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.

Just what the Mets need ...  Another assistant GM.  Here's more than you need to know about the newly hired Wayne Krivsky.  —  METS NAME WAYNE KRIVSKY SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO GM  —  FLUSHING, N.Y., June 21, 2008 - The New York Mets today named Wayne Krivsky,  —  Special Assistant to General Manager Omar Minaya.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Papelbon, Delcarmen take the stage as Milli Vanilli  —  Move over Gino, there's a new video sensation in Boston that made its debut at Fenway Park last night during the rain delay before the Red Sox-Cardinals game.  —  Sox relievers Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen performed and “sang” …

Aviles growing as big league shortstop  —  Rookie's career started not in the field, but behind the plate  —  ST. LOUIS — Want to know a secret about Mike Aviles?  Well, he used to wear a mask, a chest protector and shin guards.  —  “I used to be a catcher when I was in Little League …