David Cone on Advanced Stats, the End of His Playing Career, and Riding on David Wells's Motorcycle  —  David Cone won five World Series rings in his seventeen seasons in the majors — his career included time with both the Yankees and Mets — and this year, he returned to the YES broadcast booth …

Buster Posey and Schadenfreude … I'm not sure how many times I've watched the collision between Scott Cousins and Buster Posey from last night's Marlins-Giants game, but it's not something that gets any easier to view.  Ankles are just not supposed to bend that way, and I get a queasy feeling …

David no longer owes Wilpon his allegiance  —  Mets on Twitter  —  I love that Fred Wilpon portrayed Jose Reyes' potential free-agent search for Carl Crawford money as delusional.  —  Perfect.  That would be Fred Wilpon.  Who received continuous double-digit-percent profits from Bernie Madoff …

Player Q&A: Keith Hernandez talks to me about Bay  —  Last week, there was talk that Terry Collins considered batting Jason Bay second in the order, in an effort to ‘get him going.’ However, earlier this week, according to Newsday, Collins told reporters he is hesitant about such a move, saying:

Sox finally have hit on the right formula  —  DETROIT — It is May 27, a few days before Memorial Day, and your Red Sox have been found.  —  They've been tattered, embarrassed, and beaten up along the way.  They have been called every name in the book as they took a circuitous route …

Jose Reyes is No. 1 with 664 RS in Mets history  —  Last night, Jose Reyes passed Darryl Strawberry and David Wright to rank first on the team's all-time Runs Scored list with 664.  —  By the way, in case you were wondering, Wright and Reyes have the sixth- and seventh-most plate appearances in team history.

Indians prospect Phelps riding the wave  —  Infielder enjoying ride despite congested pipeline to Majors  —  CLEVELAND — In 2010, Cord Phelps was riding the tallest wave.  —  The second baseman batted .296 in 53 games for the Akron Aeros, the Cleveland Indians' Double-A affiliate, before earning a promotion to Triple-A Columbus.

Carl Crawford's surge real three-for-all  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  DETROIT — For Carl Crawford, a triple is the purest reflection of the skill set he brings to the plate, an explosive mixture of line-drive power and speed.  —  Yesterday, he had two of them.

Cleveland Indians' popularity, revenue growing with each win  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — “What if?” was supposed to represent generations linked by special moments in Indians history, as in, what if League Park was never built and 1948 was just another year?  —  But the Indians preseason ad slogan …

Owings Leads Diamondbacks to 6-3 Win Over Rockies  —  DENVER (AP) — Micah Owings pitched five effective innings for his first win in more than a year and Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Thursday night.

Bailey leaves start early with shoulder spasm  —  PHILADELPHIA — Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey was headed back to Cincinnati Thursday afternoon after he suffered a right shoulder spasm during a 10-4 loss to the Phillies.  —  Bailey allowed four runs and five hits with one intentional walk and two strikeouts for a no-decision.

Red Sox beat Tigers 14-1 for 11th win in 13 games  —  DETROIT - Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] hit a three-run homer in a five-run second inning, and the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox [team stats] went on to rout the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game Thursday.