Let's face it, Grandy's no Johnny Damon  —  Yankees outfielder booed as Red Sox salvage series split, playoff hopes in the Bronx … Damon, that is.  —  In a moment fit for Johnny Damon no matter what side of the rivalry he was on, his Yankeereplacement, the underwhelming Curtis Granderson …

Why We Miss the Obvious (Mariners Edition)  —  Don Wakamatsu went 127-147 before being fired by the Mariners.  (AP)  —  It all seems so obvious now, doesn't it?  Bringing back Ken Griffey Jr.?  Trading for Milton Bradley?  Giving 32-year-old Chone Figgins (and his lifetime 99 OPS+) …

Price K's nine Tigers to win No. 15  —  Lefty sets Tampa Bay single-season record for victories  —  DETROIT — David Price made Rays history Monday night, but he had to lean on his teammates to do so.  —  The Rays' 24-year-old left-hander established a new single-season club record …

Roberts homer lifts Orioles over White Sox 3-2  —  BALTIMORE—Brian Roberts hit his first home run of the season leading off the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles continued their uncanny run of success under new manager Buck Showalter with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

Maybe Schumaker isn't so horrible after all  —  It was only appropriate that Skip Schumaker struck the first big blow in the Cards-Reds showdown this week.  —  He is a classic Tony La Russa-era Cardinal.  The skipper loves Schumaker.  He loves him so much that he moved him from the outfield …

Smith says Cubs should pick Ryno as manager  —  The Chicago Cubs aren't likely to turn to one of the greatest players in modern St. Louis Cardinals history for managerial advice.  —  If they did, however, Ozzie Smith would have an answer.  —  Ryne Sandberg.  —  “To me, there's one guy,” he said.

Controlling Dickerson a key  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  I just talked to general manager Doug Melvin about the Jim Edmonds-Chris Dickerson trade and he told me a big reason behind the move was getting younger at an outfield position and being able to control Dickerson for four more years.

'90s Nine, Meet the '00s Ten  —  People love groups, plain and simple.  There is something innately fascinating about grouping together people, places, or things in order to express a point or frame an argument.  In baseball especially, representative groupings are important given the very large quantity of available information.

DC baseball greats' names to be displayed at Nats Park  —  In one of the most prominent acknowledgments of the history of D.C. baseball and perhaps the first in-stadium recognition of the franchise's history in Montreal, the Nationals have mounted the names of Washington and Montreal baseball greats …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Skip Schumaker watched the ball fly as he headed for first base, unsure whether it had enough to create a little personal history.  —  Just enough.  —  Schumaker hit his first career grand slam during the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest inning of the season Monday night …

Zambrano still the man in the middle  —  Whether he stays or goes, Zambrano remains a key to the Cubs' plans for next season  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs' rebuilding effort for 2011 took one of its first and biggest steps Monday night when Carlos Zambrano stepped onto the mound …