The Hall goes international

Robbie Alomar is about to join Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda as the only Puerto Rican players in the Hall of Fame.

So it's only natural that he'll begin his acceptance speech in Spanish.

"After that, I'm going to finish in English," he said Friday. "Hopefully, I can speak from the heart. It's like Lou Gehrig said - I'm going to be the happiest man that day."

The former second baseman didn't make it in his first year of eligibility last summer, but this year he was named on 90 percent of the ballots cast, becoming just the 26th player to garner at least 90 percent in any election. He was listed on 523 ballots, the third-highest total of all time.

Alomar will be inducted beside righthander Bert Blyleven, who will be the first player born in the Netherlands to earn major-league baseball's highest honor.

How much can pedicures cost?

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt can't afford the team. Now he can't even afford his ex-wife.

In court documents filed Friday, McCourt says he has paid more than $5 million to pay the mortgages of six homes and a condominium over the last year as well as $2.7 million in temporary spousal support to Jamie McCourt.

McCourt says he can no longer support his former wife's lifestyle.

Why not? She gets less than a utility infielder.

It wasn't me

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is appealing the four-game suspension he received for his part in Boston's bench-clearing melee with the Baltimore Orioles last week. Ortiz was suspended Thursday, along with Orioles pitchers Kevin Gregg and Mike Gonzalez and Baltimore manager Buck Showalter. He declined to specifically address his suspension.

Injured list

Orioles designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero has a fractured bone in his right hand, a result of being hit by a pitch from Boston's Kyle Weiland on Sunday. The injury could land him on the disabled list. . . . Twins outfielder Denard Span has been cleared to begin a minor-league rehabilitation assignment, five weeks after suffering a concussion. . . . Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was not in the lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Yankees because of a sore right ankle. The major-league home run leader is day-to-day. . . . The Reds put righthanded reliever Jose Arredondo on the 15-day disabled list because of a stiff forearm.

Finally

Six-year-old Busch Stadium in St. Louis is going to set an attendence record on Saturday when 52,000 addled rock fans are expected to attend the U2 concert. Last year, the Eagles and Dixie Chicks together drew a crowd of only about 36,000.

But it still produced a "Peaceful, Easy Feeling."

Contact staff writer Don McKee at dmckee@phillynews.com.

This article contains information from the Associated Press.