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Why is the pitcher batting third?
Everyone should be afraid of Prince Fielder.
And David Wills is throwing heat.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton bunts and is eventually tagged out at first during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers

A tie. A tie. In baseball. Well, not quite.
Happy Birthday, Willie Mays.
And the Dodgers are still undefeated at home.

What a month.
Albert Pujols has out-homered the Athletics.
The Royals are in first place.

The Pirates still can't beat the Brewers.
Oh yeah, we have more A-Rod juicing stories. We're so unbelievably excited.
And are the Nats about to draft a cornerstone prospect.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Like a runner trapped between bases, the release date for a potentially scandalous Alex Rodriguez book keeps edging back and forth.
Selena Roberts' unauthorized "A-Rod" was originally planned for May, then was moved up to mid-April after Roberts, a Sports Illustrated reporter, broke the news that the Yankees slugger had tested positive for steroids back in 2003.
But with Roberts needing more time for the book -- which has been completed and was sent to the printer this week -- publication was pushed back to late April and now is planned for May 12, according to publisher HarperCollins
"That's the on-sale date," publicist Leslie Cohen said Tuesday.

Gary Sheffield got cut, Chipper signed, and Mike Gallego, yes Mike Gallego, is looking for his glove.

Oh an, how long before the boos rain in Philadelphia?

Ichiro Suzuki hits a single during the eighth inning of Japan's 9-4 win over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

Japan dropped the United States with ease Sunday, during a 9-4 win. Of course, the big problem for the United States, other than Davey Johnson doing his best impersonation of Tony Muser, is pitching. The Major League Clubs have completely tied the hands of Team USA, when it comes to pitching.
That said, the game would have been much more entertaining if Joe Morgan had locked Steve Phillips out of the broadcast booth. The former Mets General Manager had one of his worst days behind the mike. The normally astute Phillips, was bungling trivia questions about Japanese professional baseball.

According to New York manager Joe Girardi, Hideki Matsui will not play the field until June.
He will either pinch hit or DH.
Someone should tell the Yankees' brass it cannot use more than one DH in a lineup.

The Los Angeles Dodgers need pitcher Randy Wolf to have a strong season if they are going to make the playoffs. Wolf is an underrated player with a 90-78 record and 1,227 strikeouts against 547 walks in 1,468 innings.

ESPN's Eric Young tells Jonathan Papelbon to zip it.
Plus, there's an addition to the Orioles' family.
Oh, and we have a happy Fidel.

With All Star talent such as Corey Koskie, left, Jayson Bay, head down, and Russell Martin, far right, Team Canada should have had a stronger showing in the World Baseball Classic.

Can a man making $25 million be a loser? Jayson Stark says it's possible.
And, A-Rod's doctor says there's no surprises.

After a brief time away from the computer, we're back with some news:
A-Rod's having surgery, Lou Marsen is catching on and Ken Griffey Jr. is up to his old tricks.

Alex Rodriguez's season from hell continues.
And the skids have been greased to put a new stadium in the Marlins' future.

Finally, it looks as if the Manny Saga is over.

Alex Rodriguez kisses his daughter during practice for the World Baseball Classic.
Here's a collection of stories and links you might want to peruse for the start of the World Baseball Classic.

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus makes a valiant attempt Sunday at a base hit by the Seattle Mariners' Matt Tuiasosopo. Seattle outslugged the Ranges, 13-6.

We've got A-Rod. We've got Manny. And a member of the Phillies World Championship team has joined the Orioles. But before O's fans get excited, they should know they didn't get Cole Hamels.

Alex Rodriguez is reportedly asking Major League Baseball officials to postpone their meeting that was scheduled for today.

Scandals in Washington D.C. are so contagious they've even caught a high-profile baseball official.
With a supposed federal investigation under way, Nationals general manager Jim Bowden has resigned.
He admits he's a distraction, blames the press and claims innocence.
But that's not the only big news Sunday.

Today, we take a look at Barry Bonds' legal issues, plus Johan Santana might miss Opening Day.

Manny did what?
Plus we have a roundup of Thursday's games and highlight some of the best stories on the Web.

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Koji Uehara, of Japan, throws a live batting practice during spring training baseball Saturday.

Things continue to be busy in Baltimore Orioles camp. The rest of the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues are just as interesting, however.

I wish I lived in Derek Jeter's World. Really, I do.
Not only would I have won four World Series rings in five years, dated mid-90s Mariah Carey and made oodles and oodles of money, and dated mid-90s Mariah Carey, but I would also believe everyone who ever cheated on their taxes got caught by the IRS. Oh, and I'd have dated mid-90s Mariah Carey.

News about The Kid overshadows all.

A lot of smart people have good takes on A-Rod's press conference.
Here are a few:

People keep wanting to shoehorn New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez into being either a villain or a hero. But he's much more than that.