The Official Site of The Florida Marlins: News: McPherson suffers small setback
florida.marlins.mlb.com 2/29/2008 — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Bothered by some discomfort in his side, Marlins third baseman Dallas McPherson is being held back from game action for a few days. Formerly a highly touted prospect in the Angels system, the left-handed-hitting McPherson is ...

CARDS EAT UP MAINE COURSE
nypost.com 2/29/2008 — JUPITER, Fla. - John Maine didn't exactly pick up where he left off last September. Maine, who ended last season with a 14-strikeout, 13-0 blanking of the Marlins at Shea Stadium, was bounced around by the Cardinals here yesterday in his...

Dallas McPherson Shut Down
springtraining08.com 2/29/2008 — Dallas McPherson's bid to win the 3B job for the Marlins took a hit today due to discomfort in his side. He's expected to miss a few days of action. MLB.com

Sergio Mitre Leaves Game
springtraining08.com 2/29/2008 — The Marlins lefty departed after facing only three batters and retiring none, a sore elbow was the cause . Baltimore Sun

Yanks open spring against USF
nydailynews.com 2/29/2008 — 10:21 a.m.: Hello everyone…Anthony McCarron here. I’m filling in for Mark this weekend while he gets some well-deserved R&R with the family and will be blogging periodically. Here’s a mini-bio: I was the Yankee beat writer at ...

Mitre to be evaluated Friday — Major League Baseball News 2/29/2008
After being pulled from the Marlins-Orioles spring game on Thursday after facing just three batters, right-hander Sergio Mitre is scheduled to have his elbow evaluated by doctors on Friday to determine if the discomfort he felt is a serious issue.

Nolasco, Volstad strong vs. Nationals — Major League Baseball News 2/29/2008
A Marlins split-squad used a home run among two RBIs from Alejandro De Aza to beat the Nationals, 4-1, in Grapefruit League action Friday.

Joba, Posada pace Yanks vs. USF — Major League Baseball News 2/29/2008
Starter Joba Chamberlain pitched two perfect innings and Jorge Posada added a double and a triple to lead the Yankees over the University of South Florida, 11-4, in Friday's spring opener. Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes held USF without a run through five.

Maybin leaves with tight hamstring — Major League Baseball News 2/29/2008
Marlins center-field prospect Cameron Maybin was removed from Friday's game against the Nationals due to tightness in his left hamstring.

Trachsel sets tone early for O's — Major League Baseball News 2/29/2008
Steve Trachsel set the tone early with two shutout innings, and the O's received plenty of offense in a back-and-forth affair with the Marlins on Friday, winning the Grapefruit League game, 7-5.