Marcum to learn injury fate  —  The Toronto Blue Jays are expecting their worst fears will be realized today when it is confirmed that starting pitcher Shaun Marcum needs to have Tommy John ligament replacement surgery to his right elbow.  —  Marcum has been sent to Birmingham, Ala. …

Stadium filled with memories for Monahan  —  As Yankees longtime trainer Gene Monahan observed Chien-Ming Wang's throwing session in the outfield yesterday afternoon, he happened to be standing in the only spot where you can see the new stadium creeping overhead.

Yanks to allow fans on field before Sunday's finale  —  NEW YORK — Fans will be allowed to walk on Yankee Stadium's field for three hours before the ballpark's final game Sunday.  —  Gates will open at 1 p.m. — about 7 hours, 15 minutes before New York plays the Baltimore Orioles in its final game at the 85-year-old stadium.

Yankees winning but running out of time  —  NEW YORK - The last time they played October baseball without the Yankees, Bill Clinton was a first-term president and David Letterman had just moved to CBS.  Down south, in the Single-A town of Greenville, S.C., the South Atlantic League offered …

How to Win With No Relief  —  The Mets don't look like a winning team customarily looks.  It seems impossible to imagine that a team with a bullpen so unreliable, and utterly devoid of quality performers, could manage to make the playoffs, let alone contend for a championship.

Astros notes: Team takes shot at Selig  —  Just in case Bud Selig doesn't know he's a despised figure to the Astros, a few of the players and even one coach wore black T-shirts on Thursday expressing their feelings about the commissioner's order to play the Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee's Miller Park a day after Hurricane Ike hit Houston.

Mets win coin toss over Brewers  —  One-game playoff to determine Wild Card would be at Shea  —  ATLANTA — The Mets won a coin flip against the Brewers on Friday afternoon, to determine home-field advantage for a potential one-game playoff between the two teams.

Zambrano roughed up in Cubs' loss  —  Coming off no-hitter, right-hander knocked out in second  —  CHICAGO — Johnny Vander Meer's record is safe.  There was no repeat no-hitter for Carlos Zambrano on Friday.  There was no whiff of champagne for the Cubs either.

Gary Sheffield, Fausto Carmona Ejected After Brawl  —  CLEVELAND — Gary Sheffield and Fausto Carmona exchanged punches on the infield during a bench-clearing brawl Friday night between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.  In the top of the seventh inning, Carmona gave up a two-run homer to Detroit's Miguel Cabrera.

Cabrera to DL, sees season end  —  Elbow sprain had O's righty wild, pitching in pain since break  —  NEW YORK — The Orioles placed Daniel Cabrera on the disabled list on Friday, ending the starter's season due to a right medial elbow sprain.  Cabrera is the second Baltimore starter …

Bisons will introduce Mets Monday  —  The Buffalo Bisons have called a press conference for Monday morning in Dunn Tire Park to officially announce the New York Mets will be their new parent club next season.  —  The Bisons announced today that team officials, including owners Bob and Mindy Rich …

Notebook: Yost's firing could have ripple effect  —  The firing of Ned Yost was supposed to get the Brewers going.  It might have effects around the league, says Ken Rosenthal.

George Brett Would Like To Tell You About That Time He Pooped His Pants  —  Not sure which spring training this video is from, but the video was just released to an unsuspecting public on Thursday, and is destined to go down as a classic; watch now as Royals Hall of Famer George Brett regales …