OWNER: BOSOX CLOSER A ‘MOUSE’  —  It's one thing for owners to have a little back-and-forth like John Henry and Hank Steinbrenner did recently in regard to Red Sox Nation vs. Yankees Universe.  It's another for a young player to take a shot at an owner.  —  That's what Jonathan Papelbon, 27, did in criticizing Steinbrenner.

Notebook: Reds have prospects to make noise  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this  —  To be a surprise team, you need surprise players.  The Reds might open with two in their starting rotation.

Pena to start season on DL  —  Left fielder out at least four weeks with left oblique strain  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals left fielder Wily Mo Pena will likely start the 2008 season on the disabled list due to a Grade 2 strain of his left oblique.  It's a significant tear in the muscle, and could take four weeks or more to heal.

Randolph closes in on opener  —  JUPITER, Fla. - With 16 days remaining until Opening Day, Willie Randolph believes the moment has arrived for his full squad to begin taking the field together.  So the manager summoned Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado together into his office Friday's morning …

Dodgers encounter unfinished business in China  —  Youngsters in China may not be familiar with baseball, but any child can appreciate the potential for noise with a pair of thundersticks.  The fans were attending an exhibition game between the Dodgers and San Diego Saturday in Beijing.

Sports bloggers weave a tangled web  —  Y ears ago, the only way sports fans could have their voices heard by the masses was calling a talk-radio show or writing a letter to the editor.  —  But expanding technology has provided myriad forums to vent and opine — whether it's launching blogs …

Astros 2B Matsui to have surgery, out 2 weeks  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui will undergo surgery to repair an anal fissure on Monday in Houston.  —  Matsui has struggled with the health problem for much of spring training and was diagnosed with the condition earlier this week.

More reaction from the Yanks (with audio)  —  Brian Cashman: “I'll take 25 Shelley Duncans.  How about that?”  —  Derek Jeter: “If I were Shelley I wouldn't change the way I play the game.  There's no reason to change the way he plays the game.”  —  Here's the audio from Shelley Duncan's interview.

Red Sox tag Leicester, Sarfate in O's rain-shortened loss  —  Leicester surrenders two long home runs; Sarfate retires just one of six Boston batters  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jon Leicester is viewed as a long shot to win the Orioles' fifth starter competition, so the last thing he can afford to do is let a good opportunity slip away.

Trembley tries wooing two big Birds back to nest  —  Ripken open to manager's request; B. Robinson not interested in role with team  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Orioles manager Dave Trembley received commitments from four of the organization's former players to work as spring instructors this year …

Dempster shaky; Lieber shines  —  Staff candidates offer two very different outings vs. Halos  —  ANGELS 6, CUBS 5  —  Angels at the plate: Mike Napoli, who had one RBI in six games, hit an RBI triple in the second and scored on Dee Brown's double.  Brandon Wood hit his third spring homer …