How To Fix Randolph's Squad  —  When a manager is not fired, as Willie Randolph was not after a long meeting yesterday with Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon and general manager Omar Minaya, it is usually not news.  Managers are not fired all the time.  Only rarely, though …

Here's Jay  —  21-year-old could start in center field tonight against Pirates  —  digg us!  del.icio.us!  —  The Reds will make the move every Reds fan from Zanesville to Addyston has been calling for:  —  Uber-prospect Jay Bruce will be promoted to the big club in time for today's opener …

Joba could start after one more relief outing  —  BALTIMORE - Joba Chamberlain's next relief appearance could be his last.  —  The Yankees are aiming for Chamberlain to throw 50 to 55 pitches tomorrow as they continue to prepare him to join the rotation.  He threw a career-high 40 pitches Saturday.

Phils score 20 in win over Rockies  —  Where was this in October?  —  You remember October, right?  The Phillies roared into the playoffs like a lion and exited like a lamb.  They lost three straight ball games to the Colorado Rockies and hit just .172 in the process.

The National Pastime is Stronger Than Ever  —  Let the baseball whiners and chronic complainers switch to cricket if they're so perturbed.  —  Memorial Day weekend is the one of the laziest times of the year, a mini-reprise of the black hole of time between Christmas and New Year's Day …

Marlins add to Mets' misery  —  NEW YORK — The Marlins feel awful about the media frenzy engulfing Mets manager Willie Randolph, whose job has come under intense scrutiny because of his team's poor play.  —  They certainly didn't help Randolph's cause Monday night.

Sox' winning formula starts with Pedroia  —  Dustin Pedroia follows the flight of his run-scoring ground-rule double in the eighth.  Pedroia also made several sparkling defensive plays in Boston's win.  (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)  —  SEATTLE - When you play the word-association …

Preliminary aging curve for fastball speed  —  Understanding how players age is very important when examining them and their careers.  It is essential when people try to look in the crystal ball to determine just how good a hot prospect could be in a few years or if an aging star might have a good year or two left in him.

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College Baseball: The Road to Omaha  —  The Miami Hurricanes (47-8), which regained the No. 1 spot in the final regular season Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and USA Today/ESPN polls released on Monday, were selected as the top seed for the 64-team NCAA Division I Baseball Championship that begins this Friday.

May 19-26  —  “We should be good enough to be challenging the Angels in our division.  I'm an easy target and I'm not going to make any excuses.  As it's gotten this bad, all I can think of is what (Don) Zimmer said to me, ‘You wanted to manage.  Well, manage!’”  —  “In my 23 years, I have never ever seen anything like this.