GIRARDI MANAGES TO DISRESPECT MARIANO  —  THE shocker yesterday in The Bronx wasn't so much watching Mariano Rivera walk off the mound with two outs in the ninth after surrendering two of the four runs eventually charged against him in a 9-7 defeat to the Rays.

Atkins starting to look like odd man out  —  ST. LOUIS — Starting Monday, the math won't add up.  The Rockies will have five players for four infield spots.  Somebody's going to sit.  It will likely be Garrett Atkins, who's expected to spell first baseman Todd Helton today, if he doesn't rev up his offense.

Yankees jump into streaming  —  Through YES-Cablevision deal, MLB club first to plan live games  —  The New York Yankees will become the first MLB team to have its games streamed live online within its home market, thanks to a landmark carriage deal YES Network signed with Cablevision earlier this spring.

A's beat: Top pitching prospect has sore elbow  —  (06-06) 20:08 PDT OAKLAND —  Oakland's non-stop injury parade isn't limited to the big-league level.  Now top pitching prospect Michael Ynoa, the 17-year-old sensation from the Dominican Republic, is out of action because of elbow soreness.

Puzzled Omar Vizquel: No sign of Boston  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  The solution to the Red Sox [team stats]' shortstop problem may very well have been sitting in the visitors dugout last night.  —  Veteran Omar Vizquel probably isn't going anywhere …

Post-op issues for John Maine?  —  A couple of unsettling comments from John Maine's dismal outing in the Mets' 7-1 loss to the Nationals.Could he be having post-op issues left over from last September's surgery to remove a bone spur behind his right shoulder?

Marlins Uggla giveaway a head above the rest  —  Dan Uggla proudly shows off his look-alike piggy bank that will be given away at this upcoming Sunday's game.  (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel / June 2, 2009)  —  MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins' newest promotional giveaway doesn't bob, but it is a head.

A Lidge Over Troubled Water  —  I think this series has shown what two equally good teams the Phillies and Dodgers are.  Both teams have had great starting pitching, Hamels having the best outing of the bunch.  The Dodgers defense has probably played a little better, but the biggest difference has been the two closers.

Rockies sign Adam Eaton to minor league deal  —  ST. LOUIS — With so many bodies flying back and forth from Triple-A to the big leagues, the Rockies needed to plug some holes.  They have signed Adam Eaton, who was recently released by Baltimore, to a minor league deal.

Josh Fields in transitional stage with Chicago White Sox  —  Gordon Beckham shoves him out of starting role  —  The promotion of Gordon Beckham yanked away Josh Fields' hold on the White Sox's starting third base job.  —  And with the Sox committed to Alexei Ramirez, 27, at shortstop …