Hank Steinbrenner opens mouth, bashes Red Sox  —  Hank Steinbrenner has provided his share of Boss-like comments in the offseason, his first as one of the principal leaders running the New York Yankees.  —  He's made verbal digs at former manager Joe Torre and inserted himself during …

Johan Santana roughed up in Met debut  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Johan Santana would have preferred to make a better first impression.  But his 13.50 Grapefruit League ERA is nothing the Shea faithful won't forgive with a 20-win season and meaningful games in late October.

Bans unlikely for 89 Mitchell players  —  Selig will probably follow report's advice  —  Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and the vast majority of the 89 players mentioned in the Mitchell Report will not be suspended by Major League Baseball for their alleged steroid and HGH transgressions …

Mets vs. Cardinals (take two)  —  4:41 p.m.: Here's the postgame wrap-up from the clubhouse:  —  Everyone was positive about Johan Santana's performance, regardless of the three-run homer surrendered to Juan Gonzalez, who happened to be 6-for-7 with two homers in his career against the ex-Twin.

Best and Worst Names For Baseball Prospects  —  Having a great baseball name is important.  For example, lots of people remember Drungo La Rue Hazewood (who was 0-for-5 in the major leagues) and Van Lingle Mungo, but almost nobody has heard of Bobby Wallace even though he played 25 seasons in the majors and is in the Hall of Fame.

Cabrera, Tigers discuss longterm deal  —  Four-time All-Star could fetch $20M-a-year contract  —  Also in this column:  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera couldn't have picked a more perfect team to be traded to than the Tigers.  Here, he is part of a Murderers' Row of locker stalls.

Wright to Milledge: Shut up  —  Mets upset after ex-mate airs laundry  —  Loading...  In addition to preparing for his first season with the Nationals, outfielder Lastings Milledge has taken time out during spring training to slam his former teammates on the Mets.  —  Newsday

Igawa lone downer as Yankees roll  —  Kei Igawa has a lot to prove after the Yankees dropped $46 million on him and he pitched more innings in the minors (77.1) than the majors (67.2) last season.  —  The Yankees have gone out of their way to appease him this spring, letting him do all the extra throwing he wants.

Gonzo out at least 3 weeks (update)  —  SS Alex Gonzalez's MRI revealed a compression fracture of his left knee.  He will be evaluated again in three weeks.  —  He's crutches and will be unable to do anything baseball-related until he's re-evaluated.  —  The injury is suffered from landing wrong.

Nationals take first spring loss  —  Non-roster invite Stanford pitches two scoreless innings  —  MARLINS 4, NATIONALS 1  —  Marlins at the plate: In the first inning, Alejandro De Aza took a 2-0 pitch over the right-field wall to give Florida a 1-0 lead.  Four innings later, De Aza drove in another run with a single to center.

Johan Santana's Q & A  —  Johan Santana's mid-game news conference.  —  How did you feel out there?  —  It was fine.  I feel good.  I was trying to throw my fastball, locate all my pitches.  But those guys out there, they were aggressive, swinging right away, and then they put the ball in play.

Refusing to leave the game  —  Brewers prospect Jeffress determined to stay clean  —  Phoenix - Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress readily admits that he was placed in a rehabilitation program for substance abuse, and insists that he is committed to not smoking marijuana again.

Kuroda's first day as a Dodgers pitcher is short but sweet  —  He faces a minimum number of batters in his designated two innings against the Braves.  The 33-year-old says he was nervous taking the mound, but managed to get three batters to ground out in the second inning.

Phil Hughes answers your questions  —  We put the call out earlier this week and more than 400 of you answered, sending questions in for 21-year-old right-hander Phil Hughes.  It was tough to cut them down, so please don't be offended if your question wasn't asked.  —  It was no surprise so many people had questions.

We demand recompense  —  By Jay Bruce and Joey Votto  —  Good baseball players  —  To Whom It May Concern:  —  We, the undersigned, are writing to file a complaint regarding our supervisor.  This is not a matter of unprofessional behavior or sexual harassment, the weird peeping incident in the shower notwithstanding.