Notes: Sosa back; Pelfrey to bullpen  —  Pitching shuffle continues as hurlers return from disabled list  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Sosa is healthy.  And as it turns out, Mike Pelfrey's Friday night bullpen stint wasn't a stint at all.  —  It was the first day of a new job.

Torre's 12th is 'toughest'  —  Tells News of season's trials, but still manages  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre's first year in pinstripes read like a Hollywood script, the story unfolding just the way he must have always imagined it could - veteran manager in the starring role …

Selig May Have a Way Out After All  —  Now that Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants has resumed his pursuit of Hank Aaron's career home run mark, he still does not know if Commissioner Bud Selig will attend the record-setting game.  There have been indications that Selig will eventually agree to trail Bonds.

League returning to the bullpen  —  Reliever has been on the disabled list since Spring Training  —  BOSTON — The disappearing act pulled by Brandon League has come to an end.  After Saturday night's 9-4 loss to the Red Sox, the Blue Jays announced that their long-lost reliever was making his return to the bullpen.

Rockies deserve a big deal  —  The last and only time the Rockies were good enough to make the playoffs, 12 years ago, they made a significant move at the trading deadline.  —  General manager Bob Gebhard acquired Mets pitcher Bret Saberhagen for minor- leaguers Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch.

It's a Pitch-by-Pitch Scouting Report, Minus the Scout  —  If you've tried to catch up on the home team this year while traveling, you may already be familiar with Enhanced Gameday — the application available on Major League Baseball's Web site that reports the trajectory of every pitch thrown in a game in real time.

Just How Long Does the Average Baseball Career Last?  —  Baseball lore is littered with one-game wonders, from Moonlight Graham, whose brief stint in the outfield for the New York Giants in 1905 was immortalized in "Field of Dreams," to Larry Yount, whose major league career amounted to warming …

Issue has plenty of juice  —  Canseco says steroid talk not going away  —  Jose Canseco is living in Southern California, pursuing an acting career and trying to get funding for the movie adaptation of his best-selling book "Juiced," which blew the lid off baseball's steroid problem.

Sheets leaves with sprained finger  —  All-Star right-hander may need MRI if symptoms persist  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers were cautiously optimistic late Saturday about the health of ace right-hander Ben Sheets, who was forced out of his start in the fourth inning with a sprained middle finger.

Notes: Escobar to displace outfielders  —  Logan, Langerhans to sit when Alex Escobar is called up  —  MIAMI — On Friday, Nationals center fielder Nook Logan had his best game of the season, going 2-for-4 with two walks and four runs scored, while outfielder Ryan Langerhans entered …

JASON BEGINS REHAB REGIMEN  —  Jason Giambi arrived in Tampa last night and is expected to begin working out at the Yankees' minor-league complex this week.  —  Giambi has been on the disabled list since June 1 with plantar fasciatis and a partial tear of the plantar fascia in the left foot …

Extension snub irks Dye  —  BALTIMORE — There's a reason Jermaine Dye has seemed a bit distant to a handful of his teammates since the start of the second half of the season.  —  And on Saturday, the White Sox outfielder told the Sun-Times why.  —  Before the All-Star Break …

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...RON DARLING  —  July 15, 2007 — Former Mets pitcher and Emmy award-winning SNY analyst Ron Darling sat down with Steve Serby at SNY studios as the second half of the season began:  —  Q: If you were Alex Rodriguez, would you stay a Yankee after the season?