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Captain's Corner: Be wary when looking for beach tarpon

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By Tyson Wallerstein, Times Correspondent
Monday, May 30, 2011

What's hot: Beach tarpon numbers are increasing, and pods of as many as 100 fish have been spotted. Now that the holiday weekend is over, you should be able to get shots at "happy" fish throughout the day.

Tactics: These pods are virtually impossible to spot while running on plane or even idling. They give little indication of their presence and will often be near the bottom. Find an open stretch of beach just after safe light, get close to the swim buoys so you can look to the west, drop a temporary anchor (I prefer the mushroom style so you can drag it with the trolling motor) and wait patiently for the fish.

Tackle: Big spinning tackle is the way to go. Spool up with 50-pound braided line, and with the clean water that we've had lately, 60-pound leader has seemingly made a difference vs. the 80. Typically a 5/0 offset J hook works well; if you prefer circle hooks, you might want to go up to a 6/0.

Observation: After tarpon fishing this holiday weekend, I came to realize it's not so much the pleasure boaters and jet skis working against you — it's mostly other tarpon anglers. These fish generally travel within a hundred yards of the swim buoys, so why run your boat on plane anywhere near that area?

Tyson Wallerstein runs Inshore Fishing Charters in the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area and can be reached at (727) 692-5868 or via e-mail capt.tyson@hotmail.com.


Game preview: FC Tampa Bay at FC Edmonton

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By Eduardo A. Encina, Times Staff Writer
Monday, May 30, 2011

Tonight

FC Tampa Bay at FC Edmonton

When/where: 9:30; Foote Field, Edmonton

Records: Tampa Bay 2-2-4; Edmonton 4-2-1

How to follow: Live stream at fctampabay.com

Previous meeting: On May 11, Tampa Bay was within moments of a shutout win before Edmonton scored in the final minute of second-half injury time to escape Al Lang Field with a 1-1 draw. Edmonton's Chris Kooy had the tying goal. Northeast High grad Chad Burt scored for Tampa Bay in the 51st minute.

Last time out: Rookie goalkeeper Jeff Attinella tallied his second straight shutout Saturday, making eight saves in a 0-0 draw with NSC Minnesota. It marked Tampa Bay's fourth clean sheet in eight matches. With injuries to defenders Omar Jarun (right knee) and Andres Arango (side contusion), Takuya Yamada played in a restructured back row. Forward Warren Ukah (right knee) started and played 64 minutes. … Edmonton hasn't played since May 23, when the expansion club beat Minnesota at home 2-1 on a pair of Kyle Porter goals, including the winner in the 65th minute. Porter leads the club with three goals. Edmonton has outscored opponents 6-2 in two league home games.

Skinny: Tampa Bay has allowed the fewest goals in the league (seven) and hasn't allowed an opposing score in 180-plus game minutes. … F Mike Ambersley leads the team in goals (two) and points (four). … Both of Tampa Bay's wins have come against Canadian teams (Montreal twice). … This game marks Tampa Bay's only Tuesday game and the shortest time between games. And it's the last leg of a two-game trip before the team returns for two home games.

Eduardo A. Encina, Times staff writer

Yankees 5, Athletics 0

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Yankees 5, Athletics 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly five years and Mark Teixeira homered in the first to help the Yankees beat the Athletics for the eighth straight time. Robinson Cano added an RBI double in the three-run first against Trevor Cahill and Derek Jeter recorded his 2,981st career hit and drove in a run for New York, which has won 22 of 26 games against Oakland since the start of the 2008 season. The A's were shut out for the sixth time this season.

Astros 12, Cubs 7

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Astros 12, Cubs 7

CHICAGO — Jeff Keppinger and J.R. Towles homered, Clint Barmes and Hunter Pence added back-to-back home runs in the fifth and the Astros rallied to end a three-game skid. Former Ray Carlos Peña homered for the Cubs, who made three errors.

Padres 3, Braves 2, 10 innings

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Padres 3, Braves 2

10 innings

ATLANTA — Pinch-hitter Kyle Phillips broke a tie at 2 in the 10th with his first career home run, helping the Padres to their third straight win. Phillips, a rookie with a .167 average in 30 at-bats, led off the inning and hit the second pitch from George Sherrill.

