Posada out three to four weeks  —  MRI reveals hairline fracture; Moeller could join Yankees  —  NEW YORK — An MRI on Jorge Posada's ailing right foot revealed a hairline fracture on the bottom of the foot that will sideline the catcher for three to four weeks.

Hanley Ramirez: Hall of Famers Andre Dawson, Tony Perez took Florida Marlins shorstop aside for lecture … Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Tony Perez took Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez aside on Tuesday and let him know he needed to apologize and atone for failing to hustle and showing …

Piniella OK with idea of signing Howry  —  PHILADELPHIA- Carlos Marmol credits Kerry Wood and Bob Howry with teaching him how to become a successful late-inning reliever, forgetting about the bad outings and focusing on the good ones. .  —  Now the Cubs are close to signing Howry to fill …

Venable flirts with Padres' first cycle  —  Right fielder falls homer shy with 4-for-5 performance  —  LOS ANGELES — The approach, manager Bud Black told the slumping Will Venable, should be the same in the leadoff spot as it is elsewhere.  —  Batting atop the order for the first time this season …

Strasburg overpowering yet again … ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Stephen Strasburg had another dominant outing, giving up just three hits and striking out nine in 6 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night.  —  Strasburg, the top pick in the 2009 draft by the Washington Nationals …

Beckett on DL; Wakefield in rotation  —  Josh Beckett's bad back has landed him on the 15-day disabled list.  Righthanded reliever Joe Nelson was called up from Triple A Pawtucket.  —  Tim Wakefield will take Beckett's place in the rotation and start against the Phillies Sunday.

BLS photo: Theo Epstein wearing a disguise at the Pearl Jam show  —  The Internet is a wonderful place.  Write about Theo Epstein and the controversy surrounding his attendance of a Pearl Jam show one day, receive a picture of the Red Sox GM wearing a fake mustache at the concert in your email inbox the very next morning!

Scutaro injury leads to roster move  —  Scott Schoeneweis just told the Globe he was designated for assignment.  No word on who is coming up.  More to come on this.  —  UPDATE, 11:15 p.m.: Angel Sanchez will be here tomorrow from Pawtucket and will start at shortstop according to the Sox.

White Sox GM: Relax, focus on details  —  Williams calls team meeting before series opener  —  CHICAGO — Where the topic of team meetings is concerned, Ozzie Guillen has followed one basic mantra since taking over the White Sox managerial reigns in 2004.  —  “Good teams win games …

Salem Red Sox player Hee wears appreciation for body art  —  Salem Red Sox infielder Jon Hee's body is covered extensively in tattoos about his family, ideas and philosophy.  —  Jon Hee didn't really want to play baseball.  —  As a young kid he was into soccer and when he was 6 years old …

Cyclist Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Alleges Use by Armstrong and Others  —  Floyd Landis, the American cyclist whose 2006 Tour De France victory was nullified after a positive doping test, has sent a series of emails to cycling officials and sponsors admitting to, and detailing …

Post Game: Essential Jerry from Last Night's Loss  —  Mets manager Jerry Manuel talked to reporters following last night's loss to the Nationals, and essentially said:  — Livan Hernandez was ‘pretty good,’ the Mets had a chance against him, they hit the ball hard, 'but we didn't get it done.'