Yanks put hurt on Curt: Schill rocked in Bronx rout  —  NEW YORK - Thousands of visiting sailors flooded the streets of Manhattan yesterday, grateful to be off the open seas and back on stable ground for the first day of annual Fleet Week festivities.  —  Up in the Bronx last night, however …

Report: D'Rays' Dukes Threatened Wife  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay rookie Elijah Dukes was held out of the lineup Wednesday night against Seattle following a published report that his estranged wife sought a restraining order after being threatened by the 22-year-old outfielder.

Notes: Burnett awaits league decision  —  Jays right-hander expects word from Commissioner's office  —  BALTIMORE — Toronto pitcher A.J. Burnett openly admitted that he intentionally fired a pitch at Baltimore's Jay Gibbons in the fifth inning on Tuesday night.

Selig should take his cue from Goodell  —  Bud Selig, who's been the commissioner of baseball longer than FDR was president, could learn a few things from his NFL counterpart Roger Goodell, who's still a rookie at the job.  —  Running the National Football League — a business …

Mauer might be ready for Friday  —  ARLINGTON, TEXAS - After taking another big stride toward returning from the disabled list Wednesday, Joe Mauer said some words every Twins fan should be happy to hear: "I'd like to get back in there Friday."  —  But as Mauer said, he wanted to play Wednesday, "so it's kind of the same thing."

Who's that?  Willits, Shields performing without the hype … It's tough to perform well in the majors and remain anonymous these days, given the rampant media saturation in the game.  When Twins reliever Pat Neshek can attract a die-hard following through his Weblog, it's a sign that times are truly changing.

Baseball?  Not Tonight  —  With the Indians just rolling, winning every which way, it's time to go a little off-topic to address something that's been bothering me since Opening Day of 2007.  The bothersome development is the sad state of ESPN's Baseball Tonight.

Myers leaves game with injury  —  Phils closer strains right shoulder in ninth inning  —  MIAMI — Brett Myers might have smiled if it didn't hurt to laugh.  His shoulder wrapped in ice, the closer was the unfortunate casualty in Philadelphia's 8-7 win over the Marlins.

Perez, Wright power Mets past Braves  —  ATLANTA (AP) — New York Mets manager Willie Randolph isn't ready to proclaim Oliver Perez a big-game pitcher.  —  For now, it's enough that Perez is New York's new Braves-beater.  —  Perez pitched seven innings and moved to 3- against Atlanta …

The Hamilton Saga  —  Josh Hamilton, the new Cincinnati Reds center fielder, has been one of the best stories of the season.  The first overall selection of the 1999 amateur draft looked destined for stardom during his first few seasons in pro ball, but a back injury in 2001 resulted …

I understand that each and every Fan of Our Washington Nationals wants to cheer for a winner.  Desires to see them drub The Mets & Phillies each and every time we play them.  Hopefully soon, be competitive.  Win Division Titles.  And Eventually, WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!

Note: SNY Vieiwing Party Tomorrow Night  —  Tomorrow, Thursday, May 23, at The Back Page sports bar in New York City, SportsNet NY is hosting a viewing party for fans to watch the Mets play the Braves.  —  For more, watch the video below, or check out SNY.tv.  —  ...i went to one of these last season, and it was a lot of fun...

Questions dog Bucs' Bullington, Van Benschoten  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  BUFFALO, N.Y.  —  Typical Pirates?  —  That might be too harsh, but it's perfectly legitimate to question how this franchise handled the eighth pick of the 2001 draft and the top pick in 2002.