Miffed Torre fans shut out of bookstore … It was worse than Mariano Rivera blowing a save, or watching Kyle Farnsworth get the ball with a four-run lead.  —  Disgruntled Yankee fans gave Borders bookstore a Bronx cheer after waiting in line for more than three hours Wednesday afternoon …

Teammate: Dodgers can win with or without Manny Ramirez  —  LOS ANGELES — Russell Martin says he and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates want Manny Ramirez [stats] to return, but the slugger “isn't necessarily the difference between us winning or losing.”  —  Ramirez has rejected three offers …

Source: Padres, Floyd agree on 1-year deal  —  The San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent outfielder Cliff Floyd, according to a major-league source.  The contract guarantees Floyd less than $1 million.  —  Floyd, 36, spent last season with Tampa Bay, where he primarily served as a designated hitter.

JAYS CLOSE TO SIGNING MILLAR  —  The Mets and Yankees both had conversations with Kevin Millar's representatives about the free-agent slugger.  But, the Post has learned, the righty swinger is almost certain to sign a minor league deal with the Blue Jays, possibly today, and no later than tomorrow.

Major League Snitch  —  Unmasked: How a white-collar Baltimore swindler turned secret FBI informant and ignited a Major League Baseball steroid scandal  —  Even a casual sports fan is by now aware of the key personalities and events of Major League Baseball's ongoing steroid scandal …

Why Roger Clemens Isn't Barry Bonds  —  No matter what the outcome of the tests now being conducted on the Roger Clemens-Brian McNamee syringes and no matter what the outcome of the anti-defamation suits Clemens and McNamee have filed against each other and no matter whether the government finds grounds …

Murton was added for depth, not as trade precursor  —  Part of the charm of the internet is that every baseball move can be dissected within seconds of the deal.  There were some educated guesses in the blogosphere Wednesday that the Rockies' acquisition of outfielder Matt Murton was a precursor to a Garrett Atkins trade.

Bonds Documents  —  For those interested — especially fellow shysters with a PACER login and password — here's the mother lode of US v. Barry Bonds documents, pleadings, etc.  I haven't had a chance to really go over them in any detail, but my cursory review of it confirms what has been obvious …

Happy birthday, Hammer!  Aaron celebrates 75 years  —  ATLANTA—Happy birthday, Hammer!  Hank Aaron's family and friends are throwing him a 75th birthday party Thursday night at a downtown Atlanta hotel.  Among those scheduled to attend are former President Bill Clinton …

Mets now targeting righthanded hitter for bench  —  The Mets, their major offseason goals achieved, will next target a righthanded hitter for their bench, a person familiar with the situation said yesterday.  —  Some Mets officials like free agent Rich Aurilia, who has ties to both New York and general manager Omar Minaya.

Don't expect Sheets  —  Two weeks ago, free agent pitcher Ben Sheets and his agent, Casey Close, had dinner with the Rangers.  Rangers owner Tom Hicks was at the dinner, which suggested things were getting serious.  —  Two weeks later, Sheets remains unsigned.  —  All signs points to him not being with the Rangers in 2008.

Wright: “It's going to be tough to leave here”  —  Just got off the phone with Chase Wright, who had already arrived in Tampa to get his spring training started early.  Being designated for assignment put Wright into a “holding pattern,” but now he's on the move.

2009 Projections with Hit Tracker  —  Oh, no, not another projection system!  Why would someone want to join the logjam of current systems?  In no particular order, we have ZiPS, CHONE, Oliver, Marcel, Bill James, PECOTA and no doubt some others I haven't stumbled across (sorry).

The Yaz family craft  —  Sox legend boosts grandson's budding baseball career  —  Carl and Mike Yastrzemski were all business in North Andover.  (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff)  —  NORTH ANDOVER - When Carl Yastrzemski slips quietly through a back door of DB's Baseball and Softball Instructional Academy, the baseballs stop bouncing.

Designing the perfect keeper league  —  In trying to set up the first keeper league I've ever been a part of, I'm a little daunted by the challenges it presents.  I've tried to stick to the most common settings out there (standard BA, R, HR, RBI, SB, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, $260 per team) …

How to measure a player's value (Part 3)  —  I have defined what I mean by player value and why I believe that in parts One and Two.  Now it's time to get down to brass tacks, to apply principles to practice and see how they look in action.  —  This is not the most in-depth or accurate method of calculating a player's value.

Epstein interview  —  Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein offered some candid insights, particularly concerning the club's ill-fated pursuit of Mark Teixeira and his admiration for John Smoltz, during an interview this afternoon on sports radio WEEI's “Dale and Holley” show.