ROCKET'S SAD STARE  —  ACE CLEMENS ‘HEARTBROKEN’ BY VIDEO SNUB  —  By F. CARTER SMITH in Piney Point Village, Texas, and ERIC LENKOWITZ in NY  —  Estranged former Yankee Roger Clemens was “heartbroken” when his former team left him out of Sunday night's Stadium-farewell festivities …

Sox to retire Pesky's number  —  A team source confirmed to the Globe that the Red Sox will retire Johnny Pesky's No. 6 this weekend, during the final series of the year with the New York Yankees.  The official announcement could come as early as today.  The Boston Herald first reported …

Yankee Stadium thieves arrested … NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they arrested more than a dozen people for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium during the 85-year-old ballpark's final game.  —  Police say 18 fans were charged with possessing stolen property.

Homestretch at Shea Starts With Loss  —  There is angst, apprehension and despair filling Shea Stadium.  The Mets have tried not to look back at last September, because it was so excruciating.  But do they think they can look ahead without feeling the same uneasiness that enveloped them a year ago?

Hal says Yankees want Cashman back as GM  —  Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner says he has informed general manager Brian Cashman that the team wants him back next year.  (Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill)  —  The Yankees want Brian Cashman back as their general manager next year …

Interview - Tracy Ringolsby - Writer, Rocky Mountain News  —  Ask about Tracy Ringolsby, and you're liable to get different answers from different people.  —  To those that simply skim the Rocky Mountain News, he may be, “The guy in the cowboy hat.”  Ask another and you might get …

Prospectus Today  —  Fixing It  —  Barring an apocalyptic turn of events—winning the rest of their games, the last four against the Red Sox, who would have to lose out all the way through a one-game playoff—the Yankees will miss the 2008 playoffs.  It will be the first time in the Division Series era …

Fox's Zelasko apologizes for referring to ‘Tampa Rays’  —  Fox baseball pregame host Jeanne Zelasko has a message for Rays fans: She's sorry.  After often referring to the team as the “Tampa Rays” this season, Zelasko responded to criticism in several Times columns and e-mails she personally received over the weekend from Rays fans.

Nationals ‘miserable’ on, off field  —  Team in crisis  —  It began with genuine optimism.  The Washington Nationals entered the 2008 season with a new ballpark, a new crop of young talent and a feeling that this once-downtrodden franchise was moving swiftly on a rebuilding path.

Latino Sox fans lost in lineup shuffle  —  Felipe Gomez, a Jamaica Plain barber, still wears his Red Sox cap, the bill crisp across his brow.  He still roots for his adopted hometown team, and he always looks forward to visits from such players as David Ortiz when they are in need of a haircut.

Hitting coach revolving door continues to spin for Padres  —  Wally Joyner, a member of two Padres teams that reached the playoffs, has stepped down as the club's hitting coach.  Joyner gave his resignation letter to General Manager Kevin Towers on Monday.  —  “It bothers me a lot …

In L.A., Dodger blue turns Angel red invisible  —  How come no one's talking about that other local team, the one that glided into baseball's playoffs and isn't still trying to get in?  Chalk it up to marketing, Manny and a craftily low-key manager.  —  The best team in baseball isn't even the biggest story in its own city.

Gary Sheffield suspended four games, still vows revenge vs. Indians  —  Gary Sheffield, Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona and two other Indians were suspended Monday by Major League Baseball for the brawl that began in Friday night's Tigers-Indians game when Sheffield charged Carmona.

A Faustian bargain  —  Interesting question posed by the WFAN mid-morning crew of Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno.  Coming off last night's brutal 9-5 loss to the Cubs, would you sign on for a one-game wild-card playoff with the Brewers right now?  For fear of another September letdown …

Psychologists put Mets fans on the couch  —  As the Mets teeter toward another September disaster, mental health pros have a message for the bumbling players and their white-knuckled fans: Have fun and enjoy the ride.  —  That may be tough to do, given last season's debacle, but dwelling on the past makes things worse, experts agree.