Posada Likely Headed for Disabled List  —  CLEVELAND — The Yankees' injury troubles took another discouraging turn Sunday when Jorge Posada was a late scratch from the lineup with a recurrence of the shoulder problem that bothered him early this month.  This time, the injury seems serious.

Pirates release struggling right-hander Morris  —  PITTSBURGH — Matt Morris, the veteran right-hander added by the Pittsburgh Pirates late last season to stabilize a young rotation, was released Sunday after failing to pitch past the second inning in his latest start.

THE EYES HAVE IT  —  EXPERTS WHO'VE SEEN HIM PEG JOBA AS A TOP STARTER  —  WE HAD the stupid moment again in New York sports this week when people spoke en masse about a subject they truly knew nothing about and it wasn't even the NFL Draft.  Though I remain enthralled that folks …

Heated rivalry nears boiling point  —  Houston's interpretation of Adam Wainwright's message fastball thrown behind the back of catcher Brad Ausmus on Saturday was about as subtle as the pitch itself.  —  “I thought it was intentional, yes,” Ausmus said.  “Wainwright shook …

Davey Johnson tells of Mets days, steroids and Olympic dreams  —  The manager of the U.S. Olympic baseball team is a familiar, craggy-faced man whose life has known soaring triumph and unspeakable tragedy and who, across five decades in locales ranging from Baltimore to Atlanta, Tokyo to Flushing, has had a diamond life like few others.

Delgado's explanation of the curtain call snub  —  Carlos Delgado says he has only taken two curtain calls in his life, when he hit four in one game several years ago and after he hit his 400th career home run.  He knew the fans were calling for one today, but he didn't feel it was the right spot.

Yanks' Wang beats Indians' Sabathia 1-0  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday.

Baseball beat: Hall of Famer Palmer a big fan of Yankees' young pitchers  —  in focus, by peter abraham  —  Jim Palmer was 19 when the Orioles called him up to the majors in 1965, and he became a full-time starter a season later.  He can relate to the experiences Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy …

Mets' Molina not related to catching's 1st family  —  Gustavo Molina, who made his Mets debut yesterday, is not one of the catching Molina brothers.  —  Please stop asking.  —  “Everywhere I go, I get that question,” Molina said before going 1-for-3 with a walk in the Mets' 4-3 win over the Braves.

Tribe's cash flow better under Dolans  —  Forbes values franchise 15th in major leagues  —  Forbes Magazine has calculated that the Indians are worth $417 million, making the franchise the 15th most valuable in the major leagues.  —  So what?  Why should a fan in Stow or Wooster or Medina care?

Games of the Day  —  Sometimes there's one matchup so outstanding, it just jumps to the top of games to watch.  That game takes place in San Diego where Brandon Webb faces Jake Peavy.  Consider:  — Both pitchers are undefeated.  — Both have ERAs in the low twos.