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.

New Marlin Jones draws high praise  —  NEW YORK - Johan Santana was surprised to hear Jacque Jones' name before Monday's game, unaware his old friend had joined the Marlins over the weekend.  —  “Is he over there?”  Santana said with a smile.  —  Told Jones was in the Marlins' starting lineup …

Yankees sign Broussard; Update on Horne … Shortstop Alberto Gonzalez was also officially added to the roster this afternoon, with Matt Carson and Scott Strickland going on the disabled list to make room for Gonzo and Broussard.  No word on their injuries and I'm not with the team to ask.

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 …

Met players: It's on us and not Willie Randolph  —  The Mets arrived at Shea Stadium Monday not knowing the status of their manager, and after an uninspired 7-3 loss to the Marlins Monday night they supported Willie Randolph - even if their play didn't show it.

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 …

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 …

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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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.