Offerman goes off  —  Jose Offerman has been suspended indefinitely today for going wild during a minor league game last night.  The former Red Sox infielder hit the opposing pitcher and catcher with his bat after he got hit by a pitch.  —  The catcher sustained a concussion and the pitcher …

McGeary: Not done yet  —  Before we get to last night's game (Shawn Hill, Ryan Zimmerman), let me just make clear that this Jack McGeary situation is not over.  The Nationals are in this, and the kid - refresher course: sixth-round pick from Roxbury Latin in Boston, a native of Newton …

Different Rules.  Same Outcome. by Ran...  08-13  —  Jenks Blanks by Nate Silver  —  08-13  —  The Futures at Fenway by David Laurila  —  August 15, 2007, 10:33 AM ET  —  Different Rules.  Same Outcome.  —  by Rany Jazayerli  —  At this point, if Major League Baseball had enforced …

Contreras in Friday showcase  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Midway through August, the White Sox already are looking ahead to September, when rosters can expand.  —  Does manager Ozzie Guillen have his eye on any particular players down on the farm?  —  ''Everyone is here,'' Guillen said with a laugh Tuesday.

PEDRO BETTER IN 2ND REHAB OUTING  —  With one rehab outing already done, the key issue is what was better about Pedro Martinez's second test yesterday afternoon.  —  "What we hear," Mets VP of development Tony Bernazard said, "is that his command was better."

Green adjusts as Willie gives Milledge shot  —  PITTSBURGH - Willie Randolph met with Shawn Green in the manager's office after the right fielder was left out of the lineup in favor of Lastings Milledge last night against the Pirates.  Green wasn't told he lost his job, but it's clear his playing time is diminishing.

MLB suspends Brewers slugger Fielder 3 games  —  Major League Baseball has suspended the Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder for three games and fined the first baseman an undisclosed amount for inappropriate and aggressive conduct during the fourth inning of the Brewers' 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros …

No pain, no game for these hard-nosed players … Jason Hirsh didn't mean to make a statement.  It just worked out that way.  —  After taking a J.J. Hardy line drive off the leg last week, Hirsh stayed in the game to pitch five more innings in Colorado's 11-4 victory over Milwaukee.

Yanks Get Brackman Done  —  The Newark Star-Ledger's Dan Graziano and Ed Price-a former BA staffer, in the interest of full disclosure-have reported that the Yankees have signed their first-round pick, righthander Andrew Brackman.  Baseball America has confirmed the contract's details …

All right (nearly)  —  Whoops.  Let's try that again.  —  Almost an all righthanded lineup for today's day game against lefty Erik Bedard:  —  Melky CF  —  Betemit 2B  —  Jeter SS  —  A-Rod 3B  —  Matsui LF  —  Posada DH  —  Phillips 1B  —  Duncan RF  —  Molina C  —  Hughes P

Start Saving Now if You Want Daisuke Matsuzaka's Autograph  —  How much would you pay for ball autographed by Daisuke Matsuzaka?  Unless your answer was "at least four hundy," then you can forget about getting your cheap little hands on one.  As spotted on SPORTSbyBROOKS …