Great news

Mark Newman, Senior VP of Baseball Operations, said that Mark Melancon and JB Cox will be ready to pitch by opening day and likely start in Tampa (to avoid cold weather and shake off the rust against weaker hitters). Sanchez's return will be delayed a bit longer. He also said any Triple-A starter will be looked at as potential ML relievers.

If not for the Steinbrenners, fans (and the media) would realize how intelligent the Yankee organization really is.


- More great news from the entertainment world: Peter Jackson will produce two films based on The Hobbit. No word on whether he'll direct too. They wont hit theaters until 2010 at the earliest.