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.

Incident better be Hanley's wake-up call  —  Extremely talented Marlins shortstop needs to grow up and stop being so ‘immature’ … The phone calls have already started rolling in down in South Florida.  They go kind of like this:  —  “If you're thinking about trading your shortstop, we'd be happy to help you out with that.”

Braves plate 7 in 9th, stun Reds on walk-off slam  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Brooks Conrad hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth inning that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 10-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.  —  The Braves fell behind 8- against rookie sensation Mike Leake …

Professor Maddon's class is again in session  —  NEW YORK - Joe Maddon, with his shock of white hair and horn-rimmed glasses, looks far more like a professor than a manager.  He felt like one Wednesday night, too.  —  Because the clinic put on by his Tampa Bay Rays against the New York Yankees …

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 continues Triple-A scoreless streak  —  Right-hander strikes out nine over 6 1/3 innings for Syracuse  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Stephen Strasburg struggled with his control early but finished strong in his first Triple-A road start.  —  The Washington Nationals' first overall pick …

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!

Bedard still weeks away from rejoining Mariners  —  The once-optimistic hope that Erik Bedard might return by May is now returning to the reality that coming back from labrum surgery is never a simple thing for a Major League pitcher.  —  Bedard suffered some discomfort in his throwing shoulder …

Melvin backs Macha  —  Brewers general manager Doug Melvin spoke up Thursday in support of field manager Ken Macha, whose job security has been called into question during a losing streak that reached nine games with Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.  —  “I don't see any reason” …

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 …

Under The Knife  —  Thursday Update  —  Paul Hoynes knows more about the Cleveland Indians than I'll ever know about anything.  His tweet that Sizemore might need surgery after being diagnosed with a deep bone bruise was more than a bit confusing, however.