By FRANK O. SCHAEFFER, Scripps Howard News Service

The St. Louis Cardinals Skip Schumaker didn't know what to think when Tony La Russa told him he was moving from the outfield to second base -- a position he has never played at the professional level -- this spring.
One thing he did know was that the move wouldn't be easy.

Manager Jerry Manuel knows if his New York Mets are to make a serious postseason run in 2009, they will need Carlos Delgado to pick up where he left off at the end of 2008.
After struggling through June (.228, 14 home runs, 45 RBI), Delgado took off in July and put up MVP-like numbers (.313, 24 home runs, 70 RBI) through the end of the season.