This sounds familiar. From Pirates manager John Russell:

"It's just consistency. Ronny has so many tools, as we saw, but he needs to maintain his concentration. You got the sense that he wasn't always locked in."

Ok, made you look.

In their weekly notes column, the Boston Globe talks to upcoming union head Michael Weiner about issues the union may bring to the negotiating table, including a shortened schedule, travel and off days, an international draft and draft pick compensation.

ESPN.com's Wright Thompson pulls the curtains back on Yankee Stadium's "Legends Suite."

The New York Times ran an article exploring whether pitch-tipping from infielders is more common than believed, focusing on an incident from 2001 involving then-A and everyone's favorite current Astro, Miguel Tejada.

Yahoo! Sports Jeff Passan examines roster turnover in MLB since 2006 and whether or not it has helped or hurt teams. An interesting examination given the Cubs.

Joe Posnanski and Bill James attempt to break down why players tend to fall off once they turn 33. It will give you pause as a Cubs fan, especially when you consider some of the long-term contracts on the team.

According to a source, MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr is stepping down. Fehr has been leading the Union since the mid-1980's, so this will mark a big change for the MLBPA.

The Biz of Baseball is reporting that Ricketts and Zell continue to negotiate the sale of the team, despite Ricketts' exclusive negotiating window having expired a week ago.

Ricketts appears to be trying to lower his price from $900 million to about $850 million, per the article.