Who Has the Tougher March/April?
pinstripealley.com 3/18/2008 — The Yanks play 11 home games, 18 away, with an off day April 1st (immediately after Opening Day) and another on April 21st after a day game in Baltimore. The Yanks will play evening get-away games without a travel day going from NY to KC (for a 4:05 ...

“The Kid” Becomes ‘Grata’ Again
seamheads.com 3/18/2008 — This is the third of a series of articles I’ll be writing about infamous trades of the past in which a superstar player was dealt for multiple players of lesser talent or value. In this article I discuss the deal that sent Gary Carter to the Mets for Hubie Brooks and others in December 1984.

Roundup - The Nationals Are Almost Doing It the Right Way
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 3/18/2008 — Nationals building strong foundation, Costas clarifies comments, Leyland has one spot left to fill, Brian Jeroloman profile, Liriano not quite ready yet, the Giants' unknown shortstop, MLB's $3.1 B debt, cultural differences at the ballpark...

Talking RBI Baseball with Matt Holliday
sports.yahoo.com 3/18/2008 — Colorado Rockies' outfielder talks with 'Duk about a childhood staple.

Whispers -
chicagotribune.com 3/18/2008 — The Cubs , Red Sox , Diamondbacks and Phillies need to pick up the pace a little bit. Entering the weekend, those four 2007 playoff teams were among the 10 biggest losers this spring. There was only one playoff team from among the 10 teams with the ...

Sanchez's field debut delayed a day — Major League Baseball News 3/18/2008
It will be one more day before second baseman Freddy Sanchez returns to the field. The Pirates had planned to send in Sanchez on Tuesday for the first time this spring, but decided late on Monday that holding off for one more day would be most ...

Three-time All-Star pitcher dies at 78 — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/18/2008
Bob Purkey, who pitched in three All-Star games and one World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 78. Purkey died Sunday, according to the Paul L. Henney Funeral Home. Purkey had a 129-115 record and a 3.79 ERA over 13 seasons with the ...

Former Reds pitcher Purkey dies at 78 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/18/2008
Bob Purkey, who pitched in three All-Star games and one World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 78. Purkey died Sunday, according to the Paul L. Henney Funeral Home. Purkey had a 129-115 record and a 3.79 ERA over 13 seasons with the ...

Phils enjoy Broadway version of anthem — Major League Baseball News 3/18/2008
Francis Scott Key's "Star-Spangled Banner" received a glitzy makeover at Bright House Field on Tuesday, when Broadway producer Dale Badway performed a rousing rendition of the national anthem before the Phillies-Rays game.

Hamels, Jenkins pace Phils past Rays — Major League Baseball News 3/18/2008
Lefty Cole Hamels had his best outing of the spring, allowing jut one run over six innings, while Geoff Jenkins hit his first spring homer in the Phillies' 4-2 victory over the Rays on Tuesday.