Wild card  —  Turnbow vows to get back under control  —  Phoenix - For a few hopeful days in early December, Derrick Turnbow's thoughts turned toward redemption.  The embattled reliever was led to believe he might get a second chance as the Milwaukee Brewers' closer.

Sox welcome Steinbrenner … FORT MYERS — From the careful-what-you-whine-for department:  —  Shortly after the Yankees' new Boss, Hank Steinbrenner, complained about “what a bunch of (expletive)” Red Sox [team stats] Nation is, Red Sox principal owner John Henry has had a chance to respond.

To be a champion ...  The secret behind the big-league success of a Robert Kraft or a John Henry isn't just savvy leadership.  It's setting out to win.  Quickly.  —  In major-league sports, it doesn't take long for owners to show their true colors: They either have what it takes to win - or they don't.

Phenom blazing trail toward Shea  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Five months after his 16th birthday, with a seven-figure signing bonus riding on his performance, Fernando Martinez stepped onto Field 7 at the Mets' complex during spring training in 2005, trying to impress the organization's top officials.

Scouts watch as Crede has a blast  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — The home run didn't have enough juice to travel all the way to the San Francisco area, but you can bet that the Giants at least heard about it.  —  After an -for-2 showing in his Cactus League debut Thursday, third baseman Joe Crede collected …

Braves, Francoeur don't appear close to long-term deal  —  Kissimmee, Fla. — For those holding out hope that Jeff Francoeur and the Braves might reach a long-term deal like Brian McCann did last spring, the chances appear to be getting dimmer.  —  Neither side will say for sure …

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...  DUANER SANCHEZ  —  The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Mets' righty reliever who starred in 2006 before suffering a right-shoulder separation in a taxi crash, then missed the entire 2007 season when he broke a bone in that shoulder during spring training.

CARLOS HASN'T BEEN LEADER AMAZIN'S NEED  —  This is how a bad season can get off to a bad start.  You get sent home from spring training for an MRI exam.  Leaving the cocoon of Florida is never a good thing, especially when you are 35 and coming off the worst season of your career.

Spring Synopsis: Duke taken deep by Griffey, Dunn  —  Zach Duke — Five earned runs in two innings  —  The game: Zach Duke's spring got off to a shaky start in the Pirates' 12-11 loss to the Cincinnati Reds yesterday at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla.  —  In two innings …

Cubs, Sox still interested in Coco  —  Outfielder Crisp on radar, and North Siders have pitching depth to get him  —  Keep an eye on Coco Crisp — the Cubs and White Sox certainly have been watching.  —  Crisp, who lost his starting job in center field last October to promising Jacoby Ellsbury …

Barry Bonds still wants to play  —  Here's a mystery: Why does Barry Bonds want to come back to baseball and undergo intense daily scrutiny to add onto his total of 762 career home runs?  —  If he gets to 800, will we all say, “That's OK, Barry, we don't care about all those pesky computer files …

Spring Training: Pearce's rise matches his swing  —  Slugging prospect aims to prove to Pirates he should stick  —  If we only had to worry about such things here in Western Pennsylvania this weekend.  Manager John Russell, right, applies sunscreen before the Pirates' exhibition game against the Reds yesterday in Sarasota.

Notes: Bochy unhappy with bad loss  —  Zito not too concerned about outing; Molina close to debut  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Don't tell Bruce Bochy that the Giants' 23-5 exhibition loss Saturday to the Oakland A's was meaningless.  It was too embarrassing not to have some significance.

Wang changes things up a bit  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Until Saturday, the only thing notable about Chien-Ming Wang's changeup was that it was the pitch that Ben Broussard whacked over the wall in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium to spoil the righthander's bid for a perfect game last May 5.