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 …

Ump apologizes to Manuel over bump, ejection  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel said all he wanted from umpire Brian Runge was an apology.  On Wednesday night, he got one.  —  Runge apologized to Manuel when Manuel brought out the lineup card for the Mets' 8-2 win over the Seattle Mariners …

Mets claim Phillips off waivers  —  Infielder adds depth, especially behind Delgado at first base  —  NEW YORK — On the day Carlos Delgado turned 36 years old, the Mets made a personnel move that suggested the innings he plays at first base and, perhaps, his at-bats would diminish.

From Underdogs to National Champions, Fresno State Completes Amazing Run  —  Fresno State completed the most improbable run in recent college sports history as they became the lowest seed ever to win a national championship defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 6-1 on Wednesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

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.

O's put Albers on 15-day DL  —  RHP goes on disabled list with sore shoulder; team calls up reliever F. Cabrera from Norfolk  —  The Orioles placed pitcher Matt Albers on the 15-day disabled list today with a sore right shoulder and brought up reliever Fernando Cabrera from Triple-A Norfolk.

Tim Wakefield outduels Randy Johnson as Red Sox roll  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  Considering all they have endured this year, reaching the halfway point of the season last night leading their division and only a shade behind last year's pace has to be considered …

Wieters earns promotion to Bowie  —  O's expected to announce first-round pick headed to Double-A affiliate  —  CHICAGO - The Orioles are expected to announce today that catcher Matt Wieters, the organization's first-round draft pick last season and its top prospect, will be promoted to Double-A Bowie.

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 …

Pujols is back as DH  —  It's like he was never sidelined.  —  In his first at-bat since being activated from the disabled list (see 11 a.m. update below), Albert Pujols lined the second pitch from Detroit starter Nate Robertson into left-center field for a base hit.

Angels appear to be standing pat  —  WASHINGTON - The more things change, the more they stand pat.  —  The Angels changed general managers last fall, as Tony Reagins replaced Bill Stoneman.  Despite making annual runs at players like Mark Teixeira and Miguel Tejada, Stoneman was often criticized …

A Love Letter To The Deadspinners  —  We say this in all seriousness, and mean it about as much as we could possibly mean anything: The main goal of this site was to give people something entertaining to distract themselves from their desk jobs.  We feel like we somewhat succeeded in this role …

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.