Short Stops Around the League for March 5, 2008
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 3/6/2008 — Healthy Mike Sweeney is on fire, Torii Hunter continues to hit, Brett Myers looks strong in return to starting role, Delmon goes deep for Minnesota, and the Braves nearly no-hit the Indians...

ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Schedule
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/6/2008 — Here is the schedule for the first four months of the season.

Pap, Sox agree to deal - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
boston.com 3/6/2008 — The Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon have agreed to a one-year deal worth $775,000. That's more than closer Bobby Jenks got with a similar amount of service time, as he signed a $550,000 contract. Papelbon was looking for a deal in the range of ...

Mets' injury sparks questions about possible Thames trade
freep.com 3/6/2008 — On Wednesday night, the New York Mets said left fielder Moises Alou would undergo hernia surgery and miss the start of the regular season. On Thursday morning, Marcus Thames was listed as the cleanup hitter in the Tigers’ lineup. Maybe it was a coincidence. Maybe it wasn’t.

Johan's off-speed is on
nydailynews.com 3/6/2008 — Johan Santana's dazzling changeup took center stage in his second start as the Mets ran their Grapefruit League winning streak to five games with a 3-2 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Escobar leads scoring barrage in fifth — Major League Baseball News 3/6/2008
Tom Glavine had a rough outing on Thursday and left the game with two outs in the third inning after allowing a pair of runs, but the Braves pounded out five runs in the fifth inning and went on to beat the Tigers on Thursday, 5-4. Yunel Escobar had ...

Repko's slam caps Dodgers' comeback — Major League Baseball News 3/6/2008
Making his second start this spring, Derek Lowe never found his groove Thursday, yielding five runs on six hits in two-plus innings of the Dodgers' 9-6 win over the Red Sox. Juan Pierre notched two hits from the leadoff spot, as well as his fourth ...

Notes: Glavine hits a bump in the road — Major League Baseball News 3/6/2008
Tom Glavine wasn't upset or completely surprised about the third inning he encountered during the Braves 5-4 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium on Thursday afternoon. He's experienced too many Spring Trainings to think he could easily pass ...

Notes: Matchup not the same for Torre — Major League Baseball News 3/6/2008
After leading the Yankees for 12 years, Dodgers manager Joe Torre is quite familiar with the Red Sox's passionate fan base.

Dontrelle Willis sharp in 3 innings; Tigers lose to Braves 5-4 — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 3/6/2008
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- One thing Dontrelle Willis didn't bring with him to his first spring training...