Under The Knife  —  The Sixth Season  —  And so we begin the sixth year of Under The Knife.  Writing that sentence proves the axiom about time flying while you're having fun, because it seems like yesterday that I sent the first experimental UTK out to three friends, asking, "is this anything?"

Braves' Jones sprains left ankle  —  Chipper Jones, who missed 44 games with various injuries last season, gave the Atlanta Braves another scare Monday.  —  The veteran third baseman left a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals after spraining his left ankle attempting to run …

Spring hysterics: Sox, Yanks hit new heights in exhibition  —  FORT MYERS - Outside the ballpark, there was a PT Cruiser pulled over on the sidewalk.  Before long, there was a woman hanging outside the passenger-side window, screaming at a little guy covered in tattoos.  —  Red Sox forum:

Bonds Ponders 2008 and Possible Successor  —  Barry Bonds lost two fly balls in the sun in the first inning, an embarrassing development for any player at any time.  But Bonds made fun of himself by smiling and putting his glove over his eyes upon returning to the San Francisco Giants' dugout.

Score one for graciousness  —  No evidence here of a bitter rivalry  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nothing casual about the greeting exchanged last night between Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui and his Japanese countrymen on the Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima.

Will Cable Try to Bulk-Buy MLB.TV Subscriptions?  —  In an interesting twist to the Extra Innings / DirecTV deal, cable may opt to go the online route, as opposed to trying to match DirecTV's offer of placing the MLB Channel on the basic tier.  —  To compete, iN Demand may take an interesting side route …

Needing One Starter, Mets Measure Park Against Prospect  —  Chan Ho Park thought he threw one bad pitch in Monday's game against the Washington Nationals.  So did his catcher, Paul Lo Duca.  The problem was, they were talking about different pitches, and that difference of opinion summed up Park's performance in the Mets' 9-6 loss.

60 seconds with former Marlins catcher and Gonzaga alum Mike Redmond  —  Staff writer Tom D'Angelo spoke with former Marlins catcher and Gonzaga alum Mike Redmond, who is Joe Mauer's backup in Minnesota.  —  What's up with the Zags?  A No. 10 seed?  —  They've been to the tournament nine years in a row.

O's make call: Gibbons out at first … FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. // After a total of 10 spring innings and zero ground balls hit in his direction, Jay Gibbons is essentially finished competing for the Orioles' first base job.  —  At a meeting late last week, Gibbons and manager Sam Perlozzo agreed Gibbons …

Rickey Henderson: An Interview with the Stolen Base King  —  We have you covered all Spring Training here at BDD!  Even as I leave Arizona, our own Martin Gandy is just getting started in Florida.  Martin wasted no time in hitting the camps, and today he brings us the first of his exclusive interviews …

Garland denies he's blase  —  Intensity's there, he says after Cooper gets on Sox starters  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Jon Garland said his sluggish body language shouldn't be interpreted to mean that he doesn't care about spring-training games.  —  "It might not look like it, [but] …

Bloomquist seeks full-time position with Mariners  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Willie Bloomquist collected a pair of hits Monday, two singles.  Another multihit game.  That's not surprising.  Few players this spring are hitting the ball as well as the Mariners utility man.

Webb gives hitters that sinking feeling … PEORIA, Ariz. — Not many people have less incentive to be on the job than an Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder when Brandon Webb is pitching.  But here are three who spring to mind:  —  • A surfing instructor in Siberia.

Notes: Hill turns in 'tremendous' outing  —  According to Acta, key for right-hander will be staying healthy  —  VIERA, Fla — Nationals right-hander Shawn Hill had his best outing of the spring, giving up a run in four innings against a formidable Mets lineup at Space Coast Stadium on Monday afternoon.

The AL West with Rob Neyer  —  There are people in this world who speak and write so authoritatively, that I find myself always agreeing with them even when I know they are wrong.  Rob Neyer is one of those people.  Rob could write a column about how earthworms are going to take over the world …