Red Sox-Yankees rivalry dead: How to fix  —  The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is dead and baseball has helped kill it: Eighteen meetings a year at four hours each has watered down the product to the point of overkill and taken the starch out of things.  These games have become overdone and overblown, almost meaningless.

Tigers extend deals for Leyland, Dombrowski  —  DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are keeping manager Jim Leyland and general manager Dave Dombrowski under contract beyond this year.  —  The team announced Monday that Dombrowski has agreed to a four-year extension and Leyland is being retained through the 2012 season.

Mets' Murphy, Reyes on DL; Tejada, Baxter up  —  The New York Mets placed shortstop Jose Reyes and first baseman Daniel Murphy on the disabled list Monday, a day after both left Sunday's series finale against the Atlanta Braves with injuries.  —  Murphy suffered a Grade 2 strain …

Carrasco to DL with elbow inflammation  —  Third baseman Hannahan reinstated from paternity leave list  —  CLEVELAND — Indians starter Carlos Carrasco exited the visitors' clubhouse at Rangers Ballpark wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm on Sunday night in Texas.  One day later, an explanation surfaced.

Polanco returns to Philly for MRI on left hip  —  Trip to disabled list possible; availability vs. Dodgers in question  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Placido Polanco left AT&T Park long before Sunday's series finale against the Giants.  —  He had a flight to catch.  —  Polanco returned to Philadelphia for an MRI exam scheduled for Monday.

Youk: There's life beyond Boston  —  Third baseman reflects on career with the Sox, considers a return to Cincinnati roots  —  BOSTON — Red Sox veteran Kevin Youkilis will never change the way he plays the game.  —  The 32-year-old third baseman always plays hard and his consistent contributions …

John Danks wants to stay with White Sox  —  CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 02: Starting pitcher John Danks #50 of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field on August 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) R:\Merlin\Getty_Photos\120261501.jpg

Constanza gets start in right over Heyward  —  MIAMI — When the Braves promoted Jose Constanza to make his Major League debut July 29, they did not know how long he would stick around.  But as he has continued to provide value with his bat and legs, the 27-year-old rookie has earned more playing time than Jason Heyward.

Zobrist vs Fielder: A Position Adjustment Primer  —  Yesterday on Twitter, Buster Olney had some thoughts on WAR, and specifically, the way it values middle-of-the-diamond players compared to first basemen.  A few selections from his comments: … There were a few others sprinkled in there as well, but you get the general point.

Rangers To Release Arthur Rhodes  —  The Rangers have put Arthur Rhodes on release waivers and he'll be a free agent Wednesday, according to Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (on Twitter).  The Rangers had designated the left-hander for assignment last week.