3 UP: YANKEE PROBLEMS AT THE 13-GAME MARK  —  In my column in today's Post, I wrote about how close the Yankees were to the humiliating weekend double of having allowed 22 runs on Saturday and then losing to Carl Pavano on Sunday.  They never did do much against Pavano, who changed speeds …

Harper: Don't swing away at Jerry for call not to bunt  —  You have to believe that Jerry Manuel would have played this differently in August as opposed to April.  At this time of year good managers make decisions with the big picture in mind, so you can understand him rolling the dice Sunday …

Zimmerman, Nationals Agree To Five-Year, $45 Million Deal  —  Until at least 2013, Ryan Zimmerman will play for the Washington Nationals — the team that drafted him, and the team that has now affirmed his role in its future.  Zimmerman and the Nationals have agreed to a five-year …

DOPEY METS WANNA ERASE DWIGHT'S CITI AUTOGRAPH  —  WHEN Dwight “Doc” Gooden attended the Mets' Opening Day ceremonies at Citi Field last week, he stopped by the Ebbets Club along the first-base line and mingled with fans who cheered him during his Met career.  He shook hands, took pictures and signed autographs.

Kemp homers twice as LA's streak hits eight  —  Hudson, Ethier each add three RBIs as Dodgers rout Rockies  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre's words before the Dodgers played the Rockies on Sunday proved prophetic.  —  He spoke about seemingly never-ending innings …

Zimmermann set for Major League debut  —  Washington (1-10) vs. Atlanta (6-6), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  WASHINGTON — Monday's game between the Nationals and Braves will be worth watching.  Why?  Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will make his Major League debut.

Jersey guy Doyle joins Stadium lore  —  The Yankees have a new angel in the outfield.  —  Brian Doyle isn't about to supplant Jeffrey Maier in Yankee annals, but his role in the decisive home run of Sunday's 7-3 win over the Indians is undeniable.  —  Cleveland right fielder Trevor Crowe …

It's time for a major shake-up  —  It's one thing to suffer an avalanche of ill fortune.  It's another thing to let it bury you.  —  No other team in baseball, or any other sport, has been blindsided the way the Angels have in the first two weeks of the season.

Monday Ten Pack  —  Adrian Cardenas, 2B, Athletics (Double-A Midland)  —  The big bat acquired from Philadelphia last year in the Joe Blanton deal, Cardenas entered the year with a career batting average of .299, a full .001 below expectations, as one scout had classified him as …

Reds not rushing to call up Rosales  —  Infielder hot at plate, but Baker wants him to improve overall  —  HOUSTON — It was a valid question.  The Reds aren't hitting, so would the offense benefit from bringing up a guy who is really tearing it up at Triple-A Louisville in infielder Adam Rosales?

How I Ruined My Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball  —  Let me set the stage.  The date was June 13, 1971.  I was three weeks short of my 16th birthday.  My sophomore year at Lakewood High School was winding down.  Finals were over, summer was about to begin, and my mind was on baseball.

The Bullpen Gets Blown Up  —  After today's loss, Manny Acta came into the manager's interview room.  He was seething.  He sat down and said, “I think it's embarrassing.  I think it's unacceptable.  I think our fans have every right to be mad, like we are right now.  And it's not going to be tolerated.

Owings: the man who swings the bat  —  I'm thinking the same thing all of you are thinking, especially with the Reds hitting .210 as a team.  —  Micah Owings.  Can you play left field?  Every day?  —  After his game-winning pinch-hit two-run double off the screen in left center field …