Phillies 5, Nationals 4

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Phillies 5, Nationals 4

WASHINGTON — Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez hit back-to-back homers in the fourth and had RBIs in the seventh, helping Roy Halladay beat the Nationals for the 10th straight time. The Phillies ace gave up multiple homers for the first time this season, solo shots to Michael Morse, Danny Espinosa and Laynce Nix.

Tigers 6, Twins 5

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Tigers 6, Twins 5

DETROIT — Alex Avila's double in the eighth that appeared to hit a fan down the leftfield line scored Jhonny Peralta from first for the Tigers. Umpires stopped play after Avila's two-out shot seemed to hit a fan but let the run stand instead of sending Peralta to third. Crew chief Gary Darling said he called fan interference and ruled Peralta would have scored without it.

Report: Pryor inquiry serious

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Monday, May 30, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA and Ohio State are looking into whether star quarterback Terrelle Pryor received cars and other extra benefits, the Columbus Dispatch reported Monday in calling it the most significant inquiry of Pryor.

Pryor, who will be a senior this season, has been interviewed by investigators, the paper reported.

The NCAA and Ohio State are also looking into more than 50 car purchases by Buckeyes players, their families and friends.

He and four other players have been suspended for the first five games for accepting improper benefits from a tattoo-shop owner.

The newspaper reported that Pryor has been connected to at least six vehicles while at Ohio State.

A university spokesman declined to confirm any reports dealing with individual athletes.

Investigators are looking into Pryor's relationship with a businessman in his hometown of Jeannette, Pa., Ted Sarniak, who has served as his mentor. Sarniak was a prominent player in the recruitment of Pryor.

Ohio State has refused a records request seeking communications among Ohio State officials, coaches and Sarniak.


Jim Tressel resigns as football coach at Ohio State amid scandal

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Times staff, wires
Monday, May 30, 2011

Jim Tressel resigned as football coach at Ohio State on Monday, an abrupt move in a long but escalating scandal that has ensnared the university in an NCAA investigation and sullied the reputation of a coach once thought above reproach.

Tressel flew to Columbus, Ohio, from a vacation in Florida on Sunday night to meet with university officials, and his resignation was confirmed Monday morning. Tressel said it was in the best interest of the university for him to step aside. The NCAA investigation that began over Buckeyes players who sold memorabilia to a tattoo parlor owner was compounded by Tressel failing to notify university officials when he first learned of it. The university also recently said it was investigating 50 car sales to players by local dealerships for more possible violations.

Assistant coach Luke Fickell, 37, was named interim head coach through the 2011 season. Speculation on a permanent replacement centered on ESPN analyst and former Florida coach Urban Meyer, FSU defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, ESPN analyst and former Bucs coach Jon Gruden, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini and Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio.

Meyer, who left Florida after last season citing health reasons, said he will not pursue any coaching jobs this fall, and wished Tressel well.

FSU coach Jimbo Fisher, who threw out the first pitch at the Rays-Rangers game Monday at Tropicana Field, called the resignation "a shame because Jim is a phenomenal guy."

"I haven't been around him a bunch, but the times I've been around him, he's a credit to our profession, he's a great guy," Fisher said. "I don't know all the details of everything that happened, nobody does. But it's a shame, and I hate it because he's had a phenomenal career at the I-AA level, at the I-A level, and he's always done things with a lot of integrity and a lot of class. We don't like to see that at any one of our schools in our profession."

Ohio State had seemingly backed Tressel throughout the scandal, even as he acknowledged he had not revealed the players' transgressions when he learned of them in April 2010. Until Monday, the only hint of discord was athletic director Gene Smith saying last month that he believed Tressel should have apologized for the scandal at a March 8 news conference, which Tressel had called to do just that. The university had fined him $250,000 and suspended him for five games.

"After meeting with university officials, we agreed that it is in the best interest of Ohio State that I resign as head football coach," Tressel said in a statement. "The appreciation that Ellen (his wife) and I have for the Buckeye Nation is immeasurable. We know that God has a plan for us and we will be fine. We will be Buckeyes forever."

The university held no news conference Monday, but Smith released a video statement on Ohio State's website, in which he described Tressel's exit and thanked him for his contributions to the program.

"We look forward to supporting Luke Fickell in his role as our football coach," Smith said.

