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.

5 QUESTIONS FOR...PETER GAMMONS  —  Q:Wherewill Barry Bonds end up this year?  —  A: I don't know if he is going to end up anywhere in this country.  I still think there is a good chance if he doesn't go to Japan he is going to retire.  After all that's happened with Bonds and [Roger] …

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

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 …

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.

Astros owner says ‘we will honor’ Clemens deal  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane will honor Roger Clemens' 10-year personal services contract despite an FBI decision to investigate whether the star pitcher lied under oath about his denials of steroid use.

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.

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.

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.

Preview '08: San Francisco Giants  —  by Lindy's  —  For 15 years, the face of the San Francisco Giants franchise wore a bored expression and a dismissive sneer from beneath a size 8 baseball cap.  Now the team's marquee position player wears a look of perpetual intensity and a gash across his nose.

Pitcher, Donnie Smith, faces battery charge  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals minor-league pitcher Donnie Smith was jailed Wednesday night and faces a felony battery charge stemming from a bloodied nose last September.  —  Smith, 25, is accused of punching a Florida man in the face …

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.

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.