Jerry Remy takes leave to recover from cancer surgery  —  NESN announced Wednesday that Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy is taking an indefinite leave of absence to fully recover from the effects of cancer surgery.  —  “I want to focus on completing my recovery so that I can return …

Red Sox continue mastery of Yankees  —  Johnny Damon hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the third against the Red Sox.  (Audrey C. Tiernan, Newsday / May 5, 2009)  —  If the Yankees trail the Red Sox by just a tad in the final 2009 standings, they won't have to wonder why.

Press Box Layoff: How the Baltimore Sun Fired Me  —  Full disclosure: the first two times I was given stunning news about my newspaper job - in 1986 at the about-to-merge St. Petersburg Evening Independent, and in 1991 at the about-to-be-defunct National Sports Daily - I didn't get it face-to-face either time.

Dodgers' 12th home win ties MLB mark  —  Weaver allows one run in five innings in first start since '07  —  LOS ANGELES — With a dreadlocked left fielder hustling on the bases, a second baseman who channels Jackie Robinson and a starting pitcher who leaves tickets for a 1970s rock star …

Proctor shut down after suffering setback  —  Right-hander will visit Dr. James Andrews next week  —  MIAMI - Scott Proctor just can't catch a break with his right elbow.  —  The 32-year-old right-hander, who had surgery this offseason, was limited to just one Grapefruit League appearance this spring and …

Castro, Wright back Livan as Mets top Braves  —  ATLANTA - So who are these Mets?  The soft, smiling do-gooders as characterized by their own general manager last weekend?  Or the serious, take-care-of-business grinders who swept the Braves out of Turner Field in this two-game mini-series?

Pitchers Drafted in Top 10: Not a Reassuring History  —  The Nationals have the Nos. 1 and 10 overall picks in the draft on June 9.  So, I thought you folks would enjoy having the definitive FACTS on what has happened in 44 years of drafting to help you form your opinions.

Taylor making progress one start at a time  —  Florida (15-12) vs. Atlanta (11-15), 7:10 p.m. ET  —  MIAMI — Graham Taylor was a different rookie pitcher in his second start at Wrigley Field.  Don't believe him?  Just look at the tape, he said.  —  “It's completely different if you put …

Meet the New Nats.  Same as the Old Caps.  —  In the bottom of the 11th inning of a 10-10 farce of blunders at Nationals Park yesterday afternoon, a shroud was put over the field.  Okay, a tarp.  At the sight of the Nats and Astros bullpens, the sky had laughed 'til it cried.

CLEVELAND INDIANS  —  Baseball News, Schedule, Pictures, and More  —  Cleveland Indians promote Matt Herges, option Rafael Perez to Columbus  —  BOSTON — Matt Herges joined the Titanic of bullpens and he was glad to come aboard.  —  The Indians purchased Herges contract from Class AAA Columbus …

Bio hazard: A-Rod author has credibility issues  —  Jason Whitlock brings his edgy and thought-provoking style to FOXSports.com.  Columnist for the Kansas City Star, he has won the National Journalism Award for Commentary for “his ability to seamlessly integrate sports and social commentary …

Midweek Med Report  —  The Yankees pushed Posada to the DL after a recurrent hamstring strain (above, but close to, a previous recent strain) showed enough damage on the MRI that the doctors were worried about the integrity of the area, and a possibly significant tearing/re-tearing risk.

Coonelly expresses confidence in Q&A  —  Bucs president addresses recent slump, Draft and more  —  Frank Coonelly: Hello everyone.  Welcome to this month's chat and thank you for joining me today.  —  bucsin09: What happened to Kyle Bloom?  I know we received him back from Detroit …

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Soderbergh To Use Animated Bill James Character In ‘Moneyball’  —  Steven Soderbergh is making a big push toward realism in his new movie, “Moneyball,” adapted from the best-selling Michael Lewis book that followed the Oakland A's and their general manager Billy Beane …

The NL West Race Is Over  —  Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers for clinching the first playoff spot of the 2009 season.  —  Okay, fine, it's only May 6th.  The Dogers have another 134 games to play.  Things could go wrong.  The whole team might get the swine flu.

The A-Rod book: One thing's wrong, for sure  —  It took me less than an hour to find a mistake in A-Rod, The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez , the Selena Roberts book that debuted this week.  —  And I wasn't even trying.  —  I got to page 79, read that A-Rod was “hitting a dismal .105 …

Tim Lincecum relates to kid pitcher from ‘Rookie of the Year’  —  says he loves pitching at Wrigley Field and his performance there on Tuesday suggested as much.  —  But no matter the results, the Cy Young award winner says he appreciates the ballpark's history, its bricks, its ivy and …

Twins send slumping 2B Casilla down to Triple-A … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Struggling second baseman Alexi Casilla has been sent to the minors by the Minnesota Twins.  —  Infielder Matt Tolbert was recalled from the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to take his place before Wednesday's game at Baltimore.