Turn Out The Lights: Yankee Stadium Final Game Coverage by ESPN & MLB.com  —  This coming Sunday will mark the final game at Yankee Stadium, thus marking an end to baseball's greatest cathedral.  On that day, the media will be swarming with stories about The House That Ruth Built, and ESPN and MLB.com are no exception.

Marlins tattoo Myers  —  MIAMI - Brett Myers has had a tattoo on his left wrist for more than three years.  —  It hardly can be seen from home plate.  —  But the Florida Marlins had a problem with it last night at Dolphin Stadium.  So they asked the umpires to tell Myers to put on long sleeves after the second inning, which he did.

Historic call helps Rays pound Twins  —  Tampa Bay one game away from clinching first playoff berth  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Throughout their improbable run, the Rays have talked all season long about taking it one game at a time.  —  Now, after Friday night's 11-1 win over Minnesota, one game is all they need.

Seaver gives Mets an identity & a title  —  Tom Seaver and Gary Gentry walked back out onto the mound not long after the chaos had settled.  —  There was graffiti on the outfield wall, just next to a portion of fence that had been ripped out.  The grass was decimated, hacked up in clumps and literally carried away in the frenzy.

Games of the Day  —  The Red Sox send Jon Lester against Roy Halladay in Toronto as they try to clinch a spot in the playoffs.  Lester is on fire down the stretch, posting an 0.87 ERA in September.  He's struck out 20 in his last 20 2/3 innings.  Meanwhile, Halladay hasn't helped his Cy Young chances in the month.

Ranking the Series matchups I'd like to see (cont.)  —  Once again, VORP has nothing to do with MVP  —  Zero.  There's a number the stat people will understand.  —  That's the relationship between VORP, the stat that the stat people love, and MVP.  —  Baseball Prospectus, as of a few days ago …

Marquez to join Hughes and Sanchez in Arizona  —  Made my first trip to Yankee Stadium today.  —  I realize it seems a bit crazy that I've never been here, but I grew up in Missouri, covered the Phillies for four years and my job generally keeps me pretty busy during the baseball season without …

Milton Bradley seeks long-term contract with Texas Rangers  —  ARLINGTON — Milton Bradley generally declines interview requests.  He doesn't want the attention because, for the most part, it's usually about his off-field incidents or his constant battles with injuries.

Bartolo Colon bolts from bullpen  —  Club suspends pitcher  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  TORONTO - Bartolo Colon decided the Dominican Republic, not the Red Sox [team stats] bullpen, was the best place to be for the remainder of the 2008 season.

Drew dejected over balky back  —  Right fielder tightens up after taking swings, feels time crunch  —  TORONTO — The one thing Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew had been during his lengthy absence from the lineup was optimistic.  But Drew, who has been on the shelf with a troublesome lower …

Carmona, Sheffield ejected after brawl  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Gary Sheffield was still plenty angry—though much more in control after the Detroit Tigers endured a ninth-inning loss.  —  Sheffield was one of two players from both teams ejected during a seventh-inning brawl before Jamey Carroll hit …