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 …

YOUNG GUNS ARE KILLIN' YANKS  —  Right now the Yankees' biggest problem is not that a Red Sox jersey was buried at the new stadium.  It is that Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are doing a pretty fair imitation of Tyler Clippard and Matt DeSalvo.  —  The Yanks ordered an excavation and the jersey issue …

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 …

Welcome Back Gabe Kapler  —  Hey all.  My name is David Cameron, and I'm thrilled to have been invited by David Appelman to join in the great work he's been doing here at FanGraphs.  You may have read some things I've written elsewhere, either at USSMariner, The Hardball Times, or Baseball Prospectus.

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?

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 …

this picture was taken at tradition field during a wednes dayafternoon 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.

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 …