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 …

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.

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 …

Manny switches agents, hires Boras  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Manny Ramirez spoke to reporters about his contractual situation Thursday, but when he did he failed to mention one new revelation: Ramirez is switching agents and has hired Scott Boras, a friend of Ramirez's told SI.com.

Watch your back, Stuffy  —  Timlin chases history … FORT MYERS - Mike Timlin [stats] has two children and four World Series rings.  —  When he meets his maker, he reasons, each of his kids will get two of those rings.  —  But what happens if Timlin helps the Red Sox [team stats] to another World Series championship in 2008?

Harper: Johan wows Mets hitters  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - There will be far bigger days, obviously, for Johan Santana and the Mets.  But there is always something captivating about this spring training ritual of live batting practice, particularly when a star pitcher is throwing for the first time in his new uniform.

Camp sights  —  Carefree team is on the scene  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Great day for openers, Terry Francona said.  “Sunshine, hot, a good day to work,” the Red Sox manager said yesterday after the first full-squad workout of the spring.  —  And not a shovel, snowplow, or sand truck in sight …

Notes: Dempster to start Cactus opener  —  Lee, Fukudome may be forming bond; Samardzija impressive  —  MESA, Ariz. — Ryan Dempster, hoping to make the switch back to the rotation after three seasons as a closer, will start the Cactus League opener Feb. 28, with Carlos Zambrano and Jason Marquis following in the next two games.

Kielty hits town  —  Bobby Kielty, the final Red Sox to roll into Fort Myers, arrived in town last night from California.  His wife gave birth to their third child, Aiden Miller Kielty, on Wednesday, and Kielty got to spend one night with him (he was kicked out of the hospital the first night) before hopping on a plane to Florida.