Yost relieved of managerial post  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers today announced that Ned Yost has been dismissed from his position as manager of the Club.  The announcement was made by Brewers Executive Vice President and General Manager, Doug Melvin.

Justice: Astros might as well have played at Wrigley  —  MILWAUKEE — Neutral field?  Are you kidding me?  There's ridiculous and more ridiculous and whatever this was supposed to be.  —  Commissioner Bud Selig should be embarrassed to have thrown a team in the thick of playoff contention into this situation.

Posada: Yankees should keep Chamberlain in 'pen  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Posada wants Joba Chamberlain kept in the bullpen and predicts more injuries for the young pitcher if the New York Yankees put him in their starting rotation.  —  “I think if you start him and he pitches 200 innings in one year, you're going to lose him.

Joba's mother talks about her son and her life  —  Joba Chamberlain's mother talks about the pain of separation, her son and her life.  —  Apartment No. 1 in this brick building is a shrine to Joba Chamberlain.  —  Baseball jerseys from the Yankees and Huskers hang in a line on the living room wall …

CANO DOESN'T GET MEANING OF HUSTLE  —  WHEN Derek Jeter was asked about Robinson Cano getting pulled because of a lack of hustle in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 8-4 win over the Rays yesterday, his only comment was: “I'm sure it won't happen again.”  —  With all due respect to the Yankees' captain, he's wrong.

Twins to name new stadium Target Field  —  The Target Corp. got the rights to name the field under a 25-year partnership agreement.  —  The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement in principle on a 25-year partnership with Target Corp. that includes the right to name the team's new ballpark Target Field, the team announced today.

Rumor: Ricketts Will Land Chicago Cubs  —  File this under rumor...  Word on the street is that Thomas Ricketts and the Ricketts family are the winning bidders for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25 percent stake in ComcastSports Chicago.  Thomas Ricketts is the chief executive …

Leyland: Rogers won't pitch again this season  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Detroit Tigers veteran pitcher Kenny Rogers won't pitch again this season.  —  “We're not going to pitch Kenny.  We shut him down for the rest of the season,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Monday.  Leyland didn't give a reason for his decision.

Keen strategy saved D-Backs franchise  —  On cusp of ruin to a focus on finances, youth  —  When you see Conor Jackson or Mark Reynolds in the heart of the Arizona Diamondbacks batting order instead of the richly paid Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers, know that it's all part of the Diamondbacks' business plan.

Yankees' Pavano won't need tests on his left hip  —  Carl Pavano said he won't need any tests on his left hip, which cramped up in the sixth inning yesterday and brought the medical staff out of the dugout.  —  Pavano, who won for the third time in five starts, said he didn't notice the boos …

Sheppard won't be able to attend Stadium finale  —  Longtime Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard will not be at the Stadium finale Sunday night, he told Newsday this morning.  —  “My heart will be up in the Bronx,” Sheppard said.  “But my body will be in front of television.”