alcohol last week killed one more major league baseball player than steroids ever have.  —  I repeat: Alcohol last week killed one more baseball player than steroids ever have.  —  Yet Major League Baseball and George J. Mitchell …

Notes: Glavine holds esteem for Bonds  —  Mets southpaw views slugger as 'greatest player of our era'  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tom Glavine, the Mets' starting pitcher Tuesday night against the Giants — and Barry Bonds — answered some questions about Bonds on Monday:

Prospect Hot Sheet  —  No doubt the highlight of the last week was Devil Rays righthander Wade Davis' no-hitter against Palm Beach.  —  Davis threw 84 pitches in the seven-inning win, his second no-hitter in the last nine months.  But for as hot as Davis has been—he's allowed just one run …

ESPN2 to televise MLB's 2007 First-Year Player Draft  —  Draft, to be held in Orlando, will be aired on television for the first time  —  Major League Baseball's 2007 First-Year Player Draft will be carried live by ESPN2 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, June 7th, marking the first time that the Draft will be telecast.

Boohoo: Alou looks back with sigh  —  In his return to AT&T Park, Mets' Moises reflects on Giant disappointment  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Back at AT&T Park for the first time as a member of the New York Mets, Moises Alou revealed Monday that he looks back with regret on his two seasons with the Giants.

OH MO!  PEN NOT DESALVO'S PAL  —  ROOKIE PROVES READY, BUT M'S STEAL VICTORY  —  Mariano Rivera giving up the game-winning homer in the ninth cut to the bone.  Umpire Gerry Davis blowing a call in the eighth didn't help.  And two bloop singles off Kyle Farnsworth were lethal.

Notes: Cordero admits to distraction  —  Closer trying to stay focused with grandmother in poor health  —  MILWAUKEE — A day after giving up the game-tying run in the ninth inning against the Cubs, Nationals closer Chad Cordero acknowledged that his grandmother's illness weighed heavily on his mind while he was on the mound.

Bombers need Rocket in relief  —  Here's a question that Yankee fans may need to ponder, like it or not: What if the turn of events in last night's ninth inning turns out to be more significant than the theater the Yankees gave us in Sunday's seventh inning?