There's no real news to report from Spring Training outside of drug use denials, so Jim Caple makes some up:
ATLANTA: Pitching coach Leo Mazzone picked up two hitchhikers on his way to the ballpark one morning, and by noon had taught them how to hit 90 on the radar gun and throw curveballs that roll off the table. They are expected to crack the rotation and win 15 games apiece...Posted by dan at February 25, 2005 01:47 AMNEW YORK YANKEES: Even though he was the first to mention a powerful and sudden odor in the vicinity of his locker, 1B Jason Giambi refused to admit he cut the cheese, with his lawyers claiming that "just because he smelt it, it does not in any way prove that he in fact dealt it."