Sunday happenings at Tradition Field  —  The day after the Mets' set an unofficial record by attracting 800 fans to the first workout on Saturday, the tidal wave slowed to more like a trickle this morning.  Maybe the Daytona 500 had something to do with it.

Gallardo to miss 4 weeks after knee surgery  —  Phoenix — Right-hander Yovani Gallardo indeed does have torn cartilage in his left knee and will return to Milwaukee tomorrow to have arthroscopic surgery.  —  Gallardo is expected to be sidelined four weeks, virtually guaranteeing he will open the season on the disabled list.

Kendrick target of elaborate prank  —  Second-year rookie hurler ‘traded’ to Japan in practical joke  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Kyle Kendrick really had no chance.  —  The second-year rookie became the victim of an elaborate practical joke pulled off expertly by those in Kendrick's circle of trust, though that ring has been broken.

Spring Training 2008  —  For the Web's most comprehensive coverage of Spring Training, visit our Spring Training page.  There you will find daily video reports on the Mets and Yankees.  —  Yankees  —  Meet Yanks' new pitching coach  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Before asking how someone …

These Giants are why Bochy is here  —  (02-17) 04:00 PST Scottsdale, Ariz. — Every doubt you have about the Giants in 2008, every pessimistic thought, every snide (yet accurate) remark about their unworthiness to contend this year is why Bruce Bochy is the manager.

Mets limping into spring  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - They may be the newly self-declared “team to beat” of 2008, but the Mets continue to be gimpy this spring.  —  Carlos Beltran, who had surgery on Oct. 3 to clean out both knees, has yet to run full-throttle and may not participate in games until late in the Grapefruit League season.

Girardi sets different tone from the old Joe  —  All they know is, he's not Torre, which is why he got the job.  How far that will take him, and the Yankees, remains to be seen.  —  Joe's law A partial list of rules the Yankees have for spring training:  —  1. Be on time.  No excuse for lateness.

Prior pain free after first workout of spring  —  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Mark Prior didn't experience any pain in his surgically repaired right shoulder during his first spring training workout with the San Diego Padres.  —  Manager Bud Black said Sunday that all of his active pitchers were injury free …

Notes: McCarthy, Gabbard ready to go  —  Benoit wants to share award; Rupe has best of Texas ink  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Right-hander Brandon McCarthy and left-hander Kason Gabbard each took the mound for the first time on Saturday.  —  Both threw 10 minutes without problems.

Varitek may be Red Sox' best catch  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — When he's home in Georgia during the offseason, Jason Varitek tends to tune out the business of baseball.  —  He still keeps in touch with some teammates and maintains his conditioning, but otherwise remains blissfully ignorant about what's going on in and around the game.

Tulo gets in some ribbing  —  TUCSON — Last spring, rookie Troy Tulowitzki had to take it.  This year, as a rich, budding star, he's dishing it out.  —  Saturday, Tulo's target was third baseman Garrett Atkins.  —  “Atkins doesn't do much over there,” Tulowitzki said with a sly grin.