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Early ALMVP pick:

David Ortiz,Red Sox

Ortiz, perhapsthe most fearedclutch hitter inthe majors, willstroke a handfulof walk-off hitsin August andSeptember,giving him aslight edge overClevelandsGrady Sizemore.

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Opening day is a special day. The smack of a baseball

popping into a catchers mitt. The anticipation that this

season is the one. We asked some of the Rangers about

their best opening-day memories.

OPENING NUMBER

BRANDON McCARTHYSTARTING PITCHER

Last year [as a member of the

White Sox] will probably be thebest for a long time. It was theonly opening-day roster I made.Then I ended up throwing fiveinnings of relief after a rain delayto get the win. I got the first win ofthe season last year.

KEVIN MILLWOODSTARTING PITCHER

The best would be my firstopening-day start in Philadelphia[2003], where I beat the Marlins.But my worst would be last years,against Boston. [Millwood barelymade it through five innings in a7-3 loss.]

GERALD LAIRDCATCHER

This year would be my bestbecause Im starting and openingup in my hometown in Anaheim.

Thats going to be a great moment.I grew up five minutes from thestadium and now Im opening-daycatcher, starting for the Rangersagainst my hometown team.

BRAD WILKERSONOUTFIELDER

My best memory would be my firstopening day [playing for Montreal],

when I was in the starting lineup and out in front of the fans. To beintroduced as a starter for a bigleague club, that was my mostmemorable opening day.

IAN KINSLERSECOND BASEMAN

I was facing Curt Schilling, opening

day, my rookie year [last season].It was a pretty special one. I hadfamily and friends there and endedup getting a hit my first at bat. Itwas definitely a good opening dayfor me. Ill remember that forever.

MARK TEIXEIRAFIRST BASEMAN

Best opening days were 04 and

05. I hit home runs on openingday. Talk about starting yourseason right. Its always nice to hita home run on opening day andget yourself going for the season.Every opening day has been goodto me. TODAYS GAME

Starters: Red Sox (Tim Wakefield, 7-11, 4.63 ERAlast season) at Rangers (Robinson Tejeda, 5-5, 4.28)

Time, TV: 1:05 p.m., Channel 4

Tickets: Only standing-room tickets remain.

First pitch: Future NFL Hall of Famer and

ex-Cowboy Michael Irvin will do the honors.

National anthem: The Biggest Choir in the GreatState of Texas, accompanied by the Air Force Bandof the West, will perform.

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Early ALCy Young pick:

JeremyBonderman,

TigersHe has improvedhis ERA and hisinnings-pitchedtotal everyseason sinceentering the bigleagues as a20-year-old.

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S AN FRANCISCO Barry Bonds has be-gun a season that

should be his most scruti-nized and most thrilling,pining to break the mosthallowed record in Ameri-can sports while daring thefederal government to comeget him.

The sluggers chase ofHank Aarons 755 home

runs comes amid lingeringspeculation that Bonds tooksteroids and failed an am-phetamines test last season.

Will he stay healthyenough to hit the 21 homeruns he needs? Bonds

would love to do it this sea-son, when even more atten-tion is on the team with San

Francisco hosting the All-Star game in July just be-

fore Bonds turns 43.The Giants re-signed the

seven-time NL MVP for thisseason at $15.8 million, butBonds isnt taking anythingfor granted.

Theres always just a lit-tle window of opportunityin baseball, he said. That

window can close real fast.

Sports are like that.Associated Press

TRIBE CAN HIT EMIn a Central Division loadedwith good pitching, theIndians strength is theirbashing lineup. Can DH TravisHafner, center fielder GradySizemore, catcher VictorMartinez and new secondbaseman Josh Barfield makeup for a pitching deficiency relative to the rest of thedivision?

THINK, OZZIE, THINKWhen White Sox won it all in2005, manager Ozzie Guillen(below) was a master ofholding together aroster of disparatepersonalities.Now it appearsthe only thingstandingbetween the Soxand contention isan increasingly tense

and defensive Guillen. He gothis players to makeadjustments in 2005; can hemake one now?

