Steinbrenner ‘inducted’ into Red Sox Nation  —  After new Yankees boss Hank Steinbrenner lambasted the notion of Red Sox Nation, Boston principal owner John Henry has offered an olive branch to his American League East rival.  —  Henry has decided to make Steinbrenner the newest member of Red Sox Nation …

Notes: Giambi on comeback trail  —  Slugger determined to have bounce-back season in '08  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Legends Field's right-field party deck had its first souvenir delivered by Jason Giambi, who mashed an inviting fastball into a crowd of assorted sunbathers early in Sunday's 7-7 tie with the Phillies.

Fielder: “I'm not happy about it”  —  Phoenix - As I suggested in an earlier blog, Prince Fielder is not happy about having his contract renewed for a second consecutive spring by the Brewers.  —  When the sides couldn't come to agreement on a deal, the club renewed Fielder at about $650,000.

Pettitte throws 2 scoreless innings  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Andy Pettitte has spent the past few months answering questions about performance-enhancing drugs.  He hardly looked distracted during his first spring training start.  —  With owner George Steinbrenner and his son …

First cuts made  —  The Yankees reassigned four players to the minor-league camp:  —  1B Eric Duncan  —  C Jesus Montero  —  INF Eduardo Nunez  —  C Austin Romine  —  The Yankees started camp with 69 players and now that the games have started there's just not enough time and at-bats for everybody.

Hamels irked over money matters  —  Ace lefty ‘surprised’ by team's decision to renew contract  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Phillies had one disappointed pitcher Sunday afternoon, and it had nothing to do with getting knocked around at Legends Field.  —  Cole Hamels was surprised …

Bowie solid in relief against Mexico  —  Nice effort goes for naught in loss to national team  —  MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM 2, ROCKIES (SS) 1  —  Rockies at the plate: Second baseman Clint Barmes hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in third baseman Christian Colonel.

Disappointment aside, Hoffman still stands tall  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Trevor Hoffman, sitting half-dressed, his tanned, muscular body leaning against his locker, looked as if his last stressful moment was deciding which fraternity to join.  —  He teases his teammates walking …

For Sabathia, Big Plans and Yet an Uncertain Future  —  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Johan Santana and C. C. Sabathia are left-handed pitching stars who recently won American League's Cy Young awards in midmarket cities in Midwestern states.  But they are different in one major detail.

Hamels: Phillies contract is “low blow”  —  Cole Hamels has one hope: that Phillies fans don't wake up tomorrow thinking he is greedy.  —  That said, the left-hander made it very clear today that he feels disrespected with the $500,000 salary the Phillies renewed his contract at today.

Collision hurts Church most; Mets' injuries mount  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets waited until noon to post a lineup for yesterday's 1 p.m. game against the Dodgers at Tradition Field.  It wasn't so much that manager Willie Randolph had trouble deciding whom to play.