3 DOWN: Street, Hudson and Cruz  —  Barring major news, I am taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, so I figured I would weigh in with a 3 Down, rather than wait for the morning.  Happy holiday to all and thanks for helping to make this site such a well-visited success.

Piniella: Cubs are done seeking Peavy  —  With rotation set, manager says club looking for left-handed bat  —  If there were any lingering questions about whether the Cubs had pulled back from pursuing San Diego ace Jake Peavy in a trade, manager Lou Piniella answered them this week.

Boras: I've got offers for Teixeira  —  While the Angels have not made an offer to Mark Teixeira, his agent says other teams have.  —  “We've received a number of offers,” agent Scott Boras said.  —  Boras would not say which teams had extended offers, or even how many.

Manny Acta Sits Down For Interview With Squawking Baseball  —  Manny Acta just finished his second season as Washington Nationals manager.  The team struggled this year, finishing 59-102, after a surprising 73 wins in 2007.  Acta previously managed in the Astros system, and coached for the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets.

All Is Unusually Quiet on the Free-Agent Front  —  On Monday, Major League Baseball's daily transaction wire consisted of a small trade, one team's coaching selections and the release of a minor leaguer.  If those moves constituted the full docket on a day in February, June or August, they would have hardly stood out.

LENNY GETS A WALK  —  EX-MET DYKSTRA SETTLES 139G LAWSUIT  —  Former Met center fielder Lenny Dykstra worked himself out of a jam yesterday, settling a lawsuit over an unpaid $139,000 bill from a Midtown accounting firm.  —  The scrappy former leadoff hitter known as “Nails” …

Brewers promote scouts, sign reliever  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  The Brewers promoted two of their top scouts today to fill roles previously vacated by promotions.  —  Doug Renolds was named East Coast crosschecker and Corey Rodriguez West Coast crosschecker.

Space age Yankee Stadium a trek to next generation  —  The Yankees organization is proficient at a great many activities, including but not limited to baseball, commerce, press conferences, self-aggrandizing and seventh-inning patriotism.  They are not, it appears, especially proficient …

Marlins Bump Opening Date of New Stadium to 2012  —  With the Florida Marlins locked in a legal battle that appears to have been resolved as of this week, the planned date for opening their new $515 million stadium at the current site of the Orange Bowl in Little Havana will have to wait a bit longer.

220 MLB Signatures + One Chevy Tahoe Hood = a One-of-a-Kind Piece of Baseball Memorabilia  —  Unique Item to Be Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January For Youth Baseball Programs  —  Take the hood of a Chevy Tahoe; bring it to six Major League Baseball parks …

ShysterBall Moving on Monday  —  I've been thinking about the future of this blog a lot recently, and I've run into more questions than answers.  —  What do I want out of it?  What do I want it to look like?  What do I not want it to look like?  Do I want to try and make some money off …

My MVP Ballot (Finally)  —  OK, time for a rambling post about my American League MVP ballot.  I'm not sure if I will get another post up before Thanksgiving — I do have one in the works about this awesome sports music playlist I have put together, but I am working on this book — 09/09/09 — and I'm not sure if I will get it done.

Yankees open 2009 Major League Spring Training schedule on Feb. 25  —  Ticket prices remain the same as last season  —  The 26-time World Champion New York Yankees announced today they will open their 2009 Major League Spring Training schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 1:05 p.m. vs …