Cashman: Sorry Hank, Joba's staying in bullpen  —  Joba Chamberlain, left, and Derek jeter bump fists after Chamberlain retired the Toronto Blue Jays on April 3.  (Newsday / David L. Pokress)  —  Take this Joba and shove it.  —  That's Brian Cashman's message to the Baby Boss …

A-Rod has mild strain, will be evaluated Tuesday  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez has a mild strain of his right quadriceps and will rejoin the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Chicago.  —  He will be evaluated again Tuesday, according to Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo, who was unsure whether …

Brewers ace Sheets to skip start on Wednesday  —  MILWAUKEE — Brewers ace Ben Sheets will skip his start on Wednesday because of soreness in his right triceps that caused him to leave his last start.  —  Sheets will be replaced in the rotation by Dave Bush, who got passed over Sunday …

Utley, Wright put on quite a weekend display … Utley Goes Yard Twice As Phils Edge Mets  —  PHILADELPHIA — Life is about to become a day at the beach for reigning National League MVP Jimmy Rollins.  —  As his fellow Phillies begin a sadistic grind of a road trip …

Mets bullpen implodes against Cubs  —  CHICAGO - Carlos Zambrano pitched seven strong innings, and Aramis Ramirez and Felix Pie homered Monday night as the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Mets 7-1 for their 12th win in 15 games.  —  Zambrano (3-1) allowed five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.

Marlins get 16 hits, 3 HRs to beat Bucs  —  PITTSBURGH (AP)—Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham and Dan Uggla homered and Marlins pitcher Mark Hendrickson, normally one of the majors' worst hitters, had two hits while pitching eight innings of Florida's 10-4 victory over the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Tension Over Sports Blogging  —  Recently in Dallas, more than an hour before game time, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was in the locker room grinding on the Stairmaster, surrounded by several reporters — their microphones deployed, heads tilted away to avoid flying droplets of sweat.

You Know It's Baseball Season When Fat Yanks-Red Sox Fans Are Killing Each Other  —  Last week, the Red Sox and Yankees battled it out at Yankee Stadium.  You might have heard about it.  But we just today saw this shot above and, more to the point, the rather amazing video after the jump of a real, live Yankees-Red Sox fan fight.

Jones still in Braves lineup despite quad injury  —  ATLANTA — Chipper Jones didn't want to consider a day off.  Not the way the Braves were playing — and he was hitting.  —  One day after leaving a game with an ailing right quadriceps, the Atlanta Braves third baseman was back in the lineup …

Today's transactions  —  Today the contract of IF/OF Jerry Hairson Jr. was selected from Class AAA Louisville and IF Juan Castro was designated for assignment.  —  Reds GM Wayne Krivsky said Castro was informed at about 2:35 p.m. today.  —  “That was really difficult.  He makes any team better that he's on.

Analyzing a slump: Zimmerman  —  Just for kicks, here are Ryan Zimmerman's at-bats during this road trip.  (L = liner; P = popup; F = fly ball; K = strikeout swinging; K* = strikeout looking)  —  L8, P4, K*, P3, F9, K, 3-1, K*, K, 1b, F8, F9, K, 1b, bb, 1b, 2b, fc, K*, K, F8, 1b, 5-3, L8, F8, 3u, F8, F7

/ Big Hurt, Big Pain - are they really on Oakland's radar?  —  In spite of Billy Beane's careful plans and grand design, the A's find themselves still in the playoff picture 20 games into the season.  —  This could necessitate some rethinking.  —  The rethinking could involve Frank Thomas, or Barry Bonds.

Rays Rotate Roster For 1B Johnson  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays will play their next three games with an extra position player, taking advantage of the calendar as they add newcomer Dan Johnson to their roster.  —  Needing to clear a spot for the first baseman, who was claimed off waivers …