Until recently, Smith and others were expressing their full confidence in Tressel, even as the NCAA's notice of its allegations took pains to point out Tressel's failure to report the violations. Tressel, 58, was not only successful as a coach at Ohio State — going 106-22 with a national championship in 2002 — he was held up as a paragon of virtue. He wrote three books, one published in February, Life Promises for Success, that is a collection of Bible verses, motivational quotes and inspirational readings. His signature sweater vest signaled an old-fashioned, honorable sensibility.

His nickname was the Senator, in reference to his stately bearing, patriotism and deftness at dodging direct questions.

But as the scandal unfolded slowly, Tressel's honor was repeatedly called into question, and now a potentially devastating story from Sports Illustrated is in the works.

The unraveling began in December, when an FBI investigation of local tattoo parlor owner Edward Rife unearthed the sale of memorabilia by six members of the team. The NCAA suspended five players for five games next season, and the sixth received a one-game suspension. But they were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl last season.

At the time, Tressel said he was surprised by the news but later revealed he had known as long ago as April 2010 about potential NCAA violations but did not report them to university officials. When that became known, Tressel received his fine and suspension — first for only two games before Tressel requested five to match his players' — but Smith and president Gordon Gee expressed support and said he would not be fired.

The university said this month that it was also investigating the car sales to Buckeyes players by two local dealerships. And last week, former player Ray Small revealed that memorabilia sales by players were common and few had any regard for NCAA regulations.

Ohio State is to go before the NCAA's infractions committee Aug. 12 to answer questions about the player violations and why Tressel did not report them.

Former Ohio State player Chris Spielman, now a television analyst, had previously said he believed Tressel would have to resign but said that it still saddened him.

"I kind of had an idea that more was coming," Spielman said. "I don't think you can justify knowingly playing ineligible players. You just can't do it."

Times staff writer Marc Topkin contributed to this report.

Mariners 4, Orioles 3

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Mariners 4, Orioles 3

SEATTLE — Jack Cust hit the second triple of his career, driving in two runs to lift the Mariners. Doug Fister struck out a career-high nine in 71/3 innings to pick up his first victory since April 30. He threw 23 of 30 first-pitch strikes and improved to 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA over his past eight starts. Ichiro Suzuki, who went in stuck in his worst career slump — 1-of-22 over his previous five games — had two singles and two runs.

Angels 10, Royals 8

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Angels 10, Royals 8

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Torii Hunter's second home run, a two-run shot off Joakim Soria in the ninth, powered the Angels to a come-from-behind victory. Hunter, who had a solo homer off Everett Teaford in the seventh, drove in his 1,000th career run to put Los Angeles on top 9-8. Soria, a two-time All-Star, blew his fifth save in 12 chances.

Giants 7, Cardinals 3

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Giants 7, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS — Madison Bumgarner won his second straight start after losing his first six decisions and Andres Torres gave the NL's worst offense a big boost with his first career grand slam, lifting the Giants. Kyle McClellan left after four innings in the worst outing of his first season in the Cardinals rotation.

Kidd oldest starting point guard in Finals

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Monday, May 30, 2011

MIAMI — After all the assists, steals, 3-pointers and triple doubles, Jason Kidd has an easier path to his next entry in the NBA record book.

All he has to do is show up.

Kidd will become the oldest guard to start a game in an NBA Finals when the Mavericks face the Heat tonight.

While Dirk Nowitzki calls him a "fossil," and Shawn Marion described him as being "almost 50," Kidd is a few months past 38. That's two years older than Ron Harper was when he started for the Lakers in 2000, when Los Angeles won the title.

Winning it all is among the few things Kidd hasn't done in his 17-year career. In 2002 and '03, he reached the Finals with the Nets, who were swept by the Lakers then fell to the Spurs.

"I thought we were going to go on a roll in Jersey and make it three or four in a row," he said. "Now we're here. Hopefully we can find a way to win."

Kidd starts most fastbreaks and controls the halfcourt offense. He'll hit 3-pointers and has excelled defensively during the postseason. Late in close games, coach Rick Carlisle has assigned Kidd to cover Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Carlisle has said Kidd will be among those guarding LeBron James in this series.

The only concessions to age Kidd seems to have made are playing less and tolerating the flecks of gray in his beard.

"He's playing at a high level, keeping up with a lot of these young guys," said Miami's Juwan Howard, who was drafted a few spots after Kidd in 1994. "Normally when you're our age, people count you out. They say you don't have anything left in the tank. But as you get older in this league, you get wiser."

After 1,267 regular-season games, and 136 in the playoffs, Kidd has seen it all.

