Hamels, Myers tussle after Game 5 win  —  PHILADELPHIA - Phillies pitchers Brett Myers  —  had a short but tense confrontation in the team's clubhouse following Game 5 of the World Series, according to one witness, words that stemmed from Hamels' recent statement that he was eager for his season to end.

Rays working on Iwamura deal to Pirates  —  UPDATE, 4:16: The team the Rays are dealing Iwamura to is the Pirates.  —  Still working on what they are going to get back, but the Pirates do have some young arms and some young catching.  Will be interesting to see if the Rays are paying …

Gibson scoffs at rest ‘issue’  —  PHILADELPHIA — One of the biggest issues raised during the World Series this year has been the philosophy of employing starting pitchers on three days' rest, which, in today's game, basically has gone the way of the dinosaur.

David Ortiz swings by  —  Big Papi expects big things in 2010  —  CANTON - Theo Epstein has since said the words weren't meant as a shot across the bow, but they sure came across that way.  —  At the Red Sox [team stats]' season-ending press conference, the general manager directed …

You're not on the mark, Teixeira; he whiffs to end it  —  No signature Yankees moment for struggling Teixeira, who strikes out with chance to tie it in Game 5.  —  Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara / Newsday |  Mark Teixeira is visibly frustrated in the dugout after striking out to end the game.

AFL's Rising Stars set to shine Saturday  —  League's top prospects will face off on MLB Network  —  On any given day in the Arizona Fall League, you can see what amounts to a Minor League All-Star Game.  —  The Rising Stars Showcase takes it to another level, truly representing the best of the best.

Nationals make front-office moves  —  Schueler named special advisor to Rizzo; Singer promoted  —  The Nationals made a couple more front-office moves on Tuesday, when they named Ron Schueler special advisor to general manager Mike Rizzo and promoted Bill Singer to director of professional scouting.

Jamie McCourt seeks to remove Dodgers from divorce hearing  —  Motion is expected to be heard Thursday.  She is asking the court to throw out papers filed in the team's name that ‘unnecessarily and gratuitously attack’ her.  —  Jamie McCourt argued in a motion Monday that the Dodgers …

Programming Note  —  When I started writing ShysterBall in the spring of 2007, the idea was to give myself a place to be where I could escape the stress and unpleasantness of my legal career, if only for the briefest of moments.  As time went on, it began to consume more and more of my waking hours and …

World Series Game 5: Yankees at Phillies (UPDATES with Pena replacing Cabrera, Girardi and Joba audio)  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (1-0, 3.55 ERA in postseason)  —  PHILLIES  —  Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (3-0, 0.54 ERA in postseason)  —  WEATHER: Looks like it should be a nice night for baseball.

Cubs Discussing Contract With John Grabow  —  The Cubs are still discussing a new contract with lefty reliever John Grabow, according to ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine.  Levine says they're talking about a two-year deal in the $6.5-7.5MM range (plus incentives), with Grabow's agent pushing for a third-year vesting option.