SAY IT: RE-PEATCan the Tigers repeat as ALchamps? The overwhelminganswer seems to be yes.Even with starting pitcherKenny Rogers out until July,they seem to have enoughpitching. And they added the

necessary big bat theyneeded from Gary Sheffield.

TWIN BASHINGCan DH Jason Kubel establishhimself as the Twins nextrising hitting star, joiningcatcher Joe Mauer and firstbaseman Justin Morneau?They may need moreslugging since the rotation isgoing to be peppered withunproven pitchers such as

Boof Bonser and Matt Garza.DMN

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A BRAVE QUESTCan Braves manager BobbyCox open his eyes in theninth inning? The Bravesranked last in NL savepercentage (.567) last seasonand made bullpenimprovement an off-seasonpriority. They re-signed BobWickman and traded for MikeWilliams and Rafael Soriano.

SEARCH FOR ARMS

Has anybody seen BobGibson lately? The Cardinalsare counting on Kip Wells astheir No. 2 starter and a pairof converted relievers (AdamWainwright and BradenLooper) to round out therotation until Mark Mulderreturns (midseason at theearliest). The Cards rotationhad a 4.79 ERA last year; canthey go for 5.00 in 2007?

SEARCH FOR ARMS IIWhere is Pedro? WithoutPedro Martinez (below), theMets ran short of startingpitching in the NLCS and areshorter now. Until he returns(midseason at the earliest),

the rotation couldinclude a pair of

40-somethingsand threeguys whocombined for

11 wins lastseason (JohnMaine, Oliver Perez

and Mike Pelfrey).

YIKES, THATS OLDDoes it get better with age?By June 1, five Giantsregulars will be 35 or older(Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham,Dave Roberts, Omar Vizqueland Barry Bonds); that is, ifthey stay off the disabled

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CAREER HOME RUNS

1. Hank Aaron 755

2. Barry Bonds 735

3. Babe Ruth 714

4. Willie Mays 660

5. Sammy Sosa 588

6. Frank Robinson 586

7. Mark McGwire 5838. Harmon Killebrew 573

9. Rafael Palmeiro 569

T-10. Ken Griffey 563

T-10. Reggie Jackson 563(as of Wednesday)

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Early AL rookieof the year pick:

DaisukeMatsuzaka,Red Sox

Yes, hes 26 anda veteran ofeight seasons inJapan. He stillqualifies.His springperformance hasleft little doubtthat he is all thathe was expectedto be.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. From where does this wholenotion spring that Ron

Washington is going to be aplayers manager, as he

boldly stated not 30 min-utes into his introduction asthe Rangers manager?

Washingtons style wasformed wholly from his in-teraction with others.

As a player in the KansasCity Royals Baseball Acade-my, he was grounded in theexecution of fundamentals.

As a big leaguer for parts of12 seasons, he was touched

by teammates as diverse asthe studious Randy Bush,now a Chicago Cubs assis-tant general manager, to thelate Kirby Puckett, whoplayed with exuberancerarely seen.

He played for managerswho stuck by their starting

lineups without hesitationand for others who believedthe key to getting every-thing out of a team was toget everybody involved.

Strategically, he favorspressuring teams withsteals and bunts and speed.But he has also seen the

benefits of Oaklands ap-proach (his last stop): selec-

tive at the plate and conser-vative on the base paths.

There have just been somany people who have saidstuff and done stuff thatsticks with you, Washing-ton said. People whopraised you, who were di-rect with you but never in amean way. People whotreated you like a profes-sional. People who told you

what you had to get better

and pushed you.DMN

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Rangers manager Ron Washington hasbeen a keen observer through the years.

It seems hell manage

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STARTING PITCHERS

RHP Kevin Millwood, age 32

Salary: $7.5 million

Lowdown: Posted a 16-12 record, 4.52 ERAin his first season as the Rangers No. 1 starter.

RHP Vicente Padilla, 29Salary: $11.25 million

Lowdown: Was 15-10 with a 4.50 ERA in his firstAL season.

RHP Brandon McCarthy, 23Salary: $396,068

Lowdown: Highly touted prospectJohn Dankswas tradedfor him.

RHP

RobinsonTejeda, 25