Omar Minaya, Jeff Wilpon, And Dave Howard Interview Recap  —  More photos » by Mary Altaffer - ASSOCIATED PRESS  —  No good can come of this.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)  —  Browse more photos »  —  Following their press conference at Citi Field yesterday, Omar Minaya …

Sox exercise options on Garcia, Thornton  —  Chicago pitchers set for 2010 run with club  —  The White Sox exercised their 2010 club options on right-hander Freddy Garcia and lefty Matt Thornton on Tuesday.  Garcia will earn a base salary of $1 million next season and Thornton will get $2.25 million.

Raissman: Keith says he may not return to SNY  —  Is the four-year SportsNet New York partnership of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez over?  —  Was their Sunday call of Nelson Figueroa's 4-0 shutout of Houston, in the Mets' season finale, the trio's final performance together?

Tigers warned Cabrera after bar altercation in August, reports show  —  Birmingham — During an altercation at a Birmingham bar in August, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera allegedly mocked a teenager about his weight and challenged a man to a fight in an incident that resulted …

Phillies' Lee to start Game 1 despite subpar finish … PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee will start Game 1 of the NL division series for the Philadelphia Phillies against Colorado on Wednesday.  —  The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner got the nod over Cole Hamels, who was MVP of the World Series and NLCS last year.

Braves pack up and look towards 2010  —  Club hoping to find postseason glory in Cox's last year  —  ATLANTA — Turner Field was primarily quiet on Monday morning.  Rookie reliever Kris Medlen came in to pack up a few more belongings and Braves manager Bobby Cox once again provided reason …

Strasburg's pro debut  —  Stephen Strasburg's legacy is no longer built on hype alone.  The Nationals' No. 1 draft pick actually pitched in a real, live professional baseball game today, so we finally have some tangible evidence of his ability.  Strasburg's line from today's Florida instructional league …

Angels hope to vanquish ghosts of postseasons past, beat Red Sox  —  Before the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox met for the final time of the regular season in mid-September, Bobby Abreu and David Ortiz talked about the likelihood the teams would face each other for a third consecutive year in an American League Division Series.

Carolina League Top 20 Prospects  —  CL's hot corner was filled with hot prospects  —  For an eight-team league, the high Class A Carolina League featured more than its share of potential superstar talent and depth this season.  —  In Myrtle Beach outfielder Jason Heyward …

Twins could have packed it in but scrapped into tiebreaker  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins still can't believe they're alive.  —  Yet, somehow, they have survived long enough to force a tiebreaking game Tuesday (5:07 ET, TBS) at the Metrodome against the Detroit Tigers for the American League Central title.

Hall of Fame broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin to call postseason action  —  KABC 790 and KHJ 930 to provide live game broadcasts  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that Hall of Fame broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrín will call much of the action …

Greetings from Gate A-20  —  Here we are at Logan Airport waiting for a flight to Orange County.  Unfortunately it is via Minneapolis as that greatly increases the odds of running into a liquored-up Miguel Cabrera.  —  If you don't recognize my name, there's a good reason.

New York Yankees slashing premium seat prices by up to $1,250  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are reclassifying more than a quarter of their ritzy Legends Suite seats next season and slashing prices on many of the remaining tickets by up to $1,250.  —  A total of 538 seats along …

When 'pens succeed, playoff wins follow  —  Since start of the division-play era in 1969, thriving bullpens vital to October success … I have five bold postseason predictions:  —  1. The Philadelphia Phillies will not win the World Series.  —  2. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will not win the World Series.