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 …

Tigers Stick It to the Man, and New York Teams Benefit  —  Yesterday, baseball had some good news.  Yankees and Mets fans, especially, should be happy: They should even send flowers and gift baskets to Detroit.  —  The good news is that the Tigers signed New Jersey's Rick Porcello, their first-round pick in this year's draft.

Grand night for O's, Huff  —  Slam sparks biggest rout of season; Cabrera cruises  —  NEW YORK - If nothing else, Orioles manager Dave Trembley assures that his team will not lie down over the final two months of the season.  There will be no countdown to the season's final day …

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.

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.

Rebuilding by the Bay: San Francisco`s Immediate Future by John Perrotto  —  The San Francisco Giants have been in the baseball spotlight almost continually for more than a decade.  They finished either first or second in the National League West from 1997-2004.

Upper Cust  —  Jack Cust homered twice last night as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3.  That gives Cust twenty home runs in eighty three games.  With a .404 OBA and a .550 slugging percentage, Cust is having a great half season.  As I've said many times …

Gagné throws it into reverse  —  Eric Gagné lived the entire Boston experience in one short inning.  He was the goat, the piñata, and the object of scorn.  And then he was the greatest thing since sliced Yaz Bread.  —  He was booed and ridiculed.  He heard words he never heard in the Bible.

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 …