Spring Training: Will Paulino remain No. 1 catcher?  —  Management giving Doumit equal chance to be starter  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — “Ronny Paulino is our catcher.”  —  Those were the words of manager John Russell after the Pirates' workout yesterday, and they are echoed at all levels of the team's management.

Phils' Lidge limps off mound after hurting knee  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge caught a spike in the mound on his first pitch of batting practice Saturday and hurt the same knee he had surgery on in October.  —  Lidge, the Phillies' biggest offseason acquisition …

Jeter: I'll play short for as long as I can  —  TAMPA - The day will come when Derek Jeter is no longer playing shortstop for the Yankees.  Just don't expect that day to be here anytime soon.  —  For years, stat heads have said that Jeter is a below-average fielder, yet managers and coaches voted …

Wang lined up for Opening Day start  —  Joe Girardi gave us a little news today.  He set his rotation for the next few days.  —  Intrasquad game on Wednesday: Mike Mussina vs. Jeff Karstens.  —  Yankees vs. South Florida on Friday: Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain  —  Yankees at Phillies on Saturday: Chien-Ming Wang

Kendall hitting ninth?  Possibly...  Manager Ned Yost has said for a week that he has a brain-full of ideas when it comes to his batting order, but it is way too early to commit to any one of them.  —  But one of the most interesting of possible orders would have Ryan Braun batting second …

A new Bruney?  It could be  —  Few would have been surprised had the Yankees non-tendered Brian Bruney in December.  —  Opponents were .271/.378/.508 against Bruney in the second half of last season, leading to an ERA of 9.60.  He was demoted to Triple-A, came back, then was left off the playoff roster.

With Chamberlain Around, Yanks Find Little Peace  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain recently tried to involve his fellow pitcher Mike Mussina in some postpractice recreation in the Yankees' clubhouse.  —  Addressing Mussina by his nickname, Moose, Chamberlain asked if he wanted to join in playing video games.

Koufax Visits and Pedro Talks  —  It isn't every day - or ever, really - that Sandy Koufax decides to speak with reporters.  Koufax, a childhood friend of Fred Wilpon, usually drops by spring training to speak with a left-hander - Tom Glavine or Al Leiter, in the past …

Extension for Braun a possibility  —  Young slugger could be eligible for arbitration after '09 season  —  PHOENIX — The agent for reigning National League Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun was in Brewers camp last week, and the visit was not purely for pleasure.

Manny makes his move  —  Picks Boras as agent … FORT MYERS - Manny being Manny is on the verge of getting a whole lot more interesting.  —  Red Sox [team stats] general manager Theo Epstein confirmed yesterday that Manny Ramirez [stats] informed the team on Thursday that he has switched agents …

Roger Clemens' attorney: Maybe Rocket was at Jose Canseco's party  —  Roger Clemens may be backpedaling on his long-time stance that he never attended a 1998 party at Jose Canseco's house.  —  In the wake of the Daily News' report Friday that a photograph exists of Clemens posing with a young man …

BY GEORGE, IT'S THE BOSS!  —  OLD MAN GREETS ANDY, PRAISES JOBA IN VISIT  —  For the first time this spring, George Steinbrenner was having lunch at his favorite Legends Field hangout, Max's Cafe.  Andy Pettitte came strolling down the hallway on his way home when he spotted The Boss.