Yanks hope for Andy Pettitte's return  —  NEW YORK — Not only are the Yankees hoping that Andy Pettitte returns, they are dreaming about it.  —  “I go to sleep every night hoping that Andy Pettitte makes his decision to come back and pitch another year,” Yankees team president Randy Levine said Wednesday on 1050 ESPN New York.

The Internet Zealot Responds  —  One Blyleven Internet supporter is such a zealot that he has guessed as to the motives for the non-support, and even on occasion taken to outing non-supporters or ridiculing them, perhaps in an attempt at persuasion.  Let me just say that I have nothing against Blyleven …

Brewers' season ticket sales surge after Greinke acquisition … MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zack Greinke already is paying off for the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  Team officials say they've added more than 1,500 new season ticket holders since Sunday's trade with the Kansas City Royals …

Driver who killed Nick Adenhart sentenced to 51 years-to-life in prison  —  Andrew Gallo, the driver who killed Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart has been sentenced to 51 years-to-life in prison.  —  In addition to Adenhart, Gallo killed Adenhart's friends Courtney Frances Stewart and Henry Pearson …

Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe)  —  For the first time since the franchise arrived in Washington five years earlier, Nationals fans had legitimate reason to be excited in 2010.  The team still finished in last place for the fifth time in six seasons since moving from Montreal …

Crawford thanks Rays with lunch  —  Carl Crawford left the Rays, but he didn't want to leave a bad taste in their mouths.  —  So Crawford, who signed a 7-year, $142-million deal with Boston, arranged for lunch to be catered and delivered Wednesday to team employees at Tropicana Field.

Yankees, Red Sox hit with luxury tax  —  Only two teams — the Red Sox and Yankees — will be forced to pay Major League Baseball's luxury tax.  —  The Associated Press reported Tuesday that New York and Boston have exceeded the league's payroll threshold and will be charged an additional tax …

What's Wrong with Replacement-Level Valuing of Players  —  In my previous post on 15 tenets of sabermetrics, my response to one tenet received the bulk of the comments.  I showed that the talent of the league is distributed normally, and the assumption that there is an abundance …

Revenue-Sharing in Major League Baseball Totals $404 Million for 2010  —  The amount of money that moved from haves such as the Yankees and Red Sox to have-nots such as the Athletics and Padres in Major League Baseball totaled $404 million for 2010, according to league sources.

Sabathia will miss chance to pitch with Lee again  —  CONCORD, Calif. - CC Sabathia hoped to be pitching alongside close pal Cliff Lee again next year, reunited in New York Yankee pinstripes.  —  Instead, Lee turned down an extra US$30 million to return to the Philadelphia Phillies …

VOTING INFO  —  This mock ballot simulates the voting conducted by the BBWAA, but of course is not an official vote.  — The names listed are the only players eligible.  You may vote for up to 10, but you are not required to vote for 10, or even one.  — Players must receive votes on 75 percent of ballots cast to be elected.

Blue Jays, Pirates, Rays interested in Dotel  —  The Toronto Blue Jays are still in pursuit of free-agent right-hander Octavio Dotel, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays are also involved, a major league source told FOXSports.com.  —  Dotel pitched for the Pirates …

Auto Update: Off  —  Welcome to ESPNNewYork.com!  On Tuesday, New York Mets writer Adam Rubin will stop by to take your baseball questions.  —  Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003.  He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Source: Rangers eye Brandon Webb  —  The Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals continued to show strong interest in Brandon Webb on Tuesday, while a third reported suitor, the Chicago Cubs, fell off the pace in their pursuit of the free-agent starter.  —  A source confirmed that Webb …