Moss called up: Filling in for Hinske  —  SEATTLE - One new outfielder will join the Red Sox [team stats] this week, and another may be on the not-so-distant horizon.  —  Brandon Moss will be with the Sox in Anaheim for the three-game series with the Angels, potentially replacing Eric Hinske.

Is Glavine the Last 300 Game Winner?  —  I know everyone's attention is shifted to the left coast right now, but something special is happening in Chicago tonight.  Barry Bonds assault on baseball's most hallowed mark is absolutely something to marvel at, but with Alex Rodriguez …

Paul to Willie: &#%* play me!  —  CHICAGO - Paul Lo Duca was thrilled to catch Tom Glavine's 300th win.  It nearly didn't happen, though.  —  Lo Duca talked his way into last night's lineup during an intense conversation with Willie Randolph in the visitors' dugout before batting practice …

Cubs place Alfonso Soriano on 15-day disabled list; Select infielder Eric Patterson from Iowa  —  Cubs designate infielder Brian Dopirak for assignment; Place pitcher Wade Miller on waivers for his unconditional release  —  HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano …

Making tracks  —  Red Sox get out of scary Safeco with series win  —  SEATTLE — Finally, it seemed, the Red Sox had put the "safe" back in Safeco.  They'd throttled Ichiro, cracked the Mariners' vaunted bullpen, pounded out 13 extra-base hits in two days, including eight in yesterday's 9-2 win …

HERE'S JOBA!  —  Yankees fans are dying to see Joba Chamberlain pitch, but Joe Torre would simply like to meet the young man first.  —  He'll get that chance today.  —  After yesterday's game, Mike Myers was designated for assignment and did not make the trip to Toronto.

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Bonds' Home Run Record Tainted by Mechanical Device?  —  NEW YORK (Commentary) Beyond his alleged steroid use, Barry Bonds is guilty of the use of something that confers extraordinarily unfair mechanical advantage: the "armor" that he wears on his right elbow.

Lackey gets mad, help Angels beat Athletics  —  OAKLAND - If this is the way the Oakland Athletics go about getting revenge, they might want to rethink their tactics.  —  Whether or not the A's tried to hit Vladimir Guerrero with a first-inning pitch, it did have one lingering effect …

Wells gets Bonds' signature on rare ball  —  Padres pitcher now has top three homer hitters' autographs  —  SAN DIEGO — Padres left-hander David Wells is a baseball collector of sorts and one of his prize possessions just grew a lot more valuable.  —  Wells has an old, grainy …

Edmonds is open to a trade  —  WASHINGTON — Jim Edmonds assumed when he signed a two-year extension with the Cardinals last November that he would finish his potential Hall of Fame career in St. Louis.  —  This year has challenged that notion.  —  Edmonds, who enjoys the right to veto any deal …

Sean Forman interview  —  Recently I had the honor and pleasure of picking the brains of Sean Forman, the man behind the best site on the internet, Baseball-Reference.  So here are his thoughts about himself, his website, and getting into bar fights with firefighters.

Philly To Welcome Russians With, Uh, Vodka  —  Hey, guess who's in town later this week!  The Russian national baseball team!  And guess who they're playing!  An adult men's [softball] baseball team from Philly!  And... oh, just read the item from Inqlings.

Umpires reject MLB request for background checks  —  The Major League Baseball umpires union said Monday that it is refusing to cooperate with a request for background checks from commissioner Bud Selig's office, calling the initiative a "knee-jerk, misguided witch hunt" …