CANO, MARTE HURT  —  AFTER RETURN FROM WBC  —  Robinson Cano and Damaso Marte both re-joined the Yankees today after returning from the World Baseball Classic.  And both came back with injuries.  —  Cano has tightness in the back of his right shoulder, an injury that apparently occurred …

Three observations  —  1) A sudden reversal of fortune.  The Yankees entered last season believing that they'd be carried by what they were sure would be a powerful and question-mark-free offense, and hoping that an ace-less pitching staff — which was to include a bunch of rookies at its backend …

Gibbons among first Marlins cuts  —  Considering he hit a three-run homer Thursday night, the last thing on Jay Gibbons' mind as he was reading the newspaper at his Roger Dean Stadium locker this morning was getting released.  —  “I went out on a high note, put it that way,” said Gibbons …

Cashman Takes Issue With Book Anecdote About Giambi  —  Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman angrily took issue Thursday night with an anecdote about him and Jason Giambi that is contained in a new book about Roger Clemens.  —  The book, “The Rocket That Fell to Earth,” (Harper Collins) …

PR woman claims Bernie Williams hit her at club  —  Buzz up!  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—A woman has filed a complaint against former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams for allegedly hitting her at a nightclub while she took his picture.  —  Officer Angel Nazario …

Venezuelan team bus catches on fire … MIAMI — The bus that transported the Venezuelan team to the World Baseball Classic caught fire after the team was dropped off at Dolphin Stadium Friday afternoon.  No injuries were reported.  —  The team was practicing in the stadium for the WBC …

M's defense was “above average” in 2008  —  Many thanks to Larry Stone for pulling OT duty filling in for me this week while I was in Philadelphia after the death of a close family member.  Larry even broke the story yesterday about the M's signing of Chad Cordero to a minor-league deal that could …

Blyleven is a Dutch master  —  Buzz up!  —  MIAMI - The podiatric arsonist has retired.  —  Bert Blyleven has hung his lighter up.  The allure of setting shoelaces on fire has abated over the years, and he is instead these days adopting a more mundane concept in trying to keep people warm: a jacket.

New York Yankees prospect Jesus Montero is working hard to catch on  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Even before his bat earned him universal regard as the top Yankees prospect, before his raw power prompted the organization to pony up $1.6 million to sign him, before some observers hailed …

Sneak Peak Inside Citi Field Reveals Final Touches … Sitting in the field-level seats at the new Citi Field ballpark will give spectators quite a view.  But if you don't want to open your wallets that wide, you can always head up to the cheaper seats in the promenade — a much different experience from the old Shea Stadium.

Brewers should really make a few bold moves  —  “The Fielding Bible” is back, and it's (much) bigger and (definitely) better than ever.  For example, Bill James' article about Defensive Misplays: … That's 29 Defensive Misplays, with 15 more to go (Bill describes them in loving detail), after which we get a spot of analysis:

Murray Chass Q&A  —  By Tim Dierkes [March 13 at 1:40pm CST]  —  Murray Chass covered baseball for the New York Times for almost 40 years, and now his work can be found at MurrayChass.com.  Chass answered questions for MLB Trade Rumors over email recently.

Yankees pitchers don't mind getting tattooed  —  Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia shows off his tattoos during spring training in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo)  —  TAMPA, Fla. - “We've got more tattoos than the California Penal League.”  —  That was Yankees reliever Brian Bruney's assessment …