"We're always a better team when he's our facilitator on the court, and he's getting guys in different positions and leading the offense and helping us in our flow game," Carlisle said. "When we've got to call plays, I'll call them once in a while, but he's great at that, too."

NBA Finals

Heat vs. Mavericks

Tonight: at Miami, 9, Ch. 28

Thursday: at Miami, 9, Ch. 28

Sunday: at Dallas, 8, Ch. 28

June 7: at Dallas, 9, Ch. 28

June 9: at Dallas, 9, Ch. 28 *

June 12: at Miami, 8, Ch. 28 *

June 14: at Miami, 9, Ch. 28 *

* If necessary

Bruins: Canucks a tough challenge

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Monday, May 30, 2011

BOSTON — After the Bruins' final practice Monday before departing for Vancouver for Wednesday's Stanley Cup final opener, Boston players complimented the Canucks.

"Obviously, they're a President's Trophy winner, they're a great team, deep and well-coached, and we'll look at things we have to do," forward Mark Recchi said. "Any key to your team's success is how you play personally. I think we focus on what we do ourselves. Our coaching staff will give us their tendencies, and their coaching staff will give them our tendencies. It's who's going to want it more and who's going to play to their abilities the best."

The Canucks, who won the West title in five games, will have had seven days off when Game 1 starts. Boston ousted the Lightning in Game 7 on Friday.

"They have a lot of depth," Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said. "They are good on all positions, and it's going to be a tough series, and we are aware of that."

The Canucks have many weapons to focus on, most notably twin forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who, with forward Ryan Kesler and goaltender Roberto Luongo, have led a Vancouver renaissance. The Sedins have a combined 37 postseason points.

"You want to try to not be over-aggressive, because once you do that, they spin off of you and that's what they want to try to accomplish, be one guy and then two on the next," Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg said. "They're really good at finding each other, with the give-and-gos and the blind pass behind the back. So that's a real challenge for us, to be aggressive but not be stupid about it."

Canucks: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa, whose five playoff goals are one short of his total all season, left the ice during the second half of practice Monday, but coach Alain Vigneault said he will be back today. Center Manny Malhotra continued to practice on the fourth line after being cleared Saturday to return from an eye injury suffered in March. Malhotra said his legs and lungs are getting better. Kesler (leg) practiced and said he will play Game 1.

Blue Jays 11, Indians 1

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Monday, May 30, 2011

TORONTO — Jo-Jo Reyes won for the first time in 29 starts by pitching his first career complete game and Jayson Nix hit a two-run home run to lead the Blue Jays to an 11-1 rout of the Indians on Monday night.

Reyes earned a win for the first time since June 13, 2008, with the Braves against the Dodgers. The left-hander had gone 0-13 with a 6.59 ERA in 28 starts since.

The crowd of 12,902 stood and cheered "Jo-Jo, Jo-Jo" as Cleveland's Jack Hannahan batted with two outs in the ninth. Catcher J.P. Arencibia embraced Reyes after Hannahan struck out. One fan held up a sign reading "I believe in Jo-Jo."

Reyes avoided becoming the first pitcher to go winless in 29 starts. Oakland's Matt Keough went 28 starts between wins in 1978 and 1979, matching the dubious mark first set by Boston's Cliff Curtis in 1910 and 1911.

Rajai Davis had three hits, two RBIs and three runs as Toronto won its fourth straight. Shelley Duncan's homer was the only offense for the Indians, who have lost five of six.


Sports in brief: Suspended FIFA executive bin Hammam plans appeal

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Soccer

Suspended fifa executive plans his appeal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — FIFA executive Mohamed bin Hammam plans to appeal his suspension over bribery allegations, claiming Monday that he was being "punished before I am found guilty."

A FIFA ethics committee provisionally suspended bin Hammam and FIFA vice president Jack Warner on Sunday, pending a full inquiry into allegations Caribbean soccer leaders were paid $40,000 each to back the Qatari's now-abandoned bid for the FIFA presidency.

In a statement released Monday, bin Hammam said he has lodged a request with FIFA to file his appeal by today so he could be reinstated ahead of Wednesday's congress where FIFA executives will vote for a president.

Bin Hammam, 62, was incumbent Sepp Blatter's only challenger before he withdrew from the race hours before the ethics committee issued its ruling Sunday.

"The way these proceedings have been conducted is absolutely not compliant with any principles of justice. I am punished before I am found guilty," bin Hammam said Monday.

