Phillies up in arms over late, plate call in 12th-inning loss to Mets  —  NEW YORK - Moments after Jose Reyes either did or didn't beat his tag at the plate, Chris Coste watched the replays in the Phillies' clubhouse in stunned disbelief.  —  “He was out,” the catcher said.  “Clearly out.”

HIGH'JINX' HITS YANKEES  —  CREW SABOTEUR  —  The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!  —  A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction work ers told The Post yester day.

Pettitte, revamped lineup power Yanks  —  New No. 2 hitter Cabrera leads offensive charge in Kansas City  —  KANSAS CITY — It wasn't necessarily going to make or break the Yankees' season, but with the hype and drama of their first Fenway Park visit looming straight ahead, it sure beat the alternative.

Harden lands on disabled list  —  Oft-injured righty sidelined by strained muscle in shoulder  —  TORONTO — For the sixth time in less than four seasons Athletics starting pitcher Rich Harden has landed on the disabled list.  —  Oakland placed the hard-throwing right-hander on the 15 …

ROLLINS OUT, KLINE IN  —  1. Jimmy Rollins is watching batting practice with hitting coach Milt Thompson.  After doing some early stretching, he determined his sprained left ankle still isn't feeling better enough for him to resume playing.  So, for a second straight game, Rollins will watch from the dugout.

PAGAN ENJOYING AN AMAZIN' START  —  It isn't a fluke, according to David Wright.  Angel Pagan can play.  —  Last night, Pagan was terrific again, delivering one of the most clutch hits of the Mets' season, slamming a game-winning RBI single in the Mets' 4-3, 12-inning victory over the rival Phillies at Shea Stadium.

Panic is too much, too soon for Mets  —  Events surrounding these early days of the Mets' 2008 season suggest cobwebs from the 2007 collapse have not cleared.  The memory lingers on.  It will continue to do so.  —  It's turning into a strange psychosis bordering on paranoia.

D-backs' Davis has surgery  —  PHOENIX—Left-hander Doug Davis had surgery for thyroid cancer Thursday, two days after pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks to a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Davis had insisted on making his two scheduled starts before the operation to remove his thyroid gland.

Player spotlight: Mark Reynolds  —  As you may have noticed, Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks is off to a blistering start with a .344 batting average, .400 on-base percentage, five home runs, and a ridiculous 14.29 RC/27.  —  I've gotten a couple of questions from fantasy leaguers wondering how legit Reynolds is.

So many key players on the shelf … As far as we can tell, no team's superstar has gotten hurt in the last 30 seconds.  But never fear.  That'll probably change by the time you hit the pillow tonight.  —  The heck with Grady Sizemore's iron-man streak.  The 30 people in baseball …

Cora, Lowell being checked out  —  The phones are ringing in Pawtucket.  —  With Mike Lowell sustaining a thumb injury last night, and Alex Cora feeling a “twinge,” according to Terry Francona, the call has gone out to the PawSox to make sure a player is ready in case they need him.

Under The Knife  —  Injured Rays  —  Cliff Floyd (40 DXL)  —  If the Trop didn't have a dome, I think Joe Maddon might be looking to the heavens, waiting for frogs to fall from the sky.  The latest victim of the injury streak is Cliff Floyd.  Now, it's no stunner that Floyd is injured …

Vargas accepts minor league contract with Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Claudio Vargas and the Mets agreed to a minor league contract Thursday, giving New York another option for its injury-riddled rotation.  —  Vargas was released by Milwaukee late in spring training after going 11-6 with a 5.09 ERA …