No place to hide Dunn in Sox's loss to Yankees  —  Manager Ozzie Guillen rejected the thought of dropping struggling slugger Adam Dunn from the middle of the Chicago White Sox's batting order before Monday night's 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees.  —  Guillen's reasoning was that several …

Overbay designated as Bucs clear roster space  —  Ciriaco also optioned to make 25-man spots for Lee, Ludwick  —  PITTSBURGH — Brought in this winter to be a big bat in the middle of the lineup, Lyle Overbay's tenure with the Pirates is over prematurely following four months of offensive struggles.

Who's to Blame for Frank McCourt Owning the Dodgers?  —  These were supposed to be the gravy years for Bud Selig.  With his contract up for expiration at the end of 2012, the commissioner should have been spending most of his time touting league growth and labor peace.

Erik Bedard is ‘recipe for disaster’  —  The Red Sox [team stats]' long and arduous search for a starting pitcher is finished, Erik Bedard is on his way to Fenway Park [map], and now begins an even more daunting task: finding someone who believes Bedard is a good fit in Boston.

When The 40/60/80 Arbitration Rule Doesn't Work  —  If you're interested in contracts between teams and players, there's a good chance you've heard of the 40/60/80 rule (see below for explanation).  It's easy to remember and easy to use, but there's a problem.  It doesn't work - at least not to the extent that some suggest it does.

Mayberry, Victorino Save Phillies With Late Homers  —  DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Shane Victorino homered to lead off the 10th as the Philadelphia Phillies overtook the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Rockies are years away from being contenders  —  In their first home game since The Big Deal, the Rockies blew a victory against the Phillies.  —  Big deal.  —  Phillies in 10.  Rockies inept.  —  The Rox and the Phils, who met in the playoffs in 2007 and 2009, won't be meeting in the postseason in 2011.

A Lou Gehrig Treasure Trove  —  If part of the romance of baseball has often been romance, along comes one from another era.  —  This one features Lou Gehrig, a young woman three years his junior he called “Red,” a domineering mother and a surprise ending 80 years later.

Cards to inspect stadium after metal plate falls off  —  ST. LOUIS  • Parts of the sidewalk around Busch Stadium were blocked off Monday after a 100-pound piece of metal trim fell from the stadium, prompting an inspection of the rest of the building's trim.

Bell says he intends to play for Padres in 2012  —  Heath Bell on Monday afternoon said he “intends to be a Padre next season.”  —  “If I don't have a multi-year deal and they offer me arbitration, I will accept arbitration,” Bell said.  “My wife (Nicole) and I talked about all the scenarios last night.

Stanton's Slam in 10th Lifts Marlins Over Mets 7-3  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Stanton hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and the Florida Marlins quickly recovered from Lucas Duda's tying homer with two outs in the ninth to beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Monday night.

Boggs gets lowdown on bad back  —  • Cardinals reliever Mitchell Boggs returned Monday from a break to rest his ailing back with more information about what's caused him discomfort and more things he has to do to keep pitching through it.  —  Boggs said an MRI scan taken …

Elias Rankings Update  —  After the season the Elias Sports Bureau will take all players over the 2010-11 period, divide them into five groups for each league, and rank them based on various statistics.  Then each player will be labeled a Type A, B, or none.