"I get the impression that the outcome of these proceedings had been defined from the very beginning as it has been made evident at the press conference on Sunday evening at which FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke showed his bias very clearly. This is not acceptable as the FIFA Ethics Committee is supposed to be a fully independent body."

After a daylong hearing Sunday, the FIFA ethics panel said there was sufficient evidence to further investigate allegations that bin Hammam and Warner, the CONCACAF president, offered the bribes to more than two dozen delegates at a Caribbean soccer association meeting May 10-11 in Trinidad.

The payments were allegedly made to secure votes for bin Hammam in his campaign to unseat Blatter. If found guilty, bin Hammam and Warner could be expelled from FIFA and banned for life from all soccer activity.

More soccer

Chicago Fire dismisses coach

The Chicago Fire dismissed Mexican coach Carlos de los Cobos after his struggling Major League Soccer team recorded one win in 11 games this season. Fire technical director Frank Klopas will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season.

Vancouver fires coach: The struggling Vancouver Whitecaps fired head coach Teitur Thordarson and goalkeeper coach Mike Salmon. The expansion Whitecaps have not won in MLS since opening day March 19.

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Horses: Tizway had it all his way in winning the $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap, running the second-fastest mile in the storied history of the New York race. "He's been running with the big boys, and (Monday) he was the big boy," owner William Clifton Jr. said. "This horse has a lot of heart." The 6-year-old son of Tiznow left his 10 rivals in the dust once he made the turn for home and scorched the mile in 1:32.90 at Belmont Park — just nine hundredths of a second off the record set by Honour and Glory in 1996.

Cycling: Matthew Busche won the USA Cycling Pro road race in Greenville, S.C., outsprinting hometown favorite George Hincapie at the line in a rousing finish to the national championships. Busche and Hincapie were part of a final breakaway of four riders. Hincapie was only a few strides from his fourth road race title when Busche pushed past him.

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Reds 7, Brewers 3

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Reds 7, Brewers 3

CINCINNATI — Jay Bruce hit a three-run home run and Travis Wood turned in six mostly solid innings as the Reds rebounded from a 2-8 road trip. Bruce tripled for the first time this season and finished a double short of the cycle as Cincinnati successfully opened a 10-day, nine-game homestand.

Spurrier warily reinstates Garcia

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Monday, May 30, 2011

South Carolina made official Monday what coach Steve Spurrier hinted at all spring — suspended quarterback Stephen Garcia will return on a probationary basis.

Garcia, a former Jefferson High standout, was suspended for the fifth time in his college career — and second time during spring practice — April 6 after an incident at a life skills seminar where he "exhibited behavior that is unacceptable for one of our student-athletes," athletic director Eric Hyman said. Garcia has several guidelines to adhere to.

"We will give him another chance, and hopefully he can do the right things and represent the university in a first-class manner," Spurrier said.

Garcia's status will be re-evaluated before fall camp opens.

Baseball: UF, the No. 2 overall seed, and FSU, the overall No. 5 seed, are among eight teams from Florida — most of any state — selected for double-elimination NCAA regions. Virginia is the overall No. 1 seed.

In Gainesville, region top seed Florida plays No. 4 Manhattan College at 4 p.m. Friday, with No. 2 Miami facing No. 3 Jacksonville at noon. The Hurricanes are in the field for the 39th consecutive year, extending a record. For tickets, call toll-free 1-800-344-2867. All of the Gainesville Region games are on ESPNU.

In Tallahassee, region top seed FSU plays No. 4 Bethune-Cookman at 4 p.m. Friday, with No. 2 UCF facing No. 3 Alabama at noon. For tickets, call toll-free 1-888-378-6653.

Stetson, the No. 2 seed in Columbia, S.C., opens against South Carolina. Florida International, the No. 2 seed in Chapel Hill, N.C., opens against James Madison.

The ACC and SEC tied for most teams selected, seven.

A surprising selection was St. John's (35-20), which lost to Seton Hall in the Big East tournament championship game Sunday at Bright House Field in Clearwater.

The 16 region winners move on to the best-of-three Super Regions, playing to advance to the College World Series, which begins June 18 at new TD Ameritrade Park Omaha after 61 years at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Basketball: Penn State officials plan to interview Duquesne coach Ron Everhart, 49, today for its coaching opening. In 17 seasons with McNeese State, Northeastern and Duquesne, Everhart has never made the NCAA Tournament.

