Astros suspend pitcher Chacon after he jumps GM  —  HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.  —  Chacon, upset after getting demoted …

Detwiler's bat helps Fresno State win CWS title  —  OMAHA, NEBRASKA (TICKER) —After 42 long, grueling days on the road, Cinderella finished off its inspiring tour knowing it was, in fact, the top dog.  —  Steve Detwiler had four hits - including two home runs - and rewrote several offensive records …

Pirates Notebook: Reliever acquired; Barthmaier coming up  —  The Pirates did find outside pitching help, as expected, but it was not for the ailing rotation.  —  Instead, general manager Neal Huntington added another power arm to the bullpen by acquiring Denny Bautista from Detroit for Class A reliever Kyle Pearson.

Ex-Yankee Phillips will board Subway  —  The Mets claimed ex-Yankee Andy Phillips, a righty-hitting first baseman, off waivers from Cincinnati Wednesday.  But interim manager Jerry Manuel insisted that wasn't designed to chip away at Carlos Delgado's playing time.

mets 1st rd. pick ike davis and some of his brooklyn teammates embarrass team  —  Actually, the entire Mets organization should be embarrassed by their behavior.  They certainly don't know how to treat a woman.  —  I'm sorry to have to report this, but here it goes: Earlier today …

Inside Pitch: Where might Sabathia go?  —  Angels, Cubs may be possiblities if Indians move left-hander  —  Where might C.C. Sabathia wind up should the Indians decide to trade the left-hander?  —  We asked a few industry types with no stake in Sabathia's fate for their predictions and two teams came up time after time.

Thome puts '09 option on back burner, focuses ‘on the task’  —  WHITE SOX IN BRIEF  —  LOS ANGELES — Jim Thome doesn't know how the story is going to end.  —  And the White Sox designated hitter isn't the type to peek ahead a few chapters and make a guess.

Dodgers option Proctor, no wait, DL him  —  The Dodgers have optioned reliever Scott Proctor to Class AAA Las Vegas after the Joe Torre workhorse has struggled to a 6.82 ERA in 33 games, expressing a good amount of frustration after his last outing.  —  Right-hander Brian Falkenborg …

Women in Baseball: Amber Theoharis … With a bubbly personality and a passion for sports, Amber Theoharis is one of the region's rising stars.  The Maryland native who spent her childhood summer nights cheering on her favorite player, Cal Ripken Jr, still feels blessed to spend night …

Bump ump apologizes to Jerry  —  Jerry Manuel was not looking for plate umpire Brian Runge to be suspended by Major League Baseball for bumping and ejecting him from the Mets' 11-0 loss Tuesday night at Shea.  —  But he thought flowers and chocolates would have been nice …

Pujols plans to play today  —  DETROIT — While Mark Mulder's status still is in limbo, Albert Pujols is ready to return today.  —  “I'm playing. ...  And you can write that,” Pujols said on Wednesday night.  —  Pujols, who has been on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left calf …

Angels can't do enough to sweep Nationals  —  Though team has been playing well on the road, things turn sour in the ninth inning when Jesus Flores comes up with winning hit in a 5-4 win for Washington.  —  WASHINGTON — The Angels have been so good and the Washington Nationals so bad …

Edmonds, Soto lead Cubs past Orioles 7-4  —  CHICAGO (AP)—With another outfielder injured, the Chicago Cubs got a lift from veteran Jim Edmonds and rookie Geovany Soto to beat the Baltimore Orioles, who had some physical problems of their own.  —  Edmonds homered and walked three times …