ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ The thumb blister that ended Edinson Volquez's oddly historic outing Tuesday night has landed him on the disabled list.

When the red-white-and-blue barber pole glows inside Marlins Park, it means Hugo "Juice" Tandron is in the house.

LOS ANGELES _ On the first of May, the New York Mets put their ace on the disabled list. They already were two starting pitchers down to start the season. As the team sank toward last place, their general manager said he might need to find arms outside the organization.