Marlins' Johnson could miss season  —  JUPITER — Marlins starting pitcher Josh Johnson might miss at least the first month of the season and could be lost for the year because of possible nerve damage in his right arm, sources said Wednesday.  —  Johnson is scheduled to have an MRI today …

Cain signs multiyear deal with Giants  —  Young right-hander goes for four years with option for fifth  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Noah Lowry used the calendar to put Matt Cain's brand-new deal with the Giants in perspective.  —  "When he's done with that contract, he'll be almost my age," Lowry said.

Lefties rule Randolph's bullpen  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Dae-Sung Koo's headfirst dive into home while wearing a warm-up jacket with a weighted ball in his pocket, after reaching on a double against Randy Johnson, cemented his place in Subway Series lore.  —  But now when Willie Randolph calls …

Mismatch made in heaven  —  Northeastern gets a whiff, and is simply awestruck  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Imagine.  You play college baseball in Boston.  You spent the winter hitting in poorly lit indoor cages with poor backgrounds.  Finally, you get to play outside for the first time and you step in to face . . .

Blogging the Detroit Tigers versus Philadelphia Phillies - 3/1/07  —  Check back throughout the afternoon as I'll be providing details on the game as they happen.  Game time is less then an hour away and Jamie Moyer will get the start for the Phillies.  —  ***UPDATE 1***  —  Interesting lineup.

First base a first for Boone  —  JUPITER — After 10 major-league seasons, Aaron Boone had another first Thursday.  —  Boone made his first career start at first base in Florida's 8-6 victory against the Orioles.  His first putout came in the first inning when Melvin Mora bounced into a 6-4-3 double-play.

Notes: A dash of soreness for duo  —  Fielder, Gross hurting after timed sprint; Braun makes noise  —  PHOENIX — First baseman Prince Fielder was scratched from the Brewers' first Cactus League game because of a sore right quadriceps, another casualty of the team's much-ballyhooed 60-yard dash.

Day Two of Not Caring  —  Honestly, I've tried, and I just can't bring myself to care about this whole Gary Matthews thing.  Quite honestly, I'm much more concerned about UCLA vs. Wazzu, and Anze Kopitar missing the game against the Ducks tonight, because really, if he's not playing, what point is there in watching?

DRays Bay Takes on Stuart Sternberg, Devil Rays Owner  —  This is an interview that needs no introduction and I'll let it speak for itself  —  RJ Anderson: So Mr. Sternberg, how does it feel to be an owner of a professional baseball franchise?  —  Stuart Sternberg: Feels great …

2007 Top 100 Prospects  —  We proudly present our annual list of the best young players in the game, the culmination of our offseason prospect rankings.  —  But this year we bring you the list with a twist.  While we'd like to think that every player here will go on to big league success …

BAT WRIGHT SECOND  —  David Wright batted in the two-hole today in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals.  I think that is a better place for him than fifth, even though fifth is an RBI gold mine.  —  Paul Lo Duca was given a day off so that is why Wright batted second, but this is something Willie Randolph should think about.

Get this...  Josh Hamilton's last home run?  2002. He hit 9 in 2002 before having season-ending surgery on July 18 of that year.  —  Add to that — he called it.  —  Hamilton and David Ross were talking before that at-bat.  Ross was counting all the homers that had been hit already during the game.

Maddux, Wells more alike than you'd think … PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego's pitchers were participating in some routine spring drills last week when one of the younger players asked David Wells if he had a cough drop to spare.  Always happy to oblige, Boomer pulled a lozenge from his back pocket and handed it to his teammate.

Glavine off to great start in spring  —  Lefty hurls two scoreless innings, allows just one baserunner  —  METS 4, CARDINALS 3  —  Cardinals at the plate: Scott Rolen, who has a .493 career on-base percentage against Tom Glavine, was the only Cardinals batter to reach base against the left-hander; he was hit by a pitch.

Francona bets Lucchino he can quit tobacco habit  —  Chew on this: Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona has bet team president and CEO Larry Lucchino a $20,000 donation to Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that he can quit using tobacco this season.  —  Call it smokeless, chaw …