Applause Is Appropriate Response for Jeter  —  Clap hands for Derek Jeter.  —  Clap hands, the way he does when he pulls into second base in the bottom of the ninth, staring into the dugout with that grin of his.  —  Clap hands for Derek Jeter, breaking the record of Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.

Nats ask Guzman to play second base in 2010  —  The Nationals may not be looking to sign a free agent like second baseman Orlando Hudson this offseason.  —  It was learned that general manager Mike Rizzo and interim manager Jim Riggleman had a private meeting with shortstop Cristian Guzman …

Minor League Player Of The Year  —  Heyward is the future for Atlanta  —  ATLANTA—The parallels between players are impossible to miss, yet it doesn't take long for Braves officials to try and distance Jason Heyward from former Braves phenom Jeff Francoeur.

Jays' Tallet tames Tigers  —  Toronto starter allows three hits in 6-4 victory over AL Central leading Detroit  — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - TIFF 2009  —  Brian Tallet has bounced back and forth between Toronto's rotation and bullpen all season.

3 Decades of Minor League Translations  —  Attached is the current fruit of a long-term project I've been working on.  Namely, a large reference of minor-league-to-major league translations (zMLE or ZiPS MLE).  We get back into the late 70s here as going back to then, there's always some source that has the statistics required.

Post Game: Phillies 4, Mets 2  —  The Phillies defeated the Mets by the score of 4-2 at Citizens Bank Park tonight.  —  For a full recap and box score, click here.  —  The Least You Should Know:  —  Nelson Figueroa allowed 15 base runners in just 5 1/3 innings (nine hits and five walks …

Game postponed  —  The Red Sox and Rays will proceed no further and will be made up Sunday at noon, and the 1:35 game already scheduled for that day will be played at 5 p.m. When this game resumes, the Rays will have the bases loaded with one out in the first inning.

Game 142: Orioles at Yankees  —  YANKEES (91-50)  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (13-6, 4.10).  —  ORIOLES (56-83)  —  Roberts 2B  —  Izturis SS  —  Markakis RF  —  Reimold LF  —  Mora 3B  —  Scott 1B  —  Wieters DH  —  Pie CF  —  Moeller C  —  Pitching: RHP Chris Tillman (1-3, 4.66)

Countdown to Sizemore's departure is on  —  JIngraham@News-Herald.com  —  The dismantling of the Indians this season brings with it a heavy toll that goes beyond this season alone.  —  It means the Indians have effectively decided to forfeit the narrow window of opportunity they have left …

Prospect Hot Sheet: Sept. 11  —  It's over.  —  After 19 regular season Prospect Hot Sheets, it's time to wrap up another season.  We picked 20 prospects who we felt stood out from the crowd this season.  It was extremely hard to narrow this list down to 20—in fact, we could have written 40 prospects up just as easily.

Chipper may retire if next season disappoints  —  Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said he would consider retiring if he has another season in 2010 as frustrating and disappointing as this one has been.  —  He signed a three-year, $42-million contract extension in March that runs through 2012 …