Seems like the Yankees like the place  —  Kevin Devaney recorded some impressions from the Yankees on their new ballpark:  —  Joe Girardi: “Last night when we walked in, it felt like it was Christmas morning.  Just listening to players talk about it, and the excitement of visiting every nook …

Young core gives Reds immediate hope  —  Potentially strong rotation and improving offense should keep Cincy in NL Central mix  —  Baseball fans in Cincinnati haven't suffered in recent years on the same grand scale as their fellow Rust Belt die-hards in Pittsburgh.

Mets Get a Late-Night Sneak Preview of Citi Field  —  Out from the buses they spilled, marching through a gate, down a corridor and around a corner until, finally, there it was.  Home.  The Mets' shiny, new clubhouse awaited.  And as Carlos Delgado poked his head inside at about 10:55 p.m. Thursday …

Cito Gaston has sharp words for Roger Clemens  —  Book on Clemens says he pushed Jays to fire Gaston in ‘97  —  LAKELAND, Fla.-The daily meeting between the media and Jays’ manager Cito Gaston was dying down when one reporter asked what Gaston thought about allegations made in a new book about disgraced pitcher Roger Clemens.

100 random things about the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees  — The Boston Red Sox (1908-2008) have six world championships and 10 pennants among their 18 playoff appearances.  Their predecessors, the Boston Americans (1901-07), had one world championship and two pennants.

Hal Steinbrenner: Some New York Yankees tickets might be overpriced  —  NEW YORK — Sitting in new Yankee Stadium on the first day fans came to the $1.5 billion ballpark, general partner Hal Steinbrenner admits some tickets might be overpriced given the recession.

Thursday afternoon: Corona on waivers  —  Have to make this quick.  Because of the early game, I got on an earlier flight out of Tampa and I'm due to board in 15 minutes.  —  Vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman said this afternoon that Reegie Corona has been placed on waivers by the Mariners.

Yankees' average ticket ($72.97) highest by far  —  The Yankees have fallen behind the Red Sox on the field in recent years, but they now are ahead of them in at least one category: the amount of money their fans must shell out to watch them.  —  According to Team Marketing Report …

Scott's giving ways stem from how he was treated  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Luke Scott rarely goes anywhere without the Bible, so it comes as no surprise that the Baltimore Orioles outfielder takes very seriously this passage in Matthew 7:12:  —  “So whatever you wish that others would do to you …

Yanks rock Hard Rock at new Stadium  —  Premier dining establishment to bring Bronx new attitude  —  NEW YORK — The first pitch in the new Yankee Stadium won't be thrown until Friday night, but that didn't stop the place from rocking Thursday morning.  —  Prior to the Yankees' first workout …

No lefties in pen?  Done before  —  Geoff Baker Live has been postponed for a bit.  The team is meeting right now and we're waiting to hear more from manager Don Wakamatsu about final cuts before the team heads to Las Vegas.  Right now, we're aiming for 11:30 a.m. for the show.  Might be 11:45 a.m.