Yanks' Girardi suspended one game  —  Skipper fined, to sit Seattle opener for Thursday outburst  —  NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Thursday night's game against the Orioles.  —  Girardi will serve his suspension on Friday night against the Mariners.

Who's getting the better end of last winter's biggest trades? … The winter of 2007-08 brought us some honest-to-goodness blockbuster trades.  Hitting prodigy Miguel Cabrera, star starters Johan Santana, Dan Haren, Erik Bedard and Dontrelle Willis plus standout shortstops Miguel Tejada …

Blame ... everyone  —  With nearly $140 million invested in this year's payroll, and with the Mets now below .500, changes will be made if it's apparent the team isn't going to compete for the NL East crown.  Assigning blame isn't simple, however.  —  Certainly Omar Minaya deserves his share.

Angels to play host to 2010 All-Star game  —  Official announcement is next week.  Game hasn't been played in Southern California since 1989.  —  For the first time since Bo Jackson and Nolan Ryan graced Anaheim Stadium, the All-Star game is returning to Southern California.

Gagne goes on DL  —  Washington - The Brewers just announced that closer Eric Gagne is going on the 15-day disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, retroactive to Wednesday.  —  The move opens a roster spot to activate reliever Tim Dillard, who was summoned from Class AAA Nashville earlier in the day.

Hernandez to miss Yankees; lineup scrambled for Friday  —  You will see some changes in the Seattle lineup tonight in Yankee Stadium.  —  And you will see some changes in the Mariner rotation this weekend, too.  —  Second things first - Felix Hernandez, who was supposed to start Saturday against New York …

Putrid is a good word for this  —  This is just a quick thought in the ninth inning of a 13-2 Seattle loss in New York.  —  I've been covering baseball for more than two decades.  —  I have never seen a team look as bad as Seattle looks now without having players that were exponentially worse than the players on the Seattle roster.

Prospectus Hit List: Central Powers by Jay Jaffe  —  The Cubs' lead atop the NL Central tightens up as they drop a series to the Astros, but both PECOTA and their run differential suggest there's little reason to panic.  The offense is cranking out 5.7 runs per game, tops in the majors …

Posada may return in early June  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Jorge Posada will head to the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., for rehabilitation of his throwing shoulder next week and could rejoin New York in early June.  —  The five-time All-Star hasn't played since April 26 …

LOTS of Moves  —  The Columbus Clippers break the news of the upcoming moves by the Nationals  — OF Ryan Langerhans purchased by Washington  — RHP Brian Sanches purchased by Washington  — LHP Charlie Manning purchased by Washington  — RHP Chris Schroder optioned from Washington