Quote of the day

Joba Chamberlain, rookie pitching phenom for the Yankees, quoted in Sports Illustrated:

I get to come here on a weekend day and watch a major league game for free -- and maybe even get to pitch in it. What could be better than that?

Spring around the corner?

Mattingly is moving up the ranks and Pettitte is back in pinstripes--can pitchers and catchers be far away?

And broadcaster Suzyn Waldman is belting out Christmas carols on stage. (O Derek the captain, Was alive as he could be, And the children say, He could laugh and play, Just the same as you and me.)