Hal: ‘No problem’ with Yankees GM  —  Hal Steinbrenner does not think Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is insubordinate.  He does not think Cashman is trying to get fired.  He does not think Cashman is saying anything outrageous publicly.  —  What does the Yankees owner think about his general manager?

Mets owner Fred Wilpon happy with new GM Sandy Alderson, expects Mets to be good in 2011  —  Fred Wilpon finished up a story about how even his dogs don't want to go out in the snow anymore by declaring Thursday night, “I'm ready for spring training.”  —  But are the Mets ready, the team's longtime owner was asked?

Ken Rosenthal: Part of Daniels knows trading Young is right move  —  Micheal Young (left) hit .284 with 99 runs scored and 91 RBIs in 2010.  —  Ken Rosenthal, baseball writer for Fox Sports, was interviewed on KESN-FM on Thursday and talked about the Texas Rangers and Michael Young.

Spanish Links: Garcia, Belaguer, Rangers  —  Links in Spanish as the 2011 Caribbean Series inches closer...  - The White Sox may be considering Freddy Garcia, but Garcia had a different team in his sights when he spoke yesterday with Israel Pacheco Velásquez from the Venezuelan paper Meridiano.

Video: Brian Wilson wears sea captain costume on George Lopez  —  Not to worry, lovers of half-baked punk rawk-baseball comedy: San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson  —  appears to be in midseason form with his one-off imitation of Andy Dick.  —  Yes, the Bearded One surfaced …

A's future, and uniforms, are bright as gold  —  The A's future is so bright, they have to wear shades.  Or perhaps the new uniforms are an issue.  —  “It's blinding me right now,” offseason acquisition Josh Willingham said Thursday, clad in a screaming gold jersey at a meet and greet with local media.

Bobby Valentine is taking public service very seriously  —  We all shook our heads when Bobby Valentine was named the public safety director for Stamford, Connecticut, but the dude is committed: he was caught on film directing traffic near the I-95 on-ramp this morning.  Click through for the video.

Titans, Jeff Fisher parting ways … In an unexpected development in what already has been a turbulent offseason in Tennessee, the Titans and Jeff Fisher, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach, are preparing to part ways, SI.com learned Thursday afternoon.  —  According to an NFL source close …

Twins Announce Plans To Retire Bert Blyleven's Number 28  —  Will Become Sixth Twins Player To Have Number Retired; Bert Blyleven Day Set For July 16  —  Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today that they will honor 2011 Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven by retiring …

Brewers' Schlesinger looking for record crowds  —  The giddy, off-season optimism the Milwaukee Brewers generated with the acquisition of pitchers Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum is carrying over to the front office.  —  Ask Rick Schlesinger, the team's executive vice president for business operations …