Mets make all the Wright moves vs. Nats  —  Third baseman gets three hits, including first home run  —  METS 8, NATIONALS 2  —  Mets at the plate David Wright singled in each of his first two at-bats against Matt Chico and hit his first home run of the exhibition season against Chris Schroeder in the fifth.

Yankees' ticket prices skyrocket for new stadium  —  NEW YORK — Those $250 box seats at Yankee Stadium will seem inexpensive in 2009.  —  The New York Yankees will charge $500 to $2,500 for seats near home plate in the first five-to-eight rows of their new ballpark.

Wang gets Yanks' Opening Day nod  —  TAMPA, Fla, — The New York Yankees on Friday chose Chien-Ming Wang to start on Opening Day at home against the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Wang has won 19 games each of the past two seasons.  The right-hander lost out on his chance to start last season's opener …

Pierre disappointed in starting status  —  Manager Torre meets with outfielder to discuss matter  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Juan Pierre was back in the starting lineup in left field on Friday, one day after coming off the bench as a pinch-hitter, then meeting with manager Joe Torre after the game.

Mariners not interested in Bonds  —  CEO leaves no doubt about club's position on slugger  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Scratch the notion of Barry Bonds ever playing for the Mariners.  —  “No, absolutely not,” Mariners chief executive officer Howard Lincoln said Friday morning when asked …

Texas Rangers' Millwood aces every test  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  TUCSON, Ariz. - A sore hamstring and unfortunate scheduling reduced Kevin Millwood's spring résumé to a single, solitary start.  —  He made the most of it.  —  Facing National League West champion Arizona …

O's, Fish and Cards look like cellar-dwellers  —  Also in the Daily Scoop...  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Down here in the forgotten towns of spring training reside three teams struggling to find their identities.  And once the season starts, three teams that should struggle to find wins, as well.

Recurring shoulder pain worries Bucs' Sanchez  —  Former batting champion concerned about shoulder  —  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Second baseman Freddy Sanchez felt pain Friday in his surgically repaired right shoulder, a major setback that may force him to begin a second consecutive season on the Pittsburgh Pirates' disabled list.

Crede deal becoming less likely  —  PHOENIX — The list of suitors to acquire Joe Crede this spring has all but dried up.  —  That was made evident when Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti was asked Thursday about acquiring a third baseman to fill the void created by Nomar Garciaparra's broken right hand.

Trade talks starting to wear on Roberts  —  Second baseman says uncertainty tough to handle; he hopes for resolution before Opening Day  —  JUPITER, Fla. - He was supposed to have been somewhere in Arizona today, wearing a Chicago Cubs jersey, playing second base and batting leadoff for a team with legitimate World Series aspirations.

Happy landing in Tokyo for exhausted Sox  —  Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (left) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport March 21, 2008.  The Boston Red Sox flew into Tokyo on Friday, arriving just after midnight.  —  TOKYO — There was no daylight to tell the Red Sox what time it was when they touched …

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MERRY CHRIS-MISS, GOLF FANS  —  DON'T worry.  Be happy.  —  This past October, from the moment ESPN announced it had entered the mix to televise the Masters, the fear and loathing among golf fans in anticipation of Chris Berman's smothering presence has grown by the day.

Fixing a Pitcher's Quirk  —  Jeremy Bonderman of the Detroit Tigers is one of the best young starting pitchers in baseball — from the second inning on.  Throughout his career, Mr. Bonderman has exhibited one of the game's most puzzling quirks.  Last season, his earned run average in the first inning was a nightmarish 11.57.