Mindy McCready: It's All True
nydailynews.com 4/29/2008 — Barricaded behind tightly drawn blinds at her Nashville home Monday, country singer Mindy McCready confirmed a long-term affair with embattled pitcher Roger Clemens. "I cannot refute anything in the story," a tearful McCready told the Daily News. The News reported that the two met in a Florida karaoke bar when McCready was a 15-year-old singer and Clemens was a 28-year-old ace for the Red Sox.

What's wrong with the outfield?
theropolitans.com 4/29/2008 — I continue to hear more and more about the Mets wanting to trade for Xavier Nady to sure up the Mets outfield. Um...why? What is wrong with the outfield? Has Angel Pagan already fallen so far out of favor with Mets fans since he won the game over the Phillies in the 12th inning? Has the Angel Wave already run it's course in New York?

Gut Check Time: Can you name these baseball bellies?
sports.yahoo.com 4/29/2008 — Can you name that belly from the Dodgers, Rockies, Phillies and Giants? Combine stomachs with ill-fitting baseball uniforms and it makes for a great weekly quiz here on the Stew. The inaugural class is listed in increasing order of difficulty, so feel free to post your guesses below. Answers will be revealed in a post later today.

Meathook Bobblehead Is a Spitting Image
misterirrelevant.com 4/29/2008 — … of Johan Santana. Thursday is Dmitri Young Bobblehead Night at Nats Park , and Li’l Dmitri couldn’t look less like Big Dmitri. Actually, he could be a white man wearing a Mets uniform, but, other than that, what we’re ...

Opinion: My Day in Citizen’s Bank Park
metsblog.com 4/29/2008 — … on Saturday, April 19, Ted Berg and i, along with our video producer, Jason, hit the road for Philadelphia to check out the Mets and Phillies in Citizen’s Bank Park… …video from our day in Philadelphia, complete with ...

ON DECK: PIRATES AT METS — NY Post: Sports 4/29/2008
Carlos Delgado and Johan Santana have a couple of things in common. Both were big-time trade acquisitions by the Mets (13-11), who are working on short leashes in front of the Shea faithful. Santana will try to win back the crowd tonight against...

Nationals release reliever King — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
The Nationals outrighted reliever Ray King to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, but King elected free agency instead.

Smoltz goes on DL with shoulder problem, return uncertain — Boston.com -- Baseball News 4/29/2008
Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with an ailing right shoulder, though the Braves were told he can get over the problem without surgery.

Lineups for Game 1 vs. the Braves — Nationals Journal 4/29/2008
Braves here for the third time this month. Two-game set. Tom Glavine vs. Tim Redding. Nats have won four out of six. Your lineups: Atlanta: Johnson -- 4 Escobar -- 6 Jones -- 5 Teixeira -- 3 McCann -- 2 Francoeur -- 9 Kotsay -- 8 Diaz -- 7 Glavine -- ...

Chipper, Escobar back in the lineup — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
Given they played two games without both Chipper Jones and Yunel Escobar, the Braves could be content with the fact that they at least won once during this past weekend's three-game series against the Mets.