A-Rod, Tiger Woods may face query about doctor Tony Galea from feds who interviewed Jose Reyes  —  Alex Rodriguez and Tiger Woods may be on deck to be questioned by the federal agents who interviewed Mets shortstop Jose Reyes last week about a Canadian doctor who is under investigation …

Cheating and CHEATING  —  “Above all, the story of Willie Mays reminds us of a time when the only performance-enhancing drug was joy.”  — Pete Hamill  —  The above sentence — which concluded Pete Hamill's New York Times review of James Hirsch's excellent Willie Mays book …

Barry Zito: “I want to be a top-of-the-rotation guy again”  —  Many people have chalked up Barry Zito's post-gajillion dollar contract struggles to complacency, comfort, wealth or poor character.  If you believe what he told MLB.com recently, however, his competitive fire still burn:

Texas Rangers' Borbon will be thrown into the fire in center field  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — For every ground ball that Elvis Andrus took and for every decision he made early last year, someone had his back.  —  Either an experienced Texas Rangers teammate, the club's fielding coach …

Alonso trying third base, outfield  —  Many have wondered what would happen to Joey Votto when Yonder Alonso reaches the big leagues since both are good young hitters and of course, both play first base.  —  In an effort to see if can be versatile, the Reds have had Alonso working out lately at third base, left field and right field.

New York Mets scrap Tony Bernazard's opposite-field approach  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Tony Bernazard is long gone as a Mets' executive, rather famously fired last summer for bad behavior, but the legend of his notorious influence on all phases of the organization continues to grow.

Expiring contract doesn't faze Cubs' Lee  —  MESA, Ariz. — The last time Derrek Lee was up for a new contract, he signed a five-year extension at the outset of the 2006 season and suffered a season-changing wrist injury a couple of weeks later.  —  Now Lee is in no hurry to get a deal done …

Inbox: Which option is best for Choo?  —  MLB.com's Castrovince answers your Tribe questions … I read the article about Shin-Soo Choo regarding his South Korean military obligation.  If Korea doesn't win the gold in the 2010 Asian Games, he is considering either gaining American citizenship or just not going back to Korea.

Mets lost at ‘C’  —  Opening day is a month away, and the Mets are already falling apart.  —  A giant piece of the marquee Citi Field sign came crashing down on Jan. 25 — more evidence for beleaguered Met fans that the sky really is falling.  —  The cover of the sign's C flew off …

Dunn ready to commit  —  VIERA, Fla. — Adam Dunn has spent the last nine years in the major leagues, during which time he has established himself as one of the game's most-consistent sluggers.  Yet he believes he's never produced a full season up to full capability.

Minor League Transactions  —  Atlanta Braves  —  Signed: C J.R. House, SS Edward Salcedo  —  Released: RHP Rico Reid, 1B Ryohei Shimabukuro  —  The Braves inked Salcedo, 18, to the richest bonus in franchise history ever handed out to an international amateur—$1.6 million.

Reliever Park finalizes deal with Yanks  —  Veteran inks one-year contract to seal move to Bronx  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Sometime between the moment Chan Ho Park announced his decision to sign with the Yankees and his arrival at camp on Sunday, he carved out a few minutes to find a razor and chop off his long locks.

Right eyes can see all in baseball  —  Scout X picks the winners, reveals the frauds and uncovers the truth  —  Scout X would definitely reach for the credit card to see Cain and Lincecum pitch.  —  Call him Scout X.  —  Big league lifer.  One of the best in the business.