Things You May Have Missed While You Were Living Your Life

Guys, who cared what happened over the weekend. Pitchers and catchers have now officially reported. Cue Peter Gammons talking over the sound of gloves (and, sadly, elbows) popping, the sound of balls cracking off the bat, and that sense that, finally, it doesn’t matter what the primetime TV schedule is because there’s baseball.

Also, there are only three days left to vote for the MLB Fan Cave. If you want me to go to Spring Training and make joke videos, you’ll have to click here and vote. You can also check out how I’ve been preparing with this follow up video:

Anyway, on to the things you may have missed:

Mariners extension with Felix Hernandez on hold because of possible issues with his elbow. While there is still no actual word on what the problem is, yes, this is the worst news you could hear. Felix Hernandez is awesome to watch. Nothing should come in between us and more Felix Hernandez starts. But it looks like the Mariners signed Jon Garland, so there’s that.

I’ve never been very good at crossword puzzles. I’m still not. But at least with these baseball ones over at Value Over Replacement Grit, I have some fun not knowing the answers.

Red Sox prospect shoots himself in the leg. If only his leg was carrying a gun, this never would have happened.

Mike Piazza denies using steroids in his new book. While I’m not a fan of the witchhunt, he does claim to have only used androstenedione, the substance that Mark McGwire claimed to have only used before his steroid use came out.

Indians sign Jason Giambi. it’s not Jim Thome. Still, he does own a golden thong.

The poster for 42 is out. Replace that old Farrah Fawcett one with this.