Fans go berserk over Yankeegate mess … Hundreds of irate fans - some who claim Yankee employees told them the game had been rained out - stormed away from Yankee Stadium before Monday night's game against the Red Sox even got underway and couldn't get back in, resulting in a an ugly scene at one of the ticket gates.

Greinke is magic on the mound  —  The way it works in sports, stars come and go.  But every so often, something magical happens.  And that sets off a mania.  Monday night, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke pitched another masterpiece.  Zack Mania is now officially in swing.

SENSITIVE WIDDLE METSIES WON'T BE READING THIS MEAN OLD STORY  —  ATLANTA — The Mets consider their players' psyches so fragile that they no longer provide copies of The Post or the other New York tabloid in their Citi Field clubhouse.  —  The newspapers were a staple of the Mets' clubhouse …

Park is working on his confidence  —  ST. LOUIS - When he was not dominating hitters in the Grapefruit League, Chan Ho Park spent much of spring training smiling, joking, and discussing his patriotism.  Yesterday, he sat in a chair in front of his locker, speaking quietly while trying to explain his 8.57 earned run average.

Best-case return for A-Rod is Friday  —  Star third baseman homers in latest extended spring game  —  NEW YORK — On the same afternoon that Alex Rodriguez's face showed up in bookstores across the country, the Yankees' third baseman moved seven innings closer to reappearing in the big leagues.

D-backs turn three against Dodgers  —  Triple play is second in franchise history for Arizona  —  LOS ANGELES — Josh Wilson atoned for a second-inning error in a big way when the D-backs shortstop started a 6-4-3 triple play one batter later in the second inning Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

Plate discipline so important nowadays  —  On-base percentage perhaps as vital as it's ever been in determining a player's worth  —  Like the definition of a good stimulus package or the guidelines for tipping your neighborhood Hooters waitress, plate discipline means different things to different people.

Q&A with Regis Philbin: Find out why he's a Marlins fan  —  Regis Philbin talks about his fondness of Marlins  —  Television personality Regis Philbin throws out the first pitch before a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium.  (Wilfredo Lee, AP / May 4, 2009)

Oswalt leaves start with bone bruise on finger  —  Buzz up!  —  WASHINGTON (AP)—Houston Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt left in the sixth inning of Tuesday's start against the Washington Nationals with a bone bruise on his right index finger.  —  Oswalt was visited on the mound by manager Cecil Cooper …

Bobby Scales called up by Chicago Cubs after 11 years in minor leagues  —  Bobby Scales' road to the big leagues started in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1999, in the rookie-level Pioneer League.  The road led through Fort Wayne, Ind., Lake Elsinore, Calif., Mobile, Ala.. Portland, Ore. …

Kinsler can lead Texas Rangers' charge to West lead  —  Last spring, I wrote that second baseman Ian Kinsler was destined to become only the second 30-30 man in Rangers history.  —  As with my prediction of a Houston Rockets' first-round victory, I was simply a year ahead of my time.

Joba mom out after officer scores meth  —  The estranged mother of Yankees star pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been busted for allegedly dealing drugs, authorities said.  —  Jacqueline Standley, 44, was arrested Saturday at her Nebraska apartment on felony charges of selling a gram …