Tejada acknowledges age discrepancy  —  Shortstop is actually two years older than previously believed  —  PHILADELPHIA — Miguel Tejada just aged two years.  —  Astros general manager Ed Wade was recently informed that Tejada was actually born on May 25, 1974, as opposed to May 25, 1976, as listed in the club's media guide.

Gameday Live 17:Yanks-Red Sox  —  Jonathan Papelbon came in even though it wasn't a save situation.  The Red Sox didn't want this one to slip away.  Beckett deserved to have his win preserved (8 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts).  He was strong down the stretch.

One homer, 15 balls returned: A new trend at Wrigley?  —  Everyone was a little surprised at the barrage of baseballs being tossed back onto the field Wednesday night after Adam Dunn's home run onto Sheffield Avenue.  —  “I didn't think that many people hit a home run today,” …

Why the Tampa Bay Rays should sign Barry Bonds  —  With Barry Bonds currently out of work and teams always looking to improve their lot in MLB, the Shunned One's name will undoubtedly be brought up countless times this season.  So each week until Mr. Bonds catches a fulltime ride …

Why Shea Stadium beats Yankee Stadium  —  As some of you might recall, I took in last night's Mets-Nationals game with Daily News writer/Friend of the 10 Spot Jose Martinez.  Another beautiful night in Flushing By The Bay got me thinking: Why do we all hear so much about the sainted Yankee …

The Business Of Baseball  —  The key numbers show that the national pastime is more popular than ever.  In 2007, baseball broke its attendance record for the fourth consecutive season when 79.5 million fans hit the turnstiles.  A big plus: Interleague games, where teams in the American …

Orioles rally past White Sox  —  Jones' RBI single pushes O's past Chicago; Orioles trailed 5-2 in the eighth  —  Adam Jones singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning, capping a late comeback that gave the Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox tonight.

A natural righty, Drew bats from left side  —  D-backs' shortstop gave up switch-hitting to hone stroke  —  PHOENIX — Not long after he joined the D-backs last summer, Jeff Cirillo found himself in the batting cage with shortstop Stephen Drew.  —  Cirillo watched Drew take some swings from the right side and then the left.

A.J. Pierzynski Takes On Chicago Sun-Times Writer Joe Cowley In Base Stealing Extravaganza  —  There are a lot of sports writers out there that go after athletes who aren't exactly performing up to snuff.  Bloggers do this too, of course.  But the most vicious stuff I've seen usually comes …

What Prince had to say  —  St. Louis - I thought you folks would like to hear some of the comments from Prince Fielder after he hit his first home run of the 2008 season today — a two-run shot in the 10th inning that gave the Brewers a much-needed 5-3 victory over St. Louis.

Schrodinger's Bat  —  Opus 100 … —Stephen Jay Gould, “Opus 100”, reprinted in The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould  —  Twenty-five years ago, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould wrote his 100th monthly essay …

Braves RHP Moylan may be out for year  —  MIAMI (AP)—Atlanta Braves reliever Peter Moylan may need season-ending surgery on his injured right elbow.  —  Moylan will undergo another two weeks of treatment, the team said Thursday.  —  Moylan was put on the disabled list Tuesday.

Carlos says loosen up, then has blast of own  —  He stirred up spring training with his “team to beat” boast.  Before Tuesday's win against the Nationals, he gave a pep talk to teammate Jose Reyes, encouraging the shortstop to return to his dancing, wildly celebrating self.