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 …

Posada: Molina will catch AJ  —  Jorge Posada just revealed that Joe Girardi told him on Sunday that Jose Molina will catch A.J. Burnett in this series.  —  UPDATE, 1:36 p.m.: We'll have audio (hopefully) from Posada uploaded shortly.  “I just hope we win that game,” Posada said.

ChiSox pick up Garcia's option … The White Sox exercised the option for next year on veteran right-handed pitcher Freddy Garcia.  —  Garcia, 34, will make a $1 million base salary, plus a possible $2 million in incentives.  —  Garcia went 3-4 with a 4.34 ERA in nine starts with the White Sox …

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?

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 …

Jurrjens honored as September's best  —  Braves right-hander named NL Pitcher of the Month  —  For his strong final month of the season, Braves starter Jair Jurrjens on Tuesday was named the recipient of the National League Pitcher of the Month Award for September.

Former Rockies pitcher Chacon in Colo. jail  —  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Former major league pitcher Shawn Chacon is being held in Greeley on a charge related to unpaid gambling markers in Nevada.  —  Chacon remained in the Weld County jail on Tuesday, a day after being arrested at a bowling alley.

The Kid puts the head in head-to-head matchups  —  Editor's note: A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams' remains, alleges the baseball Hall of Famer's body was mistreated by the company.  Alcor has denied the allegations and promises legal action.

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 …

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.

Phillies' Lee to start Game 1 … PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee watched the Cleveland Indians play the 2007 AL division series from the bench, unable to contribute because he was left off the roster after a poor season.  —  One Cy Young Award and a trade later, Lee will take center stage …

Colorado Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa (groin) out for first round  —  PHILADELPHIA — Sixteen-game winner Jorge De La Rosa will miss Colorado's first-round playoff series against Philadelphia because of an injured left groin.  —  The left-hander left his last start Saturday night after hurting himself.

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 …

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.

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.