Source: Mejia to start again in minors  —  The Mets should have a new starting pitching option within a month.  —  Top prospect Jenrry Mejia, whose dazzling Grapefruit League performance prompted the Mets to place him on the Opening Day roster as a reliever, is expected to head to the minors to resume being used as a starting pitcher.

Hanley benched for lack of hustle  —  All-Star shortstop jogs after booted ball  —  MIAMI — Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez after the second inning on Monday night for showing a lack of effort.  —  The disciplinary action came shortly after Ramirez fouled …

Storen makes debut in Nationals' loss to Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — The Busch Stadium bullpen gates swung open Monday at 10:24 p.m. EST, and into the major leagues jogged Drew Storen.  The Washington Nationals trailed by two, a runner on first base in the seventh inning.

Another round of torture  —  NEW YORK — Friday night the Bruins were like the old Red Sox.  —  And now the Red Sox are the Bruins.  —  Underachieving.  The opposite of clutch.  Hard to watch.  Not worthy of the love of the legions back home.  —  The 2010 Red Sox sank to a new low …

D.C.'s second-most popular athlete?  —  Chatting at 11:30.  Submit questions here.  —  I've occasionally done this thing where I attempt to rank D.C.'s top six athletes in local popularity.  Yes, people can define the word “popular” in slightly different ways, but we all basically know what it means.

HOWARD, KENDRICK HELP PHILLIES CRUSH PIRATES  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and drove in six runs as Philadelphia downed Pittsburgh, 12-2, in the opener of a two-game series from Citizens Bank Park.

Think You Can Be GM?  You Have No Idea  —  As a former general manager, I often get approached by fans who vent about their teams and general managers.  They don't like the players the GM acquired or they are frustrated by the inactivity of the man in charge.

Vlad vows to take same approach vs. old team  —  First game against Halos won't change Rangers slugger  —  ARLINGTON — Vladimir Guerrero isn't going to change anything he's been doing when he faces his former team for the first time with the Rangers.  What he's doing now is working just fine …

RAMIREZ'S HOMER IN 11TH LIFTS CUBS OVER ROCKIES  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez nailed a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to lead the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in the first of a two-game set at Wrigley Field.

Johnson confirms surgery  —  Nick Johnson has confirmed that he will have wrist surgery, most likely tomorrow.  He's expected to miss four to six weeks.  —  “This is not a quick fix,” Joe Girardi said.  “This is going to be a while.”  —  Jorge Posada is also banged up.

The Silliness of Pitching Wins (and Losses)  —  In the wake of recent developments that reveal the irrationality of awarding Wins and Losses to pitchers, I felt it would be an interesting exercise to visualize the extent of the silliness.  I attempt to express how W-L record fails …

Pre-game updates from the Bronx  —  The surprise of the day is that Victor Martinez (2 for his last 28) dropped out of the No. 3 spot in the lineup but only to No. 5.  Terry Francona's reasoning was that the Red Sox need more “balance” and he wants to keep J.D. Drew and David Ortiz separated.

Stephen Strasburg's brilliant, but history suggests he might have growing pains  —  Washington hasn't won the World Series since 1924, when Walter Johnson, in his 18th season and already beaten twice by the Giants, emerged from the bullpen on one day's rest to shut out New York in the ninth through 12th innings of Game 7.