Kendry Morales (leg) said Monday that he's not sure if he'll be ready for Opening Day.
That's not what you like to hear. Morales, who is rehabbing a broken leg, has been cleared for all baseball activities, but will be held out of some early drills because he isn't yet running at 100 percent. It's possible that Morales is just a bit discouraged as camp opens.

No muy buenas noticias

Entrevista a kendry el chama esta muy tranquilo y con confianza

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Kendry Morales could open the season at DH, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
Morales, who is rehabbing a broken leg, hasn't yet shown the ability to field his position in camp. Angels manager Mike Scioscia was encouraged with his improvement, but said there was "a separation" between what Morales can do now in the field and what he needs to be able to when the regular season kicks off. "From the offensive side I don't think there's any question he’ll be able to swing the bat for us on Opening Day," Scioscia said. If Morales were to DH, Bobby Abreu might have to play a little outfield to stay in the lineup, with perhaps Torii Hunter or Vernon Wells shifting to center field for a bit. This is all speculation, of course, and we expect Morales to improve enough over the next month that he should be able to handle first base duties.

'Family' culture what binds Iglesias, Red Sox
As shortstop prepares to face pressure, club offers camaraderie

By Peter Gammons | MLB.com Columnist | Archive
02/24/11 7:59 PM EST Comments (16)
printe-mailFORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias had never done a television interview in English, and he was nervous.

"What if you ask me about turning a double play?" said the 20-year-old Cuban shortstop, "and I answer, 'I really like Miami?' I'll look stupid."

A minute later, current Boston shortstop Marco Scutaro was at Iglesias' side, walking out the door toward the trailer where the interview was going to take place.

"He doesn't need me to be an interpreter; he speaks good English," said Scutaro. "But he's never done this before. He's very smart and proud, and if I'm sitting there, able to help him if he gets nervous, he'll be fine."

In nearly 20 minutes, Iglesias needed help one time, and Scutaro gave it to him.

"From the time I got here in Spring Training, people like Marco and Dustin Pedroia have been there every day to help me," Iglesias said afterward. "They help me understand the way the Red Sox do cutoffs and rundowns, give me advice on how I deal with everything. It's as if I signed with a family."

One time last spring, Pedroia was showing Iglesias how Boston shortstops take cutoffs on balls in right-center field.

"Listen to me," Pedroia told him. "You're with the Red Sox now, and here, I'm Fidel Castro."

This spring, Iglesias is noticeably stronger after an offseason spent working out in Miami, sometimes with Alex Rodriguez. Iglesias' father, a former colonel in the Cuban army, has joined him in Miami. The shortstop's first son, Jose, was born two weeks ago.

And all spring, Iglesias has worked to mentor Juan Carlos Linares, who defected to the United States last summer.

"Everyone here helped me," Iglesias said. "Now, I want to help Juan Carlos."

Incidentally, Linares, 26, attended the same academy as Angels first baseman Kendry Morales and current Cuban star Yulieski Gourriel, who happens to be Iglesias' cousin.

Some of us remember the days when Red Sox players said their team motto was "25 guys, 25 cabs." Or when they called themselves "idiots."

"There is an interesting culture here," said left-hander Jon Lester. "You'd like to think that it is this way with most teams, but I think this is different."

Everywhere veteran catcher Jason Varitek goes -- from the cage, to catching in the bullpen, to sitting in the catcher's training chair offered by catching coach Gary Tuck -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia is at his side. Just as Scutaro knows that a year from now, Iglesias could take his job, so Varitek said: "This isn't about me; it's about us winning."

Saltalamacchia knows that when Victor Martinez was traded to the Red Sox in 2009 and took Varitek's job, Martinez marveled at the time Varitek spent with him understanding pitchers and game plans.

"Jason is my friend, mentor, guide, coach," said Saltalamacchia. "I sense a tremendous sense of what it means to be a teammate here. I think most of the players believe it stems from Jason Varitek."

Darnell McDonald calls Mike Cameron "Uncle Cam;" when Cameron began having physical problems last year, McDonald took his job. When Ryan Kalish came up on Aug. 1, "Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Cameron all came to me and offered whatever advice I needed," the outfielder said.

Lester has walked in Josh Beckett's shoeprints for a couple of years, and this spring, the lefty took the time to talk to every young pitcher with the message, "People in Boston know the game. They really care, but they don't accept excuses. If you want to succeed in Boston, you'd better be accountable."

"We have some guys who are young, but are reliable, dependable, accountable and very solid," said manager Terry Francona. "This is the players' culture. I watch Lester and Daniel Bard mature into foundation players, and it's really exciting."

Bard, who went through a wildness plague in 2007, is now right at the side of his former roommate, left-hander Andrew Miller, who -- as the games begin -- has been the story of Red Sox camp.

