Nady Wins Job, and Swisher is Subdued  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - On Nick Swisher's Twitter page, his enthusiasm all but bursts through your computer screen.  It's a festival of exclamation points and effusive praise.  The trip to the pool hall?  A great idea.  Team U.S.A.?  Loaded with talent.

Marlins' ballpark vote passes  —  Retractable-roof stadium slated for 2012 opening  —  MIAMI — At last, a home the Marlins can truly call their own.  —  Miami-Dade County commissioners on Monday put to rest more than a decade-long quest by voting in favor of a retractable-roof ballpark for the Marlins on the Orange Bowl grounds.

‘The Rocket That Fell To Earth’  —  Buzz up! … He is out there.  —  Somewhere, the former cocaine addict exists, living a life of well, uh ... nobody seems quite sure.  Through the years, he has bounced around like one of those pink Spaldeen balls, moving from Troy, Ohio, to Houston to Katy, Texas, to Georgetown, Texas.

I'm Sure This Won't Annoy Curt Schilling One Bit … Which Athletes Were On The Houston Madame Call Girl Client List? … The Rocket That Fell To Earth And Landed On Top Of Mike Piazza … On Women's Basketball, Other Girls' Breast Sizes And The Mercury Cheerleaders

Armed, but Dangerous  —  It's too bad Stephen Strasburg is a pitcher.  Otherwise, he might be worth a record-shattering amount of money for a No. 1 overall draft pick.  But he's a pitcher.  So, he isn't.  —  History is unequivocal.  Strasburg, no matter how much he dominates college hitters …

Daniels pleased with team's progress  —  GM believes all he wanted to see in camp has been accomplished  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — On a hot, sunny afternoon, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels watched Minor League baseball.  —  He watched Class A right-hander Jacob Brigham …

Comcast To Broadcast An Additional 45 Atlanta Braves Games  —  Comcast announced it will offer an additional 45 Atlanta Braves games during 2009 to customers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina.  —  Locally, Comcast will insert Braves games on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), channel 27.

Dice-K, Ichiro delivers as Japan wins WBC title  —  By Associated Press / World Baseball Classic  —  LOS ANGELES — The World Baseball Classic belongs to Japan.  —  Again.  —  Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th …

Yankees and Legends Hospitality to debut new general concessions lineup in Yankee Stadium  —  Focus placed on quality, convenience, variety and value  —  The New York Yankees announced today their new general concessions lineup for the 2009 season.  Led by Legends Hospitality …

Padres sign Hill to Minor League deal  —  Right-hander in line to compete for final rotation spot  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres may have found a front-runner for the No. 5 spot in their starting rotation — and he's from outside the organization.  —  According to the Washington Post …

Estes switching to lefty-relief role  —  Long-time starter will attempt transition at Minors camp  —  PHOENIX — Veteran starting pitcher Shawn Estes agreed to report to the Dodgers' Minor League camp on Monday to attempt a transition to left-handed-relief specialist.

A Network Takes Us Out to a Ballgame  —  IT is rare that media buyers form a consensus on anything, but in the case of the neophyte Major League Baseball Network, which had its premiere in January, they seem to agree that they like its chances of becoming a successful player in the television sports marketplace.

Jaramillo has spoken, and Andruw Jones may well survive in Texas … Universally respected Rangers' hitting guru Rudy Jaramillo is said to have told some folks at Rangers camp in Surprise, Ariz., this week: “Andruw Jones is back.”  —  Thanks to that bold and meaningful declaration …

Lupica: Gardner could grow into Yank version of Pedroia  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - The throw from Ryan Raburn of the Tigers, a spring-training throw out of palm trees and blue sky that seemed to explode out of the kid's hand in center field and carry all the way to his catcher, Gerald Laird …