At first, it never looked as if Yanks would get Tex  —  Up and down the Yankees' organization, from Johnny Damon and Jorge Posada to Joe Girardi and Hal Steinbrenner, the sentiment on Mark Teixeira early in the offseason was that he would be playing elsewhere in 2009.

Marlon Anderson is odd man in outfield  —  CINCINNATI - It looks like Marlon Anderson's final game as a Met may come Friday night in Florida.  —  The Mets need to clear roster room for fifth starter Livan Hernandez, who will make his Mets debut Saturday opposite Ricky Nolasco.

Martinez recovering from line drive  —  Pitcher remained hospitalized Friday, expected to be OK  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Giants right-hander Joe Martinez remained hospitalized on Friday after sustaining a concussion and three hairline fractures on the right side of his head after being struck …

Brewers contract talks on back burner  —  Efforts to sign Hart, Gallardo long-term haven't picked up  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have back-burnered their efforts to sign young players like Corey Hart and Yovani Gallardo to multiyear contracts, but the poor economy is not a factor, according to the team's principal owner.

DUI arrest, alcohol rehab in suspect's background  —  Download story podcast  —  The Press-Enterprise  —  Special Section: Nick Adenhart: 1986-2009  —  Three years ago, Andrew Thomas Gallo signed a plea agreement in San Bernardino County Superior Court in which he stated he understood …

Rockies Activate Belisle  —  Right-hander Matt Belisle's life in limbo ended Friday.  —  Right-hander Juan Morillo's life in limbo began.  —  The Rockies added Belisle, who had been an invited player to spring training, to their active roster.  To make room for him Morillo was designated for assignment …

Waah!  Jonathan Papelbon whines and complains about Opening Day ceremony  —  Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon may be a good closer, but there is something he should also work on closing - his mouth.  —  In the debut of his weekly web-only interview segment on Comcast SportsNet …

Raissman: No Mad Dogs allowed for stadium debuts  —  The only shot Chris (Mad Dog) Russo has of doing his Sirius/XM radio show from Citi Field and Yankee Stadium during the home openers next week is if he accepts Bud Selig's recent offer.  —  When informed Monday by Russo that exclusivity clauses …

Los Angeles (2-2) at Arizona (1-2)  —  Buzz up!  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks were in prime position to win the NL West last season before their poor play down the stretch against the Los Angeles Dodgers helped cost them the title.  —  The Diamondbacks had plenty of awful starting pitching in those games …

Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays  —  Next up in the Offseason In Review series, the Rays.  Here's what we wrote about them on October 30th.  Changes for 2009:  —  Additions: Pat Burrell, Lance Cormier, Jason Isringhausen, Joe Nelson, Brian Shouse, Matt Joyce, Gabe Kapler, Aneury Rodriguez, Adam Kennedy

Peavy, Pedro or Sheets  —  Take your pick.  I'm joining the howling ranks of Mets Nation this morning in saying that the biggest priority for this team come mid-July (or earlier) will be trading for — or signing — some help for the rotation.  I was kind of surprised yesterday to hear …