Crisp suspension reduced  —  Major League Baseball reduced Coco Crisp's suspension from 7 games to 5.  —  The punishment, the result of Crisp charging the mound against Tampa Bay earlier this month at Fenway Park, is scheduled to begin tomorrow, which means Crisp would miss the final two games …

Game 79: Mets at Yankees  —  YANKEES (42-36)  —  METS (38-39)  —  Dan Giese (1-2, 0.64) has never faced any of Mets hitters and Mike Pelfrey (4-6, 4.30) has never faced any of the Yankees.  —  Notes: Damon will play Game 2 in left. ...  Sounds like Hideki Matsui will go on the DL after Game 1 when Sidney Ponson is activated. ...

Gameday Live 80: Yankees at Mets (Game 2)  —  Hey everyone!  The Yankees will be looking for a split after losing 15-6 to the Mets in the opener.  Carlos Delgado turned in a heck of a performance by belting two home runs and driving in nine runs.  Delgado's nine RBIs set a Met record …

Pitchers who may get dealt at the deadline … C.C. Sabathia hasn't been the star of this season, but he appears very likely to become the star of this trading season.  No less than a dozen teams are believed interested in the Indians' talented and accomplished left-hander.

Brandon Inge angles for a lucrative pillow endorsement  —  We've heard about players getting hurt while sneezing, while sleepwalking through a nightmare about spiders and after kicking an iron bar stool.  —  But we had never heard of a pillow-lifting injury in baseball — that is …

Royals' INF Callaspo arrested for drunk driving … KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Utility infielder Alberto Callaspo of the Kansas City Royals was arrested early Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and spent more than seven hours in jail.  —  The Royals said they were still looking …

Meet Your New Editor(s)  —  We were really hoping that, here on our last day, we'd have the opportunity to announce our successor at this here site.  It is our pleasure — after quite a bit of back-and-forth and more qualified applicants that we could have possibly imagined — to say, yes, this here site is going to be in fine hands.

Exam reveals Albers has torn labrum  —  O's reliever will weigh options but injury may require season-ending surgery  —  WASHINGTON - A magnetic resonance imaging test taken on Matt Albers' right shoulder today in Baltimore has revealed a torn labrum that could require the Orioles' reliever to undergo season-ending surgery.

City Council OKs Dodger Stadium shuttle service from Union Station  —  The service will start after the All-Star break, and will begin 90 minutes before game time.  One council member questions why the team isn't picking up any of the cost.  —  The Los Angeles City Council today unanimously …

How could I forget Hernandez and Strawberry on photo day?  —  When I was writing this morning's top 10 MLB teammate fights, I was doing it with the knowledge that I was definitely going to leave some classics out on the table.  Blogging is a game of first drafts.

Do It!  Why the Braves Should Sign Barry Bonds  —  When I first heard the news that Barry Bonds is willing to play for the league minimum I laughed: there's no way would the Braves do this.  Right?  But I the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the Braves need to make this move.