"This is a culture we'd like to believe we sought to build," said general manager Theo Epstein. "But the reality is that our scouting and development people, as well as support staff people like [psychologist] Bob Tewksbury, have huge roles in building this. Allard Baird did an amazing job letting us know that Carl Crawford is exactly the kind of person we want here."

Of course, Boston being Boston and national talk radio being national talk radio, when Epstein talked about the exhaustive research on Crawford and said on the Dennis & Callahan Morning Show on WEEI that Allard Baird's report "was almost as if we'd hired a private investigator," a couple of outlets didn't get the "as if" and took off. Epstein sought out Crawford to reassure him there was no private information -- just as there was none in Galen Carr's exhaustive report on Jayson Werth. Crawford laughed and said, "I thought it was all a joke."

That was frothing about the time Iglesias was in the NESN trailer, finishing his interview.

"Be proud of yourself," Scutaro told the rookie. "You did great. You're going to be big in Boston, and today, you took a big step."

A year from now, there will be two trains running with semi-fictional stories that take on lives of their own. Iglesias may be taking Scutaro's job.

"Everyone here," said Scutaro, "wants this kid to be a star. Everyone here has needed help. Don't forget it."

Es verdad q Candelita es primo de la modelo?

ahora es que me entero de eso....

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Chicago White Sox's utilityman Dayan Viciedo, who has been opening eyes with a solid spring training, suffered a fractured right thumb in Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers.

He is expected to miss three to four weeks.

Viciedo was hit with a pitch from Rangers' left-hander Dave Bush in the eighth inning and went to the ground immediately. He was tended to by trainer Brian Ball, as well as manager Ozzie Guillen, before leaving the game.

"When that happens to any player, especially the way he's been playing, it was sad," Guillen said. "That's the bad part of this game, people get hurt and you feel for them no matter if it was Dayan or anybody else. You don't want that to happen to anyone. He'll be out three to four weeks but hopefully he can heal quicker."

Viciedo, who has been getting time in right field after starting his White Sox career as an infielder, is batting .435 this spring after an 0-for-2 day with a walk and a hit by pitch. In right field he had already thrown out a runner at third base and another at home plate this spring and made a nice running catch earlier in Thursday's game.Guillen said the White Sox training staff will re-examine Viciedo on Friday to verify the original diagnosis of a fracture. Viciedo was in the trainer's room after the game with his right hand heavily wrapped, but was not available for comment.

"It was a very sad day," Guillen said. "This kid was playing great, having fun, playing a great outfield. Hopefully it's less than that. Hopefully he's cured before we leave camp and we'll see what happens."

Even if Viciedo was ready to play in three weeks, he would still need time to find his swing again, so his chances of opening the season with the team would seem remote. Guillen was staying optimistic, though.

"He's done everything we have asked him to do," Guillen said. "He deserved to be out there getting a shot. We'll see. Unfortunately that happened to him today. Like I say, hopefully he will be ready before this spring training is over to get a shot."



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De un articulo en MLB.com sobre los prospectos q este ST tienen un chance despues de haber estados "blockeados" en años anteriores:

And in Scottsdale, Ariz., one-time Yankees first-base prospect Juan Miranda, 27, who didn't have a prayer of cracking the New York lineup ahead of Mark Teixeira, is the favorite to land the Opening Day job at the position for the D-backs.

En su primer año al mando de los Bravos de Atlanta, el cubano Fredi González pronosticó que su equipo será el campeón del Este de la LN

dicen q estuvo 3 años con los marlins alguien conoce la labor de este habanero como manager ?

El ultimo manager de los Marlins en las ultimas tres temporadas.No pudo llevarlos a unos play-offs,pero con ese equipo es imposible.

Ahorra le dieron una tarea dificil,y es dirigir el equipo de Atlanta por Bobby Cox quien estuvo ahi durante años.

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tremendo juego pierde los angels, pero fue muy bueno

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el misil comienza con pies izquierdo , toco para triple play

Yunel Escobar ha comenzado encendido con los Blue Jays. En 5 juegos batea para 474 de AVE, con 2 triples y un Jonrón, en 19 vb.

Es el de mejor actuación hasta ahora por los bateadores cubanos, porque Alexei aunque bateó ayer de 6-3, va empezando lentamente, como cada año, Riquimbili también bateó bien ayer, de 4-2, con un doble, pero bateaba por debajo de 200 de AVE hasta ayer. Juan M Miranda no empezado mal, batea para 286 de AVE, tiene un doble y le están dando juego regular con los Arizona, y Brayan Peña también está jugando regular, y batea cerca de los 300.
Ayer Chapman volvió a salir, y no le hicieron carreras en un inning, con un hit y una bb, no dio ponches

escobar
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ramirez & white sox
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la verdad q stan entrando en calor........

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/video/p ... c_id=cwsel misil conecta su primer jonrron de la temporada.....