Papi's car on eBay  —  The following story was written by the Globe's Andrew Ryan:  —  Used Car for Sale: A 2005 Mercedes-Benz convertible SL-Class SL65 AMG with 6.0-liter twin-turbo charged engine that rockets from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds.  —  Mileage: 4,034, driven predominantly to and from Fenway Park.

Budde's hit wins it in 10th inning  —  Angels reserve catcher Ryan Budde pulled off a rare double-double Monday night, evoking the memory of Adam Riggs and beating the New York Yankees with one clutch swing of the bat in the bottom of the 10th inning.  —  Budde, who entered the game …

Redding leads Nationals to win over Astros  —  Ex-Astro deals 7 shutout innings; Jennings fails again  —  It was not a good idea to make assumptions Monday night at Minute Maid Park, where the Astros got the figurative equivalent of popcorn thrown in their faces, which is what one fan suffered …

Rockies first pitch  —  HANGING ON  —  Left-hander Mark Redman, an eight- year major league veteran, has signed a minor league contract with the Rockies and pitched for Double-A Tulsa (Okla.) on Monday.  —  He gave up five runs, five hits, two walks and struck out seven in five innings in Tulsa's 6-5 …

With Season in Focus, Wright's Vision Is Clear 30/30  —  David Wright's mind is in overdrive.  He is processing the score, the inning, the count and the number of outs.  He is studying the pitcher's time to home plate, his pickoff move and, if he can sneak a peek, his grip.

Red Sox, Wakefield cash in  —  New catcher handles the job in another shutout of Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Slaught, who was with Tim Wakefield when the knuckleballer was a Pirates rookie, caught him in the 1992 National League playoffs.  —  "Catching him today," Slaught said that night …

Mets deal for Reds' Conine  —  Add veteran righty bat in wake of Easley injury  —  Jeff Conine was dealt to the Marlins in an August trade four years ago, and helped lift Florida to a World Series victory over the Yankees by hitting .367 that postseason.  Now the Mets are counting on him to do the same for them.

Notes: Capuano penned in after loss  —  Phoenix - Prefacing his announcement by saying he didn't think Chris Capuano pitched that badly Sunday, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost nevertheless said Monday that he was reassigning the beleaguered left-hander to the bullpen.

Hit Men  —  Alex Rodriguez's 500th dinger ocasioned much speculation as to whether he will some day overtake Barry Bonds's still-growing home run crown, described ad nauseum in the press as the "most hallowed record in sports."  Nevermind that, outside the Americas, this record is of little interest.

Gloveless hitters buck the trend  —  Few barehanded lumber wielders remain in the game  —  The evolution of baseball equipment has made it difficult for modern-day ballplayers to resemble their predecessors.  Double-flapped helmets, shoulder and shin pads, weighted donuts, oversized fielding gloves.

Choking Up For Big Hits  —  A little over a week ago, Dayton manager Donnie Scott and hitting coach Darren Bragg told their team that everyone was going to choke up on the bat.  Tired of seeing inopportune strikeouts and looking for a way to speed up bats that were dragging in the August heat …

The 2007 Replacement Level Killers  —  In a pennant race, every edge matters.  The late-season heroics of one individual may turn a close race into a tale of success writ large, but it's the failures writ small, the weak links on a team, that commonly create that close race in the first place.

Bridgeport pitcher suspended three games  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The minor league pitcher Jose Offerman attacked with a bat last week was suspended three games Tuesday for his role in the fight.  —  The independent Atlantic League also fined Matt Beech of Bridgeport Bluefish an undisclosed amount.

Watch and Enjoy as Webb Pursues Hershiser's Feat  —  Anyone who still complains that baseball teams from small markets can't compete and that baseball teams that don't play their home games in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Boston seem not to matter, ought to set aside some time tomorrow night.

A-plus for Pedro  —  Martinez dazzles in third Single-A start  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - He'd lost a nine-pitch battle to a Single-A hitter and there was a palpable feeling at Tradition Field that Pedro Martinez was ticked off in the third inning of last night's game.