Halls of Fame  —  Throughout this final season of memories at both Shea and Yankees Stadium, we will look back at all the great times we have shared with our teams and fellow fans.  —  Mets  —  O'Connor: Randolph bares his pain  —  NEW YORK — You wanted passion, right?

Umpire admits blowing call on Delgado home run  —  After losing out on a clear home run ball Sunday for the second time this season, the New York Mets might become the newest proponents of Major League Baseball instituting instant replay.  —  In Sunday's Subway Series finale …

Source: Ned Yost to be relieved of his duties Monday  —  While BadgerBlogger can not independently confirm this, sources close to the Milwaukee Brewers organization tell BadgerBlogger late this evening, in the midst of another horrid road trip, and on the heels of a sweep by the Boston Red Sox …

Smoltz feels discomfort after throwing  —  Not so fast on that planned John Smoltz return in late May.  —  The chronically sore-shouldered pitcher still hopes to come back from the disabled list by the end of the month, but Smoltz acknowledged Sunday that he could be out significantly longer.

Astros top Texas Rangers, 5-4, to avoid sweep  —  rdurrett@dallasnews.com  —  ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers have figured out one thing over the course of winning seven consecutive series: It's not easy to sweep a team.  —  For the fourth time this month, the Rangers had a chance to wave …

ESPN writers: Favorite stories of legend  —  Baseball history is full of legendary stories like the ones told in “Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends.”  Some have been embellished over time.  Others can never be verified.  And still countless more have never been reported …

Alex Rodriguez passes final rehab test, ready to return Tuesday  —  TAMPA - The floundering Yankees offense is about to get a tremendous shot in the arm.  —  Alex Rodriguez had two hits in his final rehabilitation assignment Monday in his return from a strained right quadriceps …

Planet Manny  —  No effort.  Lazy.  Manny being Manny.  Is it true?  After asking teammates, Ken Rosenthal finds there are many misconceptions.  —  What's up, Chuck?  —  A $400K gambling debt?  Not surprising.  Seven months to pay it back?  A bit extreme.  Kevin Hench has a warning for Charles Barkley.

Hill likely to miss next start  —  Nationals hurler dealing with sore right elbow  —  BALTIMORE — Nationals manager Manny Acta said right-hander Shawn Hill most likely will miss his next start, against the Phillies on Wednesday, because of a sore right elbow.

Baseball's oldest bird dogs refuse to give up the hunt  —  They don't see so well anymore, with one unable to read or write, but they still can track a baseball.  —  They don't hear like they once did, but the crack of the bat is loud and clear.  —  Their bodies are ravaged with arthritis …

At 87, Stan still is The Man as Cards fans pay homage  —  The Cardinals rallied Sunday for their second last-bat victory in two days.  But, even if they had lost, it would have been a good day at Busch Stadium.  Every day Stan Musial is at the park is a good day.

For once, Ellsbury's timing was off  —  Pitchout helps end base-stealing run  —  It took a pitchout.  A pitchout and a perfect throw and a perfect tag.  And Jacoby Ellsbury was out.  Though he wasn't quite sure how to act or where to go.  —  “I didn't know what to do,” he said.