Posey incident stirs collision debate … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ray Fosse watched the crushing blow to Giants star Buster Posey and wondered why after all these years there are still few rules to protect catchers at the plate.  —  If there's anybody who knows about collisions, it's Fosse.

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 …

Kevin Correia pitches Pirates past Cubs, 4-2  —  CHICAGO - Kevin Correia pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning before the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.  —  Correia (7-4) limited Chicago to four singles and a pair of walks in 7 1-3 innings.

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 …

Tigers Acquire David Purcey For Scott Sizemore  —  The Tigers have acquired left-hander David Purcey from the Athletics for second baseman Scott Sizemore, the teams announced.  The move provides the Tigers with another left-handed relief option and gives the A's second base depth behind the struggling Mark Ellis.

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 …

Giants must replace Posey (cont.)  —  Around the Majors  —  • David Einhorn's $200-million deal to become a limited partner with the Mets is expected to give him about 30 percent of the team once all the final details are negotiated, say people familiar with the deal.

Notes from Newman: Brackman, Sanchez, Heathcott and more  —  At the very top of the Yankees minor league system, two Triple-A starters — Andrew Brackman and Adam Warren — are top five in the International League in walks.  Down in Low-A, one of the Yankees best young catchers — Gary Sanchez …

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:

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.

Pre-Game: F-Mart optioned, Misch DFA'd, Thayer up  —  This afternoon at Citi Field, Terry Collins spoke with reporters, and basically said:  — Jason Pridie has done an outstanding job, but Angel Pagan is a big part of the lineup and outfield - he brings a lot to the table that has been missed.