A's acquire Jackson from D-backs  —  Arizona gets reliever Demel in return for 28-year-old outfielder  —  BOSTON — The D-backs and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent outfielder Conor Jackson to Oakland and Minor League pitcher Sam Demel to Arizona.  —  Jackson, 28, was hitting .238 …

Quake shakes Jays, Padres at PETCO  —  Player reaction ranges from ‘freaky’ to ‘fun’ on 5.7 temblor  —  SAN DIEGO — Depending on where you stood or sat on Monday at PETCO Park, the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that sent a ripple through the downtown stadium was either a big deal …

Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot  —  The biggest bust in Yankees history was 7 feet tall, made $40 every home game and spent most of his brief career in the upper deck.  —  From 1979 to 1981, the Yankees employed a mascot named Dandy.  He was big and blue and a spectacular failure …

Buzz: M's & Mets talk Lee, Seattle likes Jon Niese  —  ...from what i can gather, the Mets and Mariners have talked quite a lot about LHP Cliff Lee, however the M's continue to press for Jon Niese, who the Mets have little interest in trading... in fact, i've heard from people who know the M's …

Burrell homers again in Giants win over Orioles  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Pat Burrell homered for the second time in four days, Freddy Sanchez drove in four runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 on Monday night.  —  Jonathan Sanchez pitched 7 2-3 innings for the Giants, allowing two runs and eight hits.

See you soon: Pedro Alvarez  —  I missed some big call ups last week while moving from Minnesota to Washington D.C. I did stop by my ancestral home near Philadelphia long enough to drop by Citizen's Bank Park and watch Roy Halladay dominate the Marlins (and lose, kudos Josh Johnson).

Pujols absorbs throw to head as Cards whip M's  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols has a souvenir from the St. Louis Cardinals' latest victory: a good-sized welt on the left side of his neck.  —  The three-time NL MVP took one off the noggin on a perfect day at the plate …

The Trade Market For Kosuke Fukudome And Ryan Theriot  —  10:28pm: Morosi and Ken Rosenthal provided a Fukudome update on the FOX Sports MLB Buzz page.  They note that the Nationals are on Fukudome's no-trade list, but the Yankees and Red Sox aren't.  New York and Boston aren't known …

Jones considers retirement speculation premature  —  Chipper Jones has scrapped plans to discuss the possibility of retiring following the 2010 season with the media Tuesday.  —  Amid speculation that Jones was close to announcing his retirement at the end of the season …

Alex Gordon is apparently too good for the Royals  —  Alex Gordon has been destroying Triple-A pitching since his demotion last month, hitting .359 with 10 homers and a 1.128 OPS in 38 games.  He ranks second among Pacific Coast League hitters in batting average (.359), on-base percentage …

MANNY AND PAPI: THE MYTHS AND MAGIC OF A ONCE DYNAMIC DUO  —  Manny Ramirez is coming back to Boston and the process will start all over again for David Ortiz.  —  Manny often times wouldn't talk about Manny.  So many times it was expected that Ortiz would do the talking for him.

Reds infielders among All-Star vote leaders  —  Perhaps the National League starting lineup for the 81st All-Star Game is beginning to solidify itself, but while the leaders did not change in Tuesday's update of fan balloting, some races remain up for grabs.

Once a treasured commodity of teams, baseballs become an everyday giveaway for fans at ballparks  —  It was a surreal scene: the burly father in a Mets T-shirt, accompanying his 3-year-old, being booed by the Citi Field faithful.  His transgression?  Reaching in front of a 10-year-old fan …