Hanley day-to-day; Proctor on shelf  —  Shortstop's shoulder keeps him sidelined while righty out indefinitely  —  VIERA, Fla. — Hanley Ramirez is never one to confront his skipper and tell him he's not healthy enough to go.  —  “It's usually the other way around,” Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Wright Plays Through Pain as Depleted U.S. Falls  —  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — David Wright fouled a ball off his left foot in the first inning Wednesday night, hopped around the batter's box and looked to be in a lot of pain.  The looks were not deceiving as Wright later explained that driving …

Schneider out with calf strain  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Catcher Brian Schneider is sidelined indefinitely with a strained right calf.  Schneider suffered the injury Tuesday and sat out yesterday's Grapefruit League game here against the Braves before undergoing an MRI exam.

Whispering Goodbye to Cuba's Dominant Past  —  SAN DIEGO — As Cuba's beaten ballplayers stood quietly on the top step of their dugout, fully aware of their World Baseball Classic life ticking away, you could almost see the ghosts of the national team's legendary past standing behind them.

Carpenter looks good  —  On Wednesday, Carpenter added “expedient” to La Russa's plaudits.  —  The righthander became the first Cardinals starter this spring to throw a pitch in the sixth inning as he needed just 64 pitches to collect 18 outs from the Baltimore Orioles at Roger Dean Stadium.

Livan Hernandez closing in on fifth spot in Mets' rotation  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Omar Minaya referred to Livan Hernandez as “inventory” when the veteran pitcher signed on Feb. 14.  Now, Hernandez is on the verge of claiming the No. 5 spot in the rotation, while team officials appear …

Lockman passes away at 82  —  Former player, manager was best known for scoring on historic homer  —  Whitey Lockman, a first baseman/outfielder for 15 Major League seasons best known for scoring ahead of Bobby Thomson on the historic “Shot Heard 'Round the World” home run in 1951, reportedly has died.

BLS video: A second career?  Manny gets his cricket on  —  There are probably stranger ways to pass an afternoon than watching Manny Ramirez try his hand at cricket under a scorching desert sun.  I'm having trouble coming up with any, though.  —  But, yes, the pictures proved this really happened …

Beltran back after All-World performance in Classic  —  The Mets can only hope that Carlos Beltran will carry his WBC performance into the regular season.  The All-Star centerfielder batted .421 (8-for-19) in six games for Puerto, with a .632 slugging percentage and .542 OBP.

Not many chances so far for Young at third  —  aandro@star-telegram.comjwilson@star- telegram.com  —  My favorite baseball memory with ... Emerson Frostad  —  Catcher Emerson Frostad has done something twice a lot of players can only dream of — winning a national championship.

Steinbrenner Is Forever Young in a New Children's Book  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The illustrated George Steinbrenner is smiling and robust on the cover of “One Last Time: Goodbye to Yankee Stadium,” the latest Yankees-themed children's book by Ray Negron, an adviser for the club.

Boston Releases Bard  —  Josh Bard gave it a try in Boston for a second time.  It didn't work out, again.  —  Traded by the Red Sox after appearing in seven games in 2006, Bard returned to Boston as a free agent this off-season.  His second stint ended Wednesday.  The Red Sox announced they will released him.

Astros take call about trade (w/more notes)  —  • Photos from Boone news conference and Astros-Yankees game  —  Not long after Aaron Boone announced he would leave the team to have open-heart surgery, Astros general manager Ed Wade received a call from another team informing him they had a third baseman available.