From Spring Training Online and confirmed on mlb.com from the Oriole, Tampa Bay and Marlins web sites:

Feb 25 - Marlins – 1:05 PM
Feb 25 - @ BAL  (Ft. Lauderdale)
Feb 27 - Washington
March 1 - @ FLA (don’t you just call this a home game?)
March 2 - Tampa Bay
March 4 - World Baseball Classic Team
March 5 - @ NYM (Port St. Lucie)
March 7 - @ HOU (Kissimmee)
March 8 - Marlins
March 10 - Detroit
March 11 - @ FLA
March 12 - Boston
March 13 - Baltimore (Split squad)
March 14 - Atlanta
March 15 - @ PHI (Clearwater)
March 16 - @ DET (Lakeland)
March 18 - Baltimore (split squad)
March 19 - @ TB (Port Charlotte)
March 20 - Philadelphia
March 21 - @ WAS (Viera)
March 22 ­- Baltimore
March 23 - Washington
March 25 - Houston
March 26 - New York Mets
March 27 - @ BOS (Ft. Myers)
March 28 - Baltimore
March 29 - @ MIN (Ft. Myers)
March 30 - Florida
April 1 - New York Mets
April 2 - @ FLA

Thanks to Walk Off Walk for pointing out that schedules are slowly being released.

On Tuesday, July 1 sports economist Andrew Zimbalist will be interviewed on KWMU - St. Louis NPR from 11:06 - 12 N.

Call in:
(314) 382-TALK (8255)

Or listen:
http://www.kwmu.org/listen.php

Some of his titles include:
Baseball and Billions (1992)
Sports, Jobs and Taxes (1997)
Unpaid Professionals:  Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports (1999)
The Economics of Sport, I & II (2001)
May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy (2003)
In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig (2006)
The Bottom Line: Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business (2006)
Equal Play: Title IX and Social Change (2007)

obviously a little bored today, but  this headline caught my eye.

Would Mo send uber-whipping boy and starter-turned-reliever Anthony Reyes over there?

What could you get for Reyes right now? Is Brandon Wood a possibility?

Maybe lightning could strike twice with trades involving the Angels.

As per the latest Bird Land, Rico Washington has been tagging along with the big club the past few days.

D’Angelo Jimenez figured to be the Cardinals backup option if Ryan is unavailable for opening day, but a new name has entered the picture as of this morning. Rico Washington, a utility infielder from the Cardinals’ minor-league camp, is with the team today, has been with the team sporadically over the past week and will travel with the team to Springfield tomorrow. Washington offers an alternative to Jimenez, one with minor-league options still available.

A couple of days ago I was worried about the backup 3B spot if we lost Glaus for any extended period of time. Maybe this addresses this. Not sure if he offers a whole lot of pop to the bench.

Is anyone as concerned with the options should something bad happen to Troy Glaus? Him being out of the lineup today made me think of it.

I shudder at the thought of having the offensive juggernaut that includes Miles, Kennedy and Izturius in the same lineup.

Any thoughts on Plan B (assuming an extended injury)? Mather, Freese, Shannon, Torre, Boyer, Gaetti???

I have an undocumented history of wanting Anthony Reyes to learn the split-finger fastball.

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This is a suggestion for anyone taking I-64/US40 east to downtown for a Cards game early this season.

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I just got back to Ocala (not a quick drive from Jupiter).

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Just spent a beautiful day in Vero Beach watching Skip Schumaker hit two home runs. So much going on so I will only leave a few thoughts about what I saw.

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