Bonds goes 0 for 4 in Giants victory  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bud Selig joined the crowd that came out to see Barry Bonds.  All the commissioner saw was a long fly and an 0-for-4.  —  Bonds went hitless and stayed put at 753 home runs in the San Francisco Giants' 8-4 victory …

Mets top Dodgers, Valentin breaks leg  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even when things go well for the New York Mets, Jose Valentin has bad luck.  —  The second baseman broke his right leg when he fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning of New York's 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

A-Ram powers Cubs past Diamondbacks  —  This is how well things are going for the Cubs right now: No matter who plays, where they bat and whatever the conditions, it comes out a W.  —  No doubt about it, manager Lou Piniella is on a hot streak.  —  Put 5-foot-8-inch, 170-pound Mike Fontenot in the lineup's third spot?

Fan robs Cabrera with hat grab  —  MIAMI (AP) — Florida Marlins fan David Fridkin might have robbed his favorite player of an extra-base hit Friday night.  —  With the Marlins leading Cincinnati 4-2 in the sixth inning, Miguel Cabrera hit a drive to deep right field.

Memorabilia company sues Big Papi for $1M  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A sports memorabilia company sued Boston Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz for $1 million Friday, claiming he breached a contract by failing to autograph a required number of items and appear at "meet-and-greet" events.

The gloves are off: The Sports Dude strikes back  —  Earlier this week, we weighed in on Jerry Remy's tirade against ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, who applied for the presidency of Red Sox Nation.  Remy, you may remember, was not a fan of the Sports Dude's sarcasm, and called him out on the air.

Pirates bottom out, 2-1  —  Drop to last place as slide hits seven  —  Home again.  —  It seemed just about the only missing piece to the Pirates' precipitous plunge, one in which they have fallen short in all seven games since the All-Star break.  But there it was in the standings …

Notes: Sutton discusses homer chase  —  Announcer respects Bonds, but questions make him worried  —  WASHINGTON — On April 8, 1974, Dodgers left-hander Al Downing became part of history when he gave up Hank Aaron's record-setting 715th home run at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

So that's what's wrong with Craig Hansen...  This entry was posted on 7/19/2007 10:16 PM and is filed under uncategorized.  —  Very interesting and telling comments from Peter Gammons during his weekly Thursday segment with Mike Felger on the 890 ESPN's Mike Felger Show Thursday afternoon …

And Moore  —  In the second roster move Friday, the Cubs placed Daryle Ward on the 15-day disabled list with a badly strained right calf muscle and recalled Scott Moore, who started at first base.  Moore has played mostly third base at Iowa and some left field while hitting .266 with 16 homers and 61 RBIs in 90 games.

O's, Bedard ace A's  —  Left-hander allows one hit - a homer - in 7 innings  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - As his scoreless-innings streak extended through the middle innings last night at McAfee Coliseum, Erik Bedard was creating even better theater.  He hadn't allowed a hit through 5 2/3 innings.

Notes: Padilla on schedule to return  —  Righty to pitch two innings on Tuesday at Double-A Frisco  —  ARLINGTON — Vicente Padilla, on the disabled list with right triceps irritation, will throw a bullpen session on Saturday and then a two-inning (30-35 pitches) game at Double-A Frisco on Tuesday.

Losing ace alters team's trading strategy  —  ATLANTA — Another 10 weeks without Chris Carpenter in their starting rotation hit home for the Cardinals on Thursday night.  A team barely contending now confronts a harsher reality.  —  The Cardinals may remain buyers rather than sellers …

Backman's team walks off field, forfeits  —  MACON, Ga. (AP) — As a player, Wally Backman was always up for a scrap.  After his minor league team got into a tussle Friday night, it simply went home.  —  Backman had already been ejected much earlier when his South Georgia Peanuts walked off …