Source: Fehr to leave job after 25 years  —  Don Fehr is stepping down as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he's held since the mid-1980s, a source tells ESPN.  —  Fehr will be replaced by general counsel Michael Weiner, pending board approval, the source said.

A-Rod to rest one day a week through break  —  Yanks third baseman experiencing fatigue from hip surgery  —  Alex Rodriguez, who did not start on Friday and Saturday due to fatigue six weeks after returning from surgery on his right hip, will get one day of rest each week through next month's All-Star break.

Yanks protest game over lineup snafu  —  Confusion arises in eighth from Marlins' double-switch  —  MIAMI — For now, the Marlins are claiming a 6-5 victory over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium.  Whether the score is upheld ultimately will be determined by Major League Baseball.

Can anyone spare $50 million so Brad Pitt can film ‘Moneyball’?  —  Hours before they were to start filming “Moneyball,” Hollywood big shots hit the “pause” button.  —  Director Steven Soderbergh and star Brad Pitt were to give Michael Lewis' best seller about the building …

Breaking: Beltran could be headed to DL  —  Breaking news: Carlos Beltran may be headed to the disabled list with an ailing right knee.  That would allow the Mets to return Fernando Martinez to the majors despite spending less than 10 days with Buffalo.  —  UPDATE: The Daily News has learned …

Cubs fans' love for Mark DeRosa a little out of whack  —  The only question left is where to erect the Mark DeRosa statue.  —  The sculpture of Ernie Banks, fingers curled around a bat, is hogging the west side of Wrigley Field.  So that site is out.  Harry Caray, microphone in hand, owns the southeast corner of the park.

Matt Kemp has potential to be a great center fielder  —  The Angels' Torri Hunter says the Dodgers center fielder is good now but will be great later.  —  Matt Kemp has the ability to become a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder.  —  That opinion doesn't come from Kemp, Manager Joe Torre or anyone else in the Dodgers organization.

Indians Insider: Cabrera headed to Columbus while Sizemore wants action in Pittsburgh  —  CHICAGO — The Indians have lost six straight games.  Never fear.  —  “Things are going to change soon,” said shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera following the Indians' 6-2 loss Sunday to the Cubs.

Royals rumor mill starts churning  —  We're entering that nefarious time of the summer, when the trade rumor mill spits out an endless stream of b.s. whispers, which amount to and signify nothing.  Nevertheless, it's our duty to report on these things.  Here's one ESPN is reporting on Rumor Central …

Yankees-Marlins Fan Brawl Reveals Truth Of The Human Condition, With Punching  —  YouTube is filled with grainy cellphone videos of drunken bleacher brawls, but few capture the drama, action, suspense, and heartbreaking childhood trauma of this donnybrook from the Yankees-Marlins series.

Tampa Bay Rays Tales: Don't mess with Zorilla  —  Rays rumblings  —  Until they hosted the woeful Nationals last weekend, the Rays had played the toughest schedule in the majors (opponent winning percentage of .521), the way Baseball Prospectus figures it. ...

A Call to Arms  —  If you've been reading StatSpeak for a while now like the rest of the world, you've probably noticed some turnover in the past year or so.  A blog that was at one point written only by Pizza Cutter expanded to include some of the bigger names in sabermetrics, such as Eric Seidman …

Vazquez needs a lift  —  Hey, it's a rain makeup game today, and the Cubs and I are here to entertain you until the Yankees arrive tomorrow, and DOB returns after a day to catch his breath.  —  The Braves, like I did last Friday, wake up today to find summer is here in Atlanta …

Despite good day at plate, in field, Beltran pessimistic about knee  —  Carlos Beltran did not sound very optimistic about the condition of his aching right knee after yesterday's 10-6 loss to the Rays.  Beltran is suffering from a bone bruise below the knee, and with an MRI scheduled for today …

Howard improving, could return to Phils soon  —  Slugger hopes to join team in Tampa Bay if he ‘feels better’  —  Ryan Howard, hospitalized twice over the weekend with flu symptoms, has been diagnosed with acute sinusitis, and could rejoin the Phillies lineup as early as tomorrow night.