Mets hire Krivsky as Minaya's special assistant … DENVER (AP) — Longtime baseball executive Wayne Krivsky was hired by the New York Mets on Saturday as special assistant to general manager Omar Minaya.  —  Krivsky was fired as GM of the Cincinnati Reds in late April.

GRUMPY GRIFFEY STILL DISHIN' BRONX JEERS  —  Ken Griffey Jr. didn't make the walk out to Monument Park yesterday, and has no plans to do so this weekend.  —  He won't stop to smell the roses, because Griffey figures he will have to hold his nose.  —  “My favorite Yankee Stadium memory?” the Reds slugger said last night.

The numbers don't add up  —  Marlins winning despite some ugly statistical trends  —  OAKLAND — Calculating the Marlins' success is somewhat baffling because their hard statistical data isn't indicative of a team being this close to first place this far along in the season.

Valentin taking rest of year off  —  The Mets had hoped to get veteran sparkplug Jose Valentin back, but Valentin (pictured) won't be rejoining them this season — or possibly ever again.  —  The 38-year-old infielder called the team Friday night from Triple-A New Orleans and said he plans to take the rest of the season off.

Rockies score 6 in 5th, beat Pedro, Mets  —  DENVER (AP)—Ubaldo Jimenez grew up in the Dominican Republic idolizing Pedro Martinez.  —  On Saturday night, it was Martinez who did the admiring.  —  Jimenez earned his first win in more than two months and Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe homered …

Indians break out in 11th  —  Peralta the hero in second straight extra-innings win  —  LOS ANGELES — A celebrity softball game was scheduled to take place on the field at Dodger Stadium after Saturday afternoon's Indians-Dodgers game.  —  That spelled trouble.

Cards deck Dice-K with an early exit  —  Sox starter lasts only three outs  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  Any hope Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] would immediately return to his old form after nearly a month on the disabled list with a right rotator cuff strain …

Relative: Ruth's 3 a magic number  —  The debate rises up from the history books.  The question is one of honor.  And the woman at the center of it all swears she'll never stop swinging for the fences.  Just like her grandfather.  —  “I'm not going away,” she says.

Shooting from the Lip: What do Mets do now?  —  LONDON - Now what for the Mets?  It is a real good question on either side of the Atlantic after a week in which they managed to turn themselves into the kings of comedy, a good question even if you are on your way to Centre Court, Wimbledon …

Pirates Notebook: Marte might stay after all  —  For months, it seemed a lock that Damaso Marte was the most likely of the Pirates' veterans to be traded.  —  No more.  —  Management began entertaining offers for him in the offseason, and that never stopped.

UGA slugs way to CWS final … OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Georgia can rest easy now.  The Bulldogs are in the College World Series championship round.  —  The Bulldogs had gotten more rest than they wanted heading into Saturday's Bracket 1 final against Stanford.

Nats' Johnson to be re-evaluated at Mayo Clinic  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson will visit the Mayo Clinic on Monday to determine why his injured wrist is taking so long to heal.  —  The injury-prone Johnson missed the entire 2007 season because of a broken leg.

Blame It On The Rain  —  When NESN came back from a commercial at the beginning of the rain delay, the fans at Fenway Park were being treated to Boston Red Sox bullpen members Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen getting their Milli Vanilli on and lip-synching their song “Blame It On The Rain”.