Yankees captain Derek Jeter – suffered a rare case of brain lock Monday night against the Mariners, failing to realize a pop-up down the left field line was fair (not foul) as Kyle Seager ran around the bases for a triple.

The Yankees – losers of 3 in a row and 4 of 5 (through Wednesday), a stretch during which they’ve failed to score more than 3 runs in any game.

Mets outfielder Chris Young – dropped a routine fly ball while playing right field in the bottom of the 14th inning Friday night that led to the Phillies winning moments later.

Cincinnati Reds MLB.com reporter Mark Sheldon – failed to protect his laptop, which was destroyed on contact Tuesday night by a Pablo Sandoval foul ball into the press box.

Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz – declared “war” on the Tampa Bay Rays’ David Price after getting drilled in the back with the first pitch Price threw to him Friday night.

Knicks president Phil Jackson – fined $25,000 by the NBA for tampering when he told reporters that still-active player Derek Fisher is on his list of head coaching candidates.

The unknown NBA reporter who got skewered by Gregg Popovich after asking the San Antonio Spurs head coach to “explain, in simplest terms,” why the first 5 games of the Western Conference Finals were all blowouts

Pro Football Focus writer Sam Monson - he’s being called all kinds of nasty names for writing that Patriots QB Tom Brady no longer ranks among the NFL’s top 5.

The Rangers - coughed up an early 2-goal lead, losing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in overtime.

Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi - his overtime turnover resulted in Justin Williams scoring the winning goal for Los Angeles.

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