Notes: Robertson lands on DL  —  After shaky start, 'tired arm' puts left-hander on the shelf  —  ARLINGTON — Less than 90 minutes after insisting his health was sound, Tigers left-hander Nate Robertson emerged Wednesday from a closed-door meeting with manager Jim Leyland with the news …

Mock Draft  —  The Devil Rays will make Vanderbilt lefthander David Price the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 draft, which begins today at 2 p.m. Eastern.  That's no surprise, as other clubs have said for weeks that they would have been surprised if Tampa Bay had gone in a different direction.

Rollins' homer rallies Phillies by Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — This time, Jimmy Rollins let his bat do the talking.  —  Rollins hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Aaron Heilman in the seventh inning, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies and Mets nemesis Adam Eaton to a 4-2 victory over New York on Wednesday night.

Still Mulling Whom to Get With 6th Pick  —  With baseball's amateur draft beginning at 2 p.m. this afternoon, the Washington Nationals' crush to debate each and every pick is nearly over.  Yesterday, the top baseball operations officials — General Manager Jim Bowden, vice president …

Sox can't get started: Spark is missing as skid hits 4  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - It took more than two months, but there may finally be a reason for Red Sox [team stats] fans to start fidgeting.  —  Although their lead in the AL East remained the largest in baseball at nine games …

Selig asks Giambi to participate in Mitchell probe  —  Commish delays decision, wants slugger to cooperate  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Bud Selig asked Jason Giambi to speak with George Mitchell within two weeks, which would make the New York Yankees star the first active player known …

Notes: La Russa criticizes Harang  —  Cards skipper upset with pitcher after Bennett injured  —  ST. LOUIS — No harm intended.  —  On Tuesday, Reds starting pitcher Aaron Harang beaned Cardinals catcher Gary Bennett in the back of the helmet in the second inning.

Notes: Team sticks to Draft philosophy  —  2001 top pick may have to undergo Tommy John surgery  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers' tough luck drafting high school pitchers in the first round will not deter them Thursday if a high school hurler is deemed the best player on the board, general manager Doug Melvin said this week.

Throwin Heat - Bonds  —  Barry Bonds is 10 homers away from breaking Hank Aaron's record.  Former commissioner Fay Vincent advised Bud Selig to stay away from any celebration when Barry breaks the record... that's bulls**t.  This is a tremendous accomplishment, and should be recognized as such by Major League Baseball.

Renaldo Wynn: Actually Posting on Extreme Skins  —  Earlier this week, I mentioned how someone named Renaldo Wynn was posting on ExtremeSkins, the Redskins' official fan message board.  I was sort of up in the air over whether it was actually him.  You know, the way the Blazers Blog …

Greene benched by injury  —  Khalil Greene was scratched from the lineup because of an ailing throwing arm, the first time Greene could recall missing a start for that reason.  —  Greene, who was replaced at shortstop by Geoff Blum, described it as "tightness in the tricep and upper arm," …