Lacrosse: Colin Briggs scored five goals and Virginia edged Maryland 9-7 in Baltimore for the men's title.

Tennis: USC's Steve Johnson and California's Jana Juricova won NCAA men's and women's singles titles. Johnson beat Tennessee's Rhyne Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, and Juricova downed Stanford's Stacey Tan 6-0, 7-6 (7-2).

Mets 7, Pirates 3

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Mets 7, Pirates 3

NEW YORK — Josh Thole hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh, and rookie Dillon Gee struck out a career-high eight for the Mets, who had 15 hits a day after banging out a season-high 17 against the Phillies. Carlos Beltran led off the seventh with a walk off reliever Daniel McCutchen, and Daniel Murphy singled. Beltran went to third on Angel Pagan's deep fly to center. Thole then lashed a 2-and-1 pitch into the right-center gap.

Ex-catcher: Baserunner at fault for Posey injury

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Monday, May 30, 2011

ST. LOUIS — Former major-league C Mike Matheny, whose career was ended by concussions, said the hit that knocked out the Giants' Buster Posey for the rest of the season could have easily been avoided.

"You know what, it wasn't a dirty play, he didn't come high spikes, he didn't come high elbow," Matheny said Monday. "But it wasn't a necessary play. He was hunting. Buster gave him an option and he didn't take it."

Matheny, 40, finished his career with San Francisco in 2007 and is a minor-league instructor with the Cardinals, where he played from 2000-04. He said that the Marlins' Scott Cousins went out of his way to take out Posey in a play at the plate last week.

Matheny, who won four Gold Gloves, isn't in favor of rules changes to protect catchers and believes hard contact plays at the plate are just part of the game. But he said Cousins had an opening to slide while Posey was defenseless while awaiting a throw and instead hit him in the opposite shoulder.

"I don't think you legislate," Matheny said. "I think you just put a mark in the column that that kid took a run at a catcher. To me as a catcher I know the next time I get the ball I'm going to stick it to him. You make those notes as a catcher."

METS DEAL: Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who has agreed to buy a minority stake in the Mets, said the deal is a "win-win agreement" for both sides. The club's cash-strapped owners plan to sell a minority share to Einhorn for $200 million. Einhorn would not disclose additional details but said it's a fair deal and he hopes it will be completed in the next few weeks.

In other Mets news, 1B Ike Davis, who has been out since May 10 with a bone bruise in his left ankle, will seek a second opinion and likely have an MRI exam. And SS Jose Reyes went on the bereavement list after the death of his grandmother in the Dominican Republic.

LASORDA ILL: Former Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda is recovering at home from a bacterial infection that caused the 83-year-old to be hospitalized, team spokesman Josh Rawitch.

STADIUM FIRE: A small, pre-dawn fire occurred at Dodger Stadium in the same storage area where a blaze broke out Saturday night, authorities said. The fire was reported shortly after 5 a.m. and was quickly extinguished.

CARDINALS: LF Matt Holliday returned to the lineup after missing six starts with a left quadriceps injury.

CUBS: LF Alfonso Soriano left the game against the Astros after straining his left quadriceps running out a grounder in the first. … Utility INF Jeff Baker went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained groin, and INF D.J. LeMahieu was promoted from Double-A Tennessee.

GIANTS: LF Aaron Rowand bruised his right hip when he was struck by the ball while diving into second base on a pickoff attempt in the fifth. He stayed on base after testing his legs, but Nate Schierholtz replaced him in the bottom of the inning.

MARLINS: SS Hanley Ramirez was held out a day after leaving a game with lower back soreness. Ramirez told the Palm Beach Post that his back has been bothering him for "maybe a month."

PIRATES: C Ryan Doumit (left ankle sprain) and INF Steve Pearce (right calf strain) went on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Ross Ohlendorf was transferred from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list, and the contracts of C Dusty Brown and INF Josh Harrison were purchased from Triple-A Indianapolis.

ROYALS: Veteran Joakim Soria lost his job as closer after his second straight blown save and fifth this season. Manager Ned Yost said he would use rookie Aaron Crow as his closer "for the time being."

TWINS: LHP Francisco Liriano is headed to the 15-day disabled list with inflammation of his throwing shoulder.

YANKEES: C Russell Martin was scratched because of a sore left big toe.

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