Source: Ortiz out at least a month  —  Season-ending wrist surgery a possibility  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  If the Red Sox [team stats] are going to repeat as world champions this season and win their third title in five years, they may have to do it without David Ortiz [stats].

Ramirez shows signs of breakout  —  ATLANTA - Hanley Ramirez is trying to get used to the star treatment.  —  Not only did he receive a contract that compensates him like one of the game's best players for his age, opposing pitchers are adjusting their approach to him.

Road trouble is getting old  —  Blown out at Dodger Stadium, the Rockies fall to 20-38 with their 13th consecutive loss away from home.  —  The Denver Post  —  LOS ANGELES — If the national pastime was past your bedtime, read without regret.  —  There was nothing that happened …

Nats' Zimmerman on DL with shoulder tear  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals placed third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list on Monday because of a a small tear in his left, non-throwing shoulder.  —  Zimmerman has missed the last seven games because of soreness in the shoulder …

Giants 10, Mets 2  —  SAN FRANCISCO - As soon as Oliver Perez waved the white flag with a seven-pitch walk to Emmanuel Burriss, the Giants' No. 8 hitter, manager Willie Randolph had seen enough.  —  And it was only the first inning.  —  Just by the brisk pace of his stride …

More Give Than Take for Pettitte and Yankees  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Andy Pettitte stood on the mound at the Metrodome, hands on his hips, as the crowd of 20,168 roared around him.  For the third time, Pettitte had given back a lead the Yankees had provided him, this time in spectacular fashion …

Zambrano helps Cubs win eighth straight  —  SAN DIEGO (AP)—Carlos Zambrano leaped in frustration after walking a batter.  He snatched a throwback from catcher Henry Blanco with his bare hand.  He legged out three hits for the third time this season.  —  Zambrano put on quite a show, all right—with his emotions and his bat.

Joba's big night will be a success — if there are two of him  —  It is finally here, the moment up to which every sports fan's life has been building.  A happening that will make the Gods cheer and the seraphim sing.  An event so monumental it will make the first of Michael Jordan's re-un-retirements look anticlimactic.

Hall wants a trade  —  Bill Hall wants out.  —  Hall's agent, Terry Bross, told me tonight that he believes it would be best for both the Brewers and his client if Hall is traded to another club where he could play regularly.  —  Hall made no qualms about being unhappy when the Brewers called …

Twins Notes: Offense!  — Not only was Joe Mauer's game-tying homer off Andy Pettitte in the seventh inning last night his first long ball of the season, it was just the third time in his career that he's taken a left-hander deep.  His previous two homers off southpaws both came in 2006 …

Beyond Moneyball: Player development … Lewis' book Moneyball talks about how the Oakland Athletics use sabermetrics to enhance their player selection productivity, what Lewis terms “the art of creating the unfair advantage.”  Moneyball also exposes major league baseball's soft underbelly …

Draft 2008: Alvarez would be ‘honored’ if Pirates pick him  —  Vanderbilt third baseman considered best hitter available  —  In many ways, the Pirates and Pedro Alvarez appear to be a perfect match.  —  Vanderbilt University's exceptional third baseman is widely viewed as the best hitter available …