Manny's tired of Red Sox, won't block a trade … Once again, Manny Ramirez is unhappy with the Boston Red Sox.  —  “I'm tired of them.  They're tired of me,” Ramirez said, according to The Associated Press, before Sunday night's game against the New York Yankees.

GO 'WAY, JOSE  —  EXPERTS FEAR TABATA'S MORE FOOL THAN JEWEL  —  Boston - OF SIXTEEN scouts and executives polled, 12 thought the Yankees won their trade with Pittsburgh anywhere from mildly to a slam dunk, two viewed the deal as having equal value for both sides, and just two favored the Pirates' side of the transaction.

Rodney takes over closing duties  —  Leyland makes announcement prior to Sunday's game vs. Sox  —  DETROIT — While the Tigers continue to look for bullpen help, they made a major internal change in the relief corps on Sunday.  Fernando Rodney has replaced Todd Jones as Detroit's closer for the time being.

Every Given Sunday  —  All Busy-ness 'Round the Major League Table … The idea of sending a baseball Dream Team to the Olympics has been dead a while now.  Major League Baseball would never consider shutting down its season for two weeks to send an All-Star team to an Olympiad …

Washburn pitching, so no trade immediately at hand  —  Well, Jarrod Washburn's finished doing his warmups and the game is underway in Toronto.  —  So at least for the moment, talk about a trade to New York can be put on hold.  —  Not that talks aren't ongoing, but consider the logistics.

Former No. 1 pick Bush hurt in another Peoria altercation  —  Padres minor leaguer Matt Bush, drafted first overall in 2004, recently was involved in an off-field fight in which he suffered bodily harm, according to persons close to him.  It happened near a pub/grill in Peoria, Ariz., across from the Padres' compound.

Lugo on Manny  —  Julio Lugo, who started working on his rehab in the pool three days ago, and said he's ahead of schedule on his return, also talked about his good friend Manny Ramirez.  Lugo defended the left fielder on the current situation, and about his knee injury.

Gossage: Too much ‘loving’ in today's game  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Goose Gossage never met a hitter he couldn't intimidate.  In part, he says, that's because he never got to know them.  —  On the day before his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame, the 57-year-old Gossage criticized modern players …

Manny Ramirez no longer worth headache  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  Until now, Manny Ramirez [stats] had the talent to offset the attitude.  But the simple truth today is that he is overplaying his hand.  —  Entering this weekend's series with the New York Yankees …

Pujols HR lifts Cards in the 14th  —  Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols follows through on an RBI single against the Mets in the sixth inning of Saturday night's baseball game at Shea Stadium.  Mets catcher Robinson Cancel and home plate umpire Mark Wegner look on.  —  ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Yankees taking a hard look at Bannister as trade deadline nears  —  Should the Royals send pitcher Brian Bannister back to New York if offered outfielder Melky Cabrera or another run-production bat in return?  —  Such an offer might be forthcoming, because the Yankees appear determined …

Morneau keys 2-run 9th, Twins top Tribe  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Justin Morneau decided he needed to try something different if he was going to get a hit off Rafael Perez.  —  The former AL MVP, 1-for-8 in his career against the tough left-hander, hit an RBI double off Perez to spark …

Clayton Kershaw gets his first win for Dodgers  —  The hard-luck rookie shuts out the Nationals for six innings as James Loney homers and Russell Martin drives in a run.  —  Clayton Kershaw is no longer winless.  —  The 20-year-old prize of the Dodgers' farm system picked …