Jay-Z postponed; Stadium open for Game 4  —  A few programming notes as the wait continues for what - weather permitting - should be a terrific night at the Stadium tonight:  —  The performance by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys has been postponed until tomorrow night.

Bruney, Hinske added; Guzman, Cervelli off  —  The Yankees just released their World Series roster and RHP Brian Bruney has been added, along with pinch-hitter Eric Hinske.  Pinch-runner Freddy Guzman and third catcher Francisco Cervelli were removed.  —  Dropping Cervelli indicates …

Things to know about the Series, more notes (cont.)  —  Manny not leaving Mannywood  —  Manny Ramirez is planning to exercise the $20 million player option that returns him to the Dodgers for 2010.  His original plan was to shop around, but after a year in which he was suspended for 50 games …

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt accuses wife of affair  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt on Wednesday filed papers opposing his wife's demand to be reinstated as the team's chief executive, citing insubordination and an affair she allegedly had with her bodyguard.

Comparing Phillies, Yankees lineups the right way  —  IN A WORLD SERIES comparison, a Tale of the Tape tradition dating to 1903 has matched the combatants by position.  —  While that gives a picture of relative strengths on an individual basis - third basemen Mike Schmidt and George Brett …

Rockies moving closer to 3-year deal with Tracy  —  NEW YORK — The Rockies are moving toward an agreement on a three-year contract for manager Jim Tracy, according to a major league source.  —  The team ramped up negotiations this week, but it might not become official until next week since …

Lines Blur Between Phillies and Yankees Territory  —  Where does Phillies Nation start and end and where does Yankees Nation begin?  And does the Philadelphia metropolitan area bleed exclusively red, or are there patches of navy blue mixed in?  —  Given the team's long history in Philadelphia …

From Sarasota to Lynchburg (sort of)  —  The Reds are selling the their Florida State League affiliate to the Pirates.  The Sarasota Reds will become the Bradenton Pirates (or whatever they name them).  —  To replace the high Single-A team, the Reds will take over the Pirates' Lynchburg team in the Carolina League.

Mark McGwire's Five-Step Approach To Hitting  —  The Mac is back!  Big Mac, Mark McGwire is back with the Cardinals to be their hitting coach.  McGwire has always been a fan favorite in St. Louis, but it's almost a written fact that he took steroids throughout most of his career.

A Cleveland view of the CC Sabathia-Cliff Lee matchup  —  You think Mets fans aren't enthused about this Yankees-Phillies World Series?  Try walking in the shoes of someone who follows the Cleveland Indians.  When tonight's Game 1 goes off in the Bronx, it will feature two starting pitchers who were Tribe members as recently as 2008.

Royals not likely to pick up option on Crisp  —  Ten days after the World Series the Royals have to make decisions on their players with contract options and that includes catcher Miguel Olivo and center fielder Coco Crisp.  —  It's a club option on Crisp and it doesn't take any genius …

Gary Matthews Jr. wants out of Anaheim  —  While three Angels headed for free agency — Vladimir Guerrero, Bobby Abreu and Chone Figgins — have expressed publicly a desire to return to Anaheim, one player who has two years remaining on his contract has no desire to return to the Angels in 2010.