Born, died between 2 tragedies  —  Aspiring politician Christina-Taylor Green was born in the midst of tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, and died Saturday morning while trying to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.  —  The strong-willed 9-year-old third-grader had gone to meet Giffords with a neighbor when she was shot.

Tampa Bay Rays finalize trade sending Matt Garza to Chicago Cubs in eight-player deal  —  Outfielder Sam Fuld, who has played in 98 games with the Cubs over three seasons, is out of options and might make the Rays' opening day roster as a backup.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The eight-player trade …

Mets' pitcher Chris Capuano, former All Star, says he's ‘feeling great’ after 2nd Tommy John surgery  —  Through the frustrating slog of rehab after a second Tommy John surgery, Chris Capuano struggled to remember what it was like, as he put it, “to feel great.”

Joe Torre, former Yankees manager, may replace Mets' Sandy Alderson as Bud Selig's VP in MLB office  —  Joe Torre, the former manager who led the Yankees to four World Series titles and six American League pennants, is in talks with baseball commissioner Bud Selig about joining MLB …

Davidoff's Baseball Insider: Rangers upgrade  —  If you watched him play third base last year, then you, too, could've realized how much of an upgrade Adrian Beltre represented.  —  But enough about Alex Rodriguez.  —  The Rangers (and Michael Young, who now has shifted from third base …

The greatest Blue Jay  —  The Blue Jays, Canada's second major-league franchise, have posted a solid 34-year body of work in the American League since debuting in 1977.  In terms of the final standings, the Jays have had mixed results, from an all-time low of 53 wins in '79 …

Signs of hope in early Mets moves  —  It hasn't been flashy, but Alderson has Mets on right track  —  Moneyball is not looking for on-base percentage hitters, drafting college players or any baseball-specific thing.  It's merely finding undervalued assets.  The initial moves made by the new Mets hierarchy are illustrative of this.

Sosa in Hall?  A thousand times no  —  Sammy Sosa will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame beginning in 2013.  —  It means nothing.  It's like John Mayer hoping to get into the Celibacy Hall of Fame.  —  You might have seen the USA Today story the Sun-Times picked up Friday …

Proposing new way to elect Hall of Famers  —  Congratulations to new Hall of Fame members Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven.  I'm sure we'll hear plenty about their road to Cooperstown over the next few months.  —  I think this is an opportune time to look at the voting system.  Let's focus on Jeff Bagwell.