Superseding indictment breaks up perjury counts against Bonds  —  The U.S. attorney's office filed 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction against Barry Bonds on Tuesday.  —  The filing was first reported by ESPN's T.J. Quinn.  —  The counts were filed in what's known …

Mets make several roster moves  —  Sosa, Figueroa designated; Tatis, Vargas up; Wise activated  —  NEW YORK — The Mets made a flurry of moves on Tuesday as the club readjusted its pitching staff while dealing with injuries.  —  Pitchers Matt Wise and Claudio Vargas were added to the Mets roster …

Capuano headed for another Tommy John  —  It appears Brewers left-hander Chris Capuano is headed for the second “Tommy John” reconstructive elbow surgery of his career.  —  Assistant general manager Gord Ash told me that Capuano began experiencing discomfort in his elbow during throwing drills Monday in Phoenix.

Gossage rips mound antics but Joba not changing  —  Hall of Famer Goose Gossage has some issues with New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain's expressive celebrations on the pitcher's mound.  —  “There's no place for it in the game,” Gossage told reporters Monday during a tour of the Hall of Fame, according to MLB.com.

NAKED CAME THE PITCHER  —  America's retro-park craze has yet to reach Japan's shores.  There is no Camden Yards here — half the teams in Nippon Professional Baseball play in domed stadiums, including the Fighters.  Built in 2002 for soccer's World Cup, the Sapporo Dome has foul territory …

Adenhart wins, then gets sent down  —  Angels recall power right-handed reliever Arredondo  —  ANAHEIM — Shortly after Nick Adenhart earned his first Major League victory on Monday, the Angels optioned the 21-year-old right-hander to Triple-A Salt Lake and recalled right-handed reliever Jose Arredondo.

Rays beat Rivera, Yankees, move into 1st  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Six straight wins.  Eleven in a row at home.  First place in the AL East.  —  The Tampa Bay Rays realize it's only mid-May, but they're having a ball during the best start in franchise history.  —  “I've been around a long time.

Astute analysis as always here at the SWB Yankees blog  —  “Very astute analysis, Chad.”  —  Those are actual words from the comments, and I want to remind you of them because I'm about to look like an idiot. … What I do know, thanks to a text message good friend John Nalbone …

Under The Knife  —  Dirty Hurt  —  Mark Teixeira (3 DXL)  —  On the list of “things not to do in a contract year,” getting a case of back spasms is in the top ten. Teixeira suffered the problem in the first game of a doubleheader in an odd manner: he told Mark Bowman of MLB.com that he felt it first when covering the bag.

Cubs expected to sign Edmonds  —  The Cubs appear poised to sign veteran center fielder Jim Edmonds soon after he clears waivers Wednesday.  —  That would mean a demotion to the minors for touted prospect Felix Pie, who entered Monday with a .222 average and strikeouts in one-third of his plate appearances.

O's take down Beckett, Red Sox  —  Scott hits three-run blast in the third; Guthrie allows two earned runs in six-plus innings  —  Orioles outfielder Luke Scott, left, is congratulated by teammate Kevin Millar after Scott's three-run homer off Red Sox starter Josh Beckett in the third inning.

Crede reiterates desire to stay with Sox  —  Third baseman willing to listen to offers during season  —  ANAHEIM — Joe Crede wants to stay in Chicago.  —  He has made that point abundantly clear since his early arrival in Arizona for Spring Training and took a few moments …

Chillin' in the American League … I sent that e-mail about two weeks ago to our internal list, and we had a discussion about whether what I was seeing—I watch way too much baseball—was real, whether it was a blip, and what the reasons for it might be.  The general consensus …

Petco Park - Part I  —  There have been a number of comments/questions so far regarding Petco Park, so that's as good a place as any to start.  —  As far as plain old quality of life, it's tough to compete with San Diego.  Though my wife is from Mexico City, she moved to San Diego …

Nationals blow away Mets  —  Nelson Figueroa knows about bush league baseball.  After all, he's toured the world trying to resurrect his major league career.  —  But not until Monday night did Figueroa witness a truly amateurish display, the Mets pitcher suggested.