Mets don't want Ramirez, but Ibanez might fit  —  BOSTON - The Mets don't want Manny Ramirez, and as of now, they don't think they'll be acquiring an outfielder of any kind before Thursday's non-waivers trade deadline.  —  As Newsday reported yesterday, the Mets don't intend to make a run for Ramirez …

Slugger's act has grown very tiresome  —  Kevin Youkilis beats Alex Rodriguez's tag after going from first to third on David Ortiz's first-inning single.  He later scored.  (John Bohn/Globe Staff)  —  Remember the trading deadline in 2004?  —  The Red Sox had a disgruntled superstar …

Madden: Mazeroski says Pirates were robbed  —  COOPERSTOWN - Did the Yankees just get revenge for 1960?  —  As word of the Yankees' trade for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates filtered through the annual party thrown by Hall of Fame chairman Jane Clark on Friday night …

Treanor to see specialist for injured hip  —  Starting catcher has been on disabled list since July 8  —  CHICAGO — Still feeling discomfort, Marlins catcher Matt Treanor will be examined by a specialist in Philadelphia on Monday.  —  On the disabled list since July 8 with a left hip strain, Treanor had been catching some bullpens.

Sexson: Washburn would be big help  —  BOSTON - As of last night, the Yankees and Mariners had not agreed to terms on a trade that would send lefthanded starter Jarrod Washburn to the Bronx.  But that does not mean a deal will not be made in the next several days.

Five Players To Trade, Two To Call Up, One To Stay Put  —  The early movers had it right.  Make a trade early (C.C. Sabathia, Rich Harden), and you get a top player for a longer period of time.  —  But a few contenders have stood pat, waiting for the right deal.

Rough loss caps ‘tough week’  —  NEW YORK — Marooned in the Shea Stadium visitors' clubhouse to wait on a delayed flight Sunday, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak ruminated on a stretch lousy with losses.  —  It was, he said, a difficult week.  —  But it was not a redefining one.

Texas Rangers' home attendance on pace to hit 20-year low  —  gjacobson@dallasnews.com  —  Major League Baseball appears immune to the sluggish economy and could set another attendance record this season.  But the Rangers, on pace for their first winning season in four years, are suffering at the gate.

Maddon rips into Rays  —  KANSAS CITY.  Mo. — Manager Joe Maddon's constant calm and perpetual positivity gave way after Saturday's game as — for the first time in his three-year reign — he ripped into the Rays for their lack of hustle.  —  Maddon's blast was loud, brief (about two minutes) and to the point.

Baseball Team Clashes With Environmentalists Over Oil Company Advertising  —  WASHINGTON — When the Washington Nationals' season opened in March, the team unveiled a stadium any environmentalist could love — the country's first certified green major professional sports stadium …

Bondy: Johan going nine, no sense  —  It was hard to figure at Shea Sunday whether the Mets won a big baseball game or surrendered unconditionally to an inane lobbying campaign.  —  The Mets beat the Cardinals, 9-1, and Johan Santana pitched nine full innings for the first time in more than a year …

Orioles halt Sunday streak  —  Team ends skid after 15 straight losses; Olson allows 2 runs in 6 innings for win  —  They met at Kevin Millar's locker 30 minutes before today's first pitch, a players-only gathering that was aimed at ending a confounding 15-game losing streak on Sunday …

Ned Colletti's rope seems to be getting shorter  —  General manager's job is in jeopardy and Dodgers owner may have cut off his allowance.  —  This could be Ned Colletti's last trade as the Dodgers' general manager.  —  Frank McCourt isn't going anywhere.  Neither is Joe Torre.