Why this should be it for Milton Bradley  —  Last night, I wrote that I didn't think the Mariners would be ready to part company with Milton Bradley and that I expected to see him in Baltimore.  —  Today, having slept on it and looking at things under the light of day …

Braves' staff is better than Phillies'  —  Atlanta has far more depth behind its big arms than Philadelphia does  —  It might have been the biggest story of the offseason: The Philadelphia Phillies collected four arms that collectively would challenge the best rotations in the history of the game.

FBI files: ‘Boss’ blamed bad advice for conviction … WASHINGTON (AP) — George Steinbrenner blamed an illegal corporate campaign contribution to President Richard Nixon on bad legal advice, according to FBI documents released Monday.  —  Steinbrenner, who died last year after a tumultuous reign …

Scherzer takes aim at 6-0 mark in Tigers' finale with Jays  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - Max Scherzer has been a pleasant surprise for the Detroit Tigers and can become just the second six-game winner in the majors with another strong outing tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays …

Earl Weaver auction: Parting is such sweet sorrow  —  BALTIMORE—Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver is auctioning off 47 of his treasured keepsakes, including his 1966 World Series ring and jerseys received as gifts from Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray.  —  The former Baltimore Orioles skipper …

Firing Hendry would be wrong move  —  If Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts wants to fire general manager Jim Hendry at the end of the season, that's his absolute right.  —  The Ricketts family paid $845 million for the Cubs, Wrigley Field and 25 percent of Comcast Sports Net Chicago in October 2009.

Cardinals' La Russa headed to Mayo Clinic  —  • rhummel@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8196 and DERRICK GOOLD  • dgoold@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8285 |  Loading...  Manager Tony La Russa will use today's Cardinals off day to visit the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Dan Lozano To Represent Alex Rodriguez  —  Agent Dan Lozano signed Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for all baseball-related work, reports Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal (subscription required).  On the surface it doesn't seem that A-Rod has much need for an agent, since he is signed through 2017.

Falling BABIP  —  Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP) fell through the floor this season:  —  Batting Average on Balls in Play by season.  (Hits-HR)/(AB-(HR+K)) Click for a larger image.  —  Note that it has fallen to the 1987 level, which was at the time considered an outlier year for offense.

Hurdle, The Bunt, The Book And Dan Fox  —  This is in relation to Charlie's post about Hurdle deciding to bunt with McCutchen on Friday, but there are enough other points that I thought it was worth a separate FanPost.  I was in Hurdle's office and specifically asked him about the bunt situation and a bunch of other things.