Jeter has issue with ump's reasoning  —  Girardi ejected after shortstop was called out on slide at third  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter's lengthy Major League career has featured many events on the playing field, but thus far, he has been able to avoid an ejection.

Jays' Halladay all but gone in Toronto  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this  —  Let the Roy Halladay sweepstakes begin.  —  “We have to see what's out there …

Would having Manny really be so bad?  —  Remember when news first broke of Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension, how Mets fans everywhere had this huge sigh of relief?  Close call, they thought.  That could have been us!  But flash forward two months, and do Mets fans still feel that way?  Doubtful.

Kinsler, Sandoval early Final Vote leaders  —  Rangers 2B, Giants 3B leading out of gate for All-Star spot  —  Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler and Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval are the early leaders in the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote, which is under way through 4 p.m. ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com.

St. Louis is perfect host for All-Star Game  —  MLB's best get to play for fans known as the best in baseball  —  ST. LOUIS — This is a friendly town, a Midwestern town, a riverside town, a college town and the Gateway City.  —  But mostly, it's a baseball town, and one with few, if any, rivals.

Mariners 5, Orioles 0  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jarrod Washburn tossed a one-hitter for his ninth career complete game, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 5-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  —  Nick Markakis had the only hit off Washburn (4-5), a two-out single in the fourth.

Melvin “ticked off” at Braun  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  I think it's safe to say that Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is more than a bit upset with leftfielder Ryan Braun.  —  I spoke with Melvin on the telephone a little while ago about the comments made by Braun …

Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Mark Reynolds singled home Justin Upton with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to edge the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Monday night.  —  Upton drew a two-out walk from Cla Meredith (4-2) …

Missed opportunities doom Nats, Stammen  —  Of the Washington Nationals' many two-plus-two-equals-five losses this season - the ones that seem to defy logic - few have involved a pitching performance this crafty or fielding this effective in preventing runs.

A's rookie Anderson outpitches Smoltz, throws shutout vs. Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Rookie Brett Anderson threw Oakland's first complete game since last July 8 and outpitched 21-year veteran John Smoltz to lead the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Red Barber: How Vin Scully got hired  —  After the 1982 baseball season, Larry King had legendary announcer Red Barber on his radio show as a guest.  Stan from Tacoma, the screenname of one of Dodger Thoughts' most valued friends, sent me a tape of that wonderful interview during the most recent offseason …

Giants G.M. breathing fresh air  —  It's there, if you look closely and keep asking Brian Sabean questions.  —  Hang in long enough, and he'll allow a grudging smile when he's talking about the first half of this season, the enthusiasm in the clubhouse and the re-invention of the Giants.