Game 133: Red Sox at Yankees  —  YANKEES (70-62)  —  RED SOX (76-55)  —  Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.45) vs. the Boston hitters.  —  Jon Lester (12-5, 3.49) vs. the New York hitters.  —  Notes: The Yankees start the day 10.5 games out in the division and seven out in the wild card. ...

PAVANO AVAILABLE TO OTHER TEAMS AFTER ONE START  —  Could “The Idle” be moving?  —  Carl “American Idle” Pavano is scheduled to start tomorrow night against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium - unless another team wants him.  —  The Post has learned Pavano was put on waivers within …

Sox on Mariotti's split: 'It's about time'  —  BALTIMORE — Word of Jay Mariotti's split with the Chicago Sun-Times reached the White Sox' clubhouse minutes after their victory Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and the reaction could be heard outside.

Future Shock  —  And in This Corner...  friendly  —  It really was the statement heard 'round the world, as from the time of its release until the end of the day, my phone has been burning in non-stop discussions with teams, agents, players, and other members of the media all looking to talk about the Pedro Alvarez situation.

Angels looking for a backup shortstop  —  David Eckstein is among those mentioned for depth at the position.  —  Five days before Monday's trade deadline, the Angels continue to pursue a veteran shortstop as insurance in case Erick Aybar is injured.  —  The team has targeted three Toronto players …

Phils lose game, ground in NL East  —  Bullpen allows Mets to stage a comeback of their own  —  PHILADELPHIA — Anyone looking for a clear-cut National League East favorite to emerge from this week's Phillies-Mets games at Citizens Bank Park may have to wait a little longer.

Ramirez's flub: ‘It happens’  —  ATLANTA - By Wednesday afternoon, Hanley Ramirez was more willing to discuss his ninth-inning trouble on a potentially game-ending double-play ball the night before.  —  But only slightly.  —  Asked if the ball simply got stuck in his glove before he could throw to first …

MLB's replay central resembles NASA  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District that's crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA's Mission Control.

Delgado for MVP?  —  Wow.  I can't believe I just typed that.  —  But with all the MVP debate focused on David Wright or Jose Reyes lately, look who just entered the discussion after smacking home runs No. 29 and 30 in last night's 6-3 comeback win over the Phillies.  Take a look at the numbers:

Rollins again noticing Mets' celebrations  —  PHILADELPHIA - Don't look now, but it sounds as if the Phillies are acting like the fun police again.  When asked about Tuesday's inspired comeback win over the Mets, which involved erasing a 7- deficit, Jimmy Rollins made yet another reference …

Rays, Ripken join to buy Class A team  —  Tampa Bay affiliate to play in Port Charlotte in 2009  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays and Ripken Baseball announced on Wednesday that together they have purchased the team that plays in Vero Beach, Fla. The team — which will serve as the Rays' Class …

Return unlikely for injured Todd Jones  —  Detroit career over for would-be free agent?  —  Todd Jones' future with the Tigers looks limited, if that.  —  Joel Zumaya's future with the Tigers, based on the evaluation of pitching coach Chuck Hernandez, looks bountiful.

About those Quad-A All-Stars  —  In Kevin's article he built an “All-Star” of minor leaguers over 30, and his off-the-cuff guess was 52 wins.  —  Let's get serious about that number, speculative as the entire enterprise is.  —  For hitters, I'm going to use their regular translation for all of 2008 …