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.

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.

How about Robinson Tejeda to replace Pedro Martinez?  —  It's nearly unheard of to make a big trade in April, and besides, it's not like the Mets expect Pedro Martinez to miss the entire season (although four-to-six weeks sounds optimistic, to echo what David Lennon wrote here).

Braves LHP Hampton headed back to DL  —  ATLANTA (AP)—Mike Hampton is headed back to the disabled list after hurting himself in pregame warmups Thursday night, preventing him from making his first start in almost three years.  —  Hampton, scheduled to make his first start since Aug. 19 …

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.”

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 …

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 …

Game 3: Blue Jays at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Notes: Thanks to Sam Borden for texting this to me from the clubhouse. ...  Matsui will make his 2008 debut in left field as Damon gets a day as the DH. ...  Posada (stiff right shoulder) remains out. ...  This is the 2008 debut for Phil Franchise, the noted right-hander and blogger.

Yankees add catcher Chris Stewart  —  First transaction of the year didn't take long.  On Thursday the Yankees signed catcher Chris Stewart to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A. To make room on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre roster, catcher Jason Brown was sent to the Gulf Coast League …

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 …

Koskie hopes to rejoin Majors  —  Former Twin still dealing with concussion aftermath  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Corey Koskie still holds on to some hope that one day he'll be able to return to baseball.  —  Whether that day will ever come, though, is still very much in question.