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 calling up Vargas for start tomorrow  —  Major news out of New Orleans today: Surfing the Mets has learned that the Zephyrs scratched Claudio Vargas from his start today, signaling they've reversed course and will promote him to take the start tomorrow against the Nationals.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.