Rickey Henderson could reach big ones this season. Once again, baseball starts the season in a new place. Texas and Toronto open up on Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a year after the Mets and Cubs played in Tokyo. Another year passed and the all-time hits leader is no closer to Cooperstown. Commissioner Bud Selig is not about to take any action that would remove Rose's permanent ban from baseball.
Baseball hopes to speed up games by cutting down on dead time.
Home of the All-Star game on July 10. Would be wild to see former Mariners stars Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriguez return to Seattle for the festivities. And yes, he really does exist. Along with calling high strikes, the men in sage green plan to eject pitchers after suspected beanballs. Big Mo is expected to miss the whole season for Anaheim because of an injured left biceps.