Joba to pitch an inning in relief in finale  —  ‘Rules’ revised as Girardi crafts bullpen for postseason  —  ST. PETERSBURG — For at least one day, the Yankees are putting Joba Chamberlain back in the bullpen.  —  Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the club has reconsidered its stance …

Sources: Bobby Valentine, Florida Marlins talking about job  —  At a time when Bobby Valentine has begun the process of talking with teams about a possible return as a manager in Major League Baseball, sources said he is in communication with the Florida Marlins about a possible position with that team …

Axe comes down on Ricciardi  —  After eight years at the helm of the Blue Jays, interim CEO Paul Beeston announces J.P. Ricciardi has been fired  — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - Swine flu - Behind the Veil  —  Shi Davidi

Sources: Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell out of Cleveland Indians managerial race  —  John Farrell, the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox, has removed himself from consideration for Cleveland's managerial opening, according to sources.  —  The Indians fired Eric Wedge on Thursday …

Dodgers finally come to play  —  On its sixth day of trying, L.A. gets to celebrate its second consecutive National League West championship.  —  Sick of staring at it, the Dodgers became it, pouring themselves across Chavez Ravine on Saturday night like the champagne that has haunted them.

Angels lacking answers  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - I am having a moment with John Lackey.  —  Lackey has just made his last regular-season start of 2009, and he has been coy about which game he will pitch against the Red Sox.  Standing in front of his locker while his teammates pack and dress …

Theo  —  There is every reason in the world for me to love the Boston Red Sox fan.  One, I love Boston.  Love it.  Love walking around Boston, love being around people from Boston, love the accent, love the Sports Guy, love it.  Two, the Red Sox hired two of my absolute favorite people in baseball — Bill James and Allard Baird.

Additional X-rays on Gonzalez negative  —  Take another deep breath.  Exhale slowly.  On the eve of the playoffs, it appears the Red Sox have narrowly avoided another potentially serious injury.  —  According to a team source, the second set of X-rays taken on the hand of shortstop Alex Gonzalez this morning were negative.

Nats come through with two-out hits to down Braves in 11 innings  —  ATLANTA — The Washington Nationals are playing as if they were contenders the last week of the season, not the team that has the worst record in the majors.  —  Justin Maxwell hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning …

Wells pitches Cubs to 5-0 victory over Arizona  —  Randy Wells allowed three hits in seven strong innings and struck out a career-high 10, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Saturday.  —  Wells (12-10) gave up a leadoff double to Stephen Drew and then retired 14 straight …

Wright and Mets must adjust to Citi limits  —  Citi Field might not be the sole reason for David Wright's career-low home run total this season.  —  In his press conference before Friday night's series opener against the Astros, Jerry Manuel was asked how the Mets might alter …