Joba leaves team after dad collapses  —  BOSTON - The Yankees likely will be without Joba Chamberlain on Monday night in Tampa Bay, as the reliever left the team on Sunday night to tend to his ailing father.  —  According to sources, Harlan Chamberlain collapsed at his home in Lincoln …

Add Molina to the injury list  —  The Yankees need a catcher.  Jose Molina strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning, which is why he had to leave the game in the eighth.  —  “He sucked it up for us,” manager Joe Girardi said.  —  It's uncertain what the corresponding move …

Quote: Willie says the Mets are Sloppy  —  The Mets blew a four-run, third-inning lead yesterday, losing to the Brewers while leaving 10 men on base, hitting in to five double plays and making one error in the field, among others on the base paths.  —  Willie Randolph, while looking …

Crowning the greatest New York Yankees team ever  —  Imagine what it would be like if all the great teams that have played at Yankee Stadium throughout its history could face off against each other ...  How would the Murderers' Row squad of 1927 fare against Ron Guidry in his Louisiana Lightnin' prime?

Moises to play rehab game  —  Moises Alou's recovery from March 6 hernia surgery has progressed so well that he's expected to play in a rehab game in Port St. Lucie by this weekend, the Daily News has learned.  —  Fill-in Angel Pagan, who led off the past two games with Jose Reyes …

Leyland lets loose on underperforming Tigers  —  CHICAGO - In his hotel room only a night earlier, a sense of calm had enveloped Jim Leyland.  Somehow, in this most embarrassing of times, he had managed to restrain his incendiary temper that, legend has it, once caused him to deliver …

Bowker, Lincecum star in Giants' win  —  Rookie homers for second straight game; starter strikes out 11  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants called up John Bowker to provide a little bit of power, and he's already overloaded the circuit.  —  Bowker, who struggled during Spring Training and early …

Jenkins bats leadoff for first time  —  With Rollins, Victorino out, Manuel forced to alter lineup  —  PHILADELPHIA — The lineup had the look of a manager searching: Geoff Jenkins leading off, followed by Jayson Werth.  —  That's what happens when Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel's two leadoff candidates …

this picture was taken at tradition field during a saturday afternoon game in March. we took this picture not because it was a Met we knew but because the guy was gracious enough to scoop up dirt off the field because some kid asked him to. another kid repeated the request. then another …

Marlins Notebook: Treanor throws out a pair trying to steal  —  Catcher Matt Treanor threw out two would-be base stealers Sunday, snapping a string of 10 stolen bases against him.  —  “I take a lot of pride in throwing guys out and I work on it quite a bit,” he said after Florida's 5-1 loss to the Astros.

On the Pirates: The lefty left out  —  Why did Gorzelanny not get long-term offer?  —  Not long after the Pirates' new management took over late last summer, two key players were identified as targets for long-term contracts: Freddy Sanchez and Matt Capps.  —  Before long, Adam LaRoche, then Ian Snell were added.

Liriano Promotion Could Affect Arbitration  —  Francisco Liriano is pitching in his first major league game in 19 months today, and Twins fans have to be excited by that prospect.  —  However, as pointed out by Joe Christensen of The Star-Tribune, had the Twins waited longer to promote Liriano …