Three Avalanche players to face charges  —  The arrests stem from a disturbance early Sunday morning at Mac and Bob's Restaurant.  —  981-3127  —  Koby Clemens, Mark Ori and Jimmy Goethals were arrested early Sunday morning after several members of the Salem Avalanche baseball team spent Saturday night at a popular Salem restaurant.

New York Yankees will activate Joba Chamberlain Tuesday  —  NOTEBOOK  —  NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain will be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, manager Joe Girardi announced after Sunday's game.  Chamberlain, who has been on the DL since Aug. 6 because of rotator cuff tendinitis …

Pelfrey's words anger Ross  —  MIAMI GARDENS - Cody Ross wasn't happy about Mike Pelfrey hitting him with a pitch Saturday for the second time in as many starts against the Marlins.  —  His mood didn't improve Sunday, when he saw Pelfrey's comments about the episode that resulted in the benches emptying.

Some people owe Ed Wade an apology.  For instance, you.  —  You know who you are.  Don't go changing your story now because I've kept those cards and letters.  Just say you misjudged the man and be done with it.  I have a big advantage over some of you in that I'm wrong a lot, so one more admission of stupidity isn't a big deal.

MMQB (cont.)  —  Quote of the Week I  —  “He will very quickly find out he's not the player he should be.  I hope he figures it out before there is irreversible damage.” … Quote of the Week II  —  “Our governor is going to be vice president, and we still don't have an Olive Garden.”

Padres to release Iguchi, Tomko  —  Pitcher LeBlanc, second baseman Antonelli may get call  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres will officially announce Monday that they've parted ways with second baseman Tadahito Iguchi and pitcher Brett Tomko.  —  A team source confirmed on Sunday that Iguchi …

Pirates Notebook: Boras fires back at Coonelly  —  Scott Boras, agent for Pirates first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez, took exception to team president Frank Coonelly's remark in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette yesterday that Boras was responsible for bringing the Kansas City Royals into their dispute.

Scorer gives explanation  —  Pittsburgh - The official scorer for the game today between the Brewers and Pirates at PNC Park, a man by the name of Bob Webb, gave this explanation for his scoring decision in the fifth inning that prevented CC Sabathia from throwing a no-hitter:

September calls coming  —  Good afternoon and Happy Labor Day, denizens.  I say that today (Sunday) because this is probably going to have to be good for tomorrow (Monday) too.  Day game, travel to Florida tonight, day game tomorrow means I'd better go on and wish it now.

Eckstein dealt to D-backs for Beck  —  Veteran to play second in Arizona, Toronto picks up prospect  —  NEW YORK — David Eckstein put on a Blue Jays uniform for the last time on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.  Following Toronto's 6-2 victory over New York, the seldom-used infielder …

Yankees' minor league report  —  Phil Coke was a “fringy prospect” until this season, says Mark Newman, the Yankees vice president of baseball operations.  But Coke was the first name Newman uttered in a recent conversation about Yankee minor-leaguers who made significant strides this season.

Rizzs eligible to join elite company  —  Neihaus won Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters in 2008  —  SEATTLE — For most of his Hall of Fame career as the voice of the Mariners, Dave Niehaus has shared broadcast booths around the Major Leagues with Rick Rizzs.

Jeff Kent to have surgery on his injured knee  —  An MRI exam this morning showed that the Dodgers' second baseman had a torn medial meniscus.  —  Jeff Kent will undergo an operation on his left knee Tuesday that could end his season and 17-year career.  An MRI exam this morning showed that Kent …

Breaking news: Hughes, Sanchez to Arizona Fall League … Aside from Sanchez, Contreras mentioned Hughes, Chris Garcia, Jeff Marquez and Ian Kennedy as candidates for the Fall League.  When I talked to Kennedy, he said he didn't think he was going.  Kennedy could finish the year around 130 innings …