Braves' Hampton on DL  —  ATLANTA — Mike Hampton is headed back to the disabled list after hurting himself in pregame warm-ups Thursday night, preventing him from making his first start in almost three years.  —  Hampton, scheduled to make his first start since Aug. 19, 2005 …

Chamberlain defends his celebration  —  Young hurler insists no disrespect intended with fist pump  —  NEW YORK — The walls of Joba Chamberlain's boyhood bedroom in Lincoln, Neb., had inches of poster space dedicated to Frank Thomas, then doing his Big Hurting for the White Sox …

An omen?  Hawk attacks girl with a familiar-sounding name at Fenway  —  A certain New York Yankee slugger should beware: A 13-year-old taking a tour of Fenway Park today was attacked by a red-tailed hawk that swooped off its nest, drawing blood from the girl's scalp.  —  Her name: Alexa Rodriguez.

Blogging a way of expression for Yankees fans  —  Back in the day, passionate fans went to sports bars to commiserate about what ailed their team.  That still works, but fans no longer have to leave their office or living room to debate the merits of new manager Joe Girardi or Joba Chamberlain's remaining in the bullpen.

Why Bonds isn't playing … Once, he was everywhere.  Now he's nowhere.  —  Once, he was The Man.  Now he's just the Invisible Man.  —  Once, he was the most high-profile player in his entire sport.  Now Barry Bonds is so low-profile, he could be a plot line on “Without a Trace.”

Rolling Rollins lifts Phillies in 10th  —  This is the type of play that makes Jimmy Rollins so special and so much fun to watch.  —  It makes him MVP.  —  The Phillies overcame a terribly sloppy start yesterday to beat the Washington Nationals, 8-7, in 10 innings at Citizens Bank Park.

Royals finish 3-game sweep of Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP)—The Kansas City Royals were supposed to provide a perfect launching pad for the Detroit Tigers' highly touted offense.  —  The Royals pitchers did not cooperate, and the Tigers failed to launch.  —  Zack Greinke had another outstanding …

Paul O'Neill stopped by Yankee Stadium security  —  One of the strangest things about sportswriting, especially in New York, especially for baseball, especially on Opening Day, is the scene during locker room access periods in which relatively few players are around, relatively many journalists are around …

Grab Bag and Final Projected Standings  —  Spring has a way of creeping up on you in the Midwest, and it crept up on me this year without my ever getting an article out on the PECOTA projected standings.  So, rather than try and pretend that that I didn't see what happened over the first couple days …

FIGUEROA CAPS HAPPY JOURNEY BACK TO BIGS  —  ATLANTA - Nelson Figueroa had a reason for shielding his face as he walked off the field in the seventh inning Wednesday night.  —  “Seriously, I was hoping not to shed a tear in HD,” the Brooklyn-born right hander said.

Mets Can Survive Without Martinez  —  Because Pedro Martinez is 36 years old and last pitched a full slate in 2005, his latest injury comes as no surprise.  It was expected and inevitable.  This being so, there's no reason why it should unnerve Mets fans at all.