Monkey business hurts Sox  —  Fielding lapses and ejection prove costly  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — His first night in the big leagues, and Brandon Moss could have written a book.  The rookie outfielder could not, however, pen a Hollywood ending to one of the most unexpected debuts any Red Sox rookie …

Barry Bonds' Brace  —  Orthotic Verisimilitude … You don't know Mark Silva, but you know his work.  As a certified orthotist, Silva is one of the top builders of custom sports braces for athletes.  He's made them for football players in his work with the San Francisco 49ers …

Former Husker pitcher called up to New York Yankees  —  Joba Chamberlain has been summoned to the major leagues and is scheduled to pitch in relief of Roger Clemens Tuesday night as the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Chamberlain, a 21-year-old former Nebraska All-American …

Diamondbacks, Byrnes agree to $30M deal  —  NEW YORK (SI.com) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed outfielder Eric Byrnes to a three-year extension, reported the The Arizona Republic on its Web site on Monday.  —  SI.com's Jon Heyman has confirmed that the contract is worth $30 million …

Other side of history?  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds emerged from the third-base dugout shortly after 5 p.m. local time yesterday, a wall of cameras chronicling the San Francisco Giants star's every move as he prepared for perhaps the biggest ballgame of his life.

Stormy loss puts Wells on thin ice  —  ST. LOUIS - Is David Wells finished with the Padres?  —  The Padres weren't saying last night, but after the 44-year-old gave up seven runs to raise his ERA to 14.04 over the past four games, what manager Bud Black didn't say suggested Wells is near the end of line.

Here and now  —  Orioles hope extension for ace is in the cards in near future; Erik Bedard is a Cy Young Award candidate this season, but will he be an Oriole for the long term?  —  Even before Erik Bedard started an eight-decision winning streak that elevated him to an American League Cy …

Kershaw promoted; Brooks retires  —  Monday was a bittersweet day for Great Lakes Loons' manager Lance Parrish.  The Loons won for only the fifth time in the last 22 games, but Parrish found out that he would be losing two of his players.  —  Ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw was promoted Monday …

Minor League Leadoff Hitters, Ranked  —  Every June, the minor leagues are flooded with a new group of small, fast, up-the-middle players.  Scouting directors take flyers on leadoff types in droves annually, and all the players have one thing in common: speed.

Note: Colin Cowherd Rips the Mets  —  ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd recently ripped the Mets pre-game radio show, by mocking Meet the Mets, among other things, while adding...  ...man, what a cranky jackass...  ...he makes Wallace Matthews look like Mr. Met...

Cubs bring up Patterson from Triple-A  —  Top prospect was hitting .299 with 14 homers, 62 RBIs for Iowa  —  HOUSTON — The Cubs purchased the contract of Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa and placed Alfonso Soriano on the disabled list Monday.  —  The Cubs also designated infielder Brian Dopirak …

Matt Vasgersian Trashes St. Louis  —  Look, I'm not one to spread rumors, but this seems like it very well could be true.  An email came through the AA wires shortly after the end of the Padres-Cards game last night, and read as follows...  I've tried just about every avenue I can think of to get the video/audio.

Japanese TV continues to impress  —  I don't know if Comcast offers a 24/7 Japanese game show channel, but if they don't, they most certainly should.  Human tetris?  Awesome.  Human bowling in the above clip?  Right on.  —  Also, I know "Jackass" pulled this stunt a few years back …