LAKELAND -- Jim Leyland, the legendary Tigers manager who's practically never been on the hot seat, may be on the hottest seat of all this season.
JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt liked what superstar Albert Pujols said upon arriving at camp about winning being more important than money to him when it comes to his next contract.
Both Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers have done some compromising in recent days, according to people familiar with the negotiations, as the two sides seem to now understand that they aren't going to get exactly what they want in a potential deal.
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Down here, about 120 miles south of Camp A-Roid, where the archrival Red Sox train, tranquility rules.
Winter is spilling into spring, as at least one superstar (Manny Ramirez), some very good players (at least Orlando Hudson, Orlando Cabrera and Juan Cruz) and dozens of other major leaguers are still looking for work in the leanest of years.
TAMPA, Fla. -- If Alex Rodriguez didn't do as well as teammate Andy Pettitte at his steroid press conference, it isn't totally because A-Rod isn't the best communicator, though that may be part of it. The real problem is A-Rod's story. It isn't as good a story as Pettitte's. And what's worse, of course, is that the story has changed maybe once or twice too often already.
The stunning thing about this free-agent market isn't that there are still about 100 players without jobs, it's that at least a dozen of the unemployed are excellent players in their prime.
When Alex Rodriguez was approached by Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts in the University of Miami gym on Thursday and presented with the bombshell that he failed baseball's 2003 steroid survey test, Rodriguez's immediate reaction was to tell her, "You'll have to talk to the union.''
Yankees executives didn't have an immediate response after hearing snippets of the TV interview on Monday in which their superstar third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs several years ago, and they may never have an official reaction.
Top Dodgers executives recently huddled at a swanky beachside retreat south of L.A. And it'll be interesting to see what new strategy they came up with.
Yankees executives saw Andy Pettitte hit a home run with a beautifully handled, seemingly sincere HGH admission last spring and would like to see an encore from their biggest star and best player.
Yankees executives saw Andy Pettitte hit a home run with a beautifully handled, seemingly sincere HGH admission last spring and would like to see an encore from their biggest star and best player.
Top Dodgers executives recently huddled at a swanky beachside retreat south of L.A. And it'll be interesting to see what new strategy they came up with.
Yankees executives didn't have an immediate response after hearing snippets of the TV interview on Monday where their superstar third baseman Alex Rodriguez confessed to using performance enhancing drugs several years ago, and they might not ever have an official one.
When Alex Rodriguez was approached by Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts in the University of Miami gym on Thursday and presented with the bombshell that he failed baseball's 2003 steroid survey test, Rodriguez's immediate reaction was to tell her, "You'll have to talk to the union.''
A rejuvenated Pedro Martinez probably could help a lot of teams. But the best fit just might be the Dodgers, the organization that must still regret trading the future Hall of Famer 16 years ago.
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