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 …

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 …

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 …

Aging ‘El Duque’ aims for one more shot in majors  —  VIERA, Fla.—Orlando Hernandez travels to road games now in charter buses.  Private jets, luxury hotels and four-course meals don't exist here.  —  Not in the rookie league.  —  Games are played in mostly empty ballparks and even a four …

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+) …

Bo is no beau as girlfriend is hit by foul ball  —  HOUSTON — A young female Astros fan got a painful lesson in chivalry Monday night at Minute Maid Park.  —  The woman, identified only as Sarah, was struck on the right arm by a foul ball off the bat of Chris Johnson in the fourth inning …

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.

Burnett's highs and lows in 2010  —  William Perlman/The Star-Ledger/US Presswire  —  It will either be a smile or a grimace for A.J. Burnett, whose starts in 2010 have been rather inconsistent  —  Yankees starter A.J. Burnett is having a strange season.

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.

Phillips: “I hate the Cardinals, hate 'em”  —  Before we dissect the Chris Dickerson for Jim Edmonds trade with Milwaukee, listen to some quick words from Brandon Phillips before the big, Big, BIG three-game Cincinnati-St. Louis series.  —  Phillips fouled a ball off his shin Saturday in Chicago and missed Sunday's game.

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 …

A Minor report  —  Mike Minor throws a four-seam fastball against the Mets in Spring Training, March 3, 2010.  (Icon/SMI)  —  Though I've always been interested in pitch grips, you may have recently noticed that fascination extending to my articles here at the Hardball Times.