Despite Criticism by an Owner, Positive Feelings  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In the wake of public criticisms from Fred Wilpon, the Mets' principal owner, in a May edition of The New Yorker, the team held a meeting in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field.

Giants beat Mets 4-2 in final game before break  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Pablo Sandoval celebrated his first All-Star game selection by hitting an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 21 games and fellow All-Star Matt Cain pitched six scoreless innings to lead the San Francisco Giants …

Weaver set to start for AL in All-Star Game  —  ANAHEIM — Despite being selected for his first Major League All-Star game last season, Jered Weaver wasn't able to pitch because he started the Sunday before.  This year, he'll not only pitch — he'll be starting.

Grant Green takes home MVP at Futures game  —  PHOENIX (AP) - Grant Green thought back to the last time he was an MVP.  —  It was three years ago, and he was representing Chatham in the Cape Cod League All-Star game.  —  “The only thing I really remember is I got a home run to center …

Lot's going on in Kyle Weiland's debut  —  Little boys with oversized mitts and even bigger dreams spend hours imagining their major league debuts.  —  Few - if any - could have pictured one as odd as Kyle Weiland's yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park.  —  The Red Sox righthander started …

Trade Candidate: Carlos Pena  —  First baseman Carlos Pena hit just .196/.325/.407 in 2010, and the Scott Boras client signed a one-year, $10MM deal with the Cubs last December in hopes of rebuilding value.  Maybe it's due to switching leagues, but Pena's power has rebounded and now he might …

MLB whispers: Cardinals weather storm during Pujols' absence  —  The Cardinals held it together without Albert Pujols, going 7-7 and scoring 4.2 runs per game.  Tony La Russa was hoping Pujols would be added to the NL All-Star roster so he could avoid a four-day break. ...

Isringhausen to Alderson: Please don't trade me  —  When Jason Isringhausen read that he might be traded, he took his reaction directly to Sandy Alderson, telling the general manager that he wanted to remain a Met.  —  Sure, it would be fun to join another team and reach the playoffs …

Alex Rodriguez to have knee surgery  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has elected to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a slight meniscus tear in his right knee, a team spokesman confirmed Sunday.  —  He is expected to miss four to six weeks.

McCarver returns to All-Star booth  —  Fox Sports lead baseball analyst Tim McCarver will broadcast his 20th All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Phoenix, the most in history.  —  He has worked with nearly every big name in the business.  He once broadcast World Series games with Jack Buck on CBS …

10 things I didn't know before SABR 41  —  It happens every summer.  A special convention is held, one featuring a disproportionate number of aging white guys who could probably lose a few pounds.  Great, so far I just described every convention.  —  This one is special because the conventioneers …

Fan hit in head by foul ball at Rays-Yankees game  —  NEW YORK - A female fan was hit in the head by a foul ball off New York Yankees designated hitter Jorge Posada's bat during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.  —  Posada came to bat in the second inning Sunday …