The Yankees missed the chance to gain a game on their division leaders Monday, losing in Texas on a Marlon Byrd walk-off grand slam.  The big story of the game however, was the Yanks young fire-baller Joba Chamberlain coming out of the game in the 5th inning with what they are calling a stiff shoulder.  The extent of this injury could have a huge effect on the Bombers in the pennant race, and even worse could permanently jeopardize Chamberlain’s fist-pumping abilities.

While their bullpen situation remains unsettling with Billy Wagner undergoing his second MRI in as many weeks, the Mets are still looking forward to trying to right the ship against the Padres.  “They’re in last place in the NL West,” Coach Jerry Manuel pointed out, “this is like facing the three-legged, balding, blind puppy in a litter of runts.”

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has admitted his second 30 day stint in jail is a repercussion of a crime he committed when he was only 15 years old.  “It doesn’t matter if you’re Joe the milkman or whoever,” Bradshaw said,”you’ve got to learn from your mistakes.  And unfortunately getting hammered on peach schnapps and running around putting M-80′s in the butts of neighborhood cats is a mistake some kids make.”

The Jets activated tight end Chris Baker from the PUP list on Monday, and he joined the team in practice for the first time this year.  Baker said his tweaked back felt just fine, and apparently has also chosen to ignore the fact that he ripped the team and demanded a trade over contract disputes just a few months ago.  It seems Baker will pretend it never happened and just claim to be content thanks to the team taking the “F-you” stance on his demands, or as it is has now widely become known as, pulling a Chad Johnson.

The Brewers have some questions that need answering after an in-team dugout dust up between Prince Fielder and starting pitcher Manny Parra.  Manager Ned Yost claims it is nothing to worry about though, insisting that the incident was mostly just a case of  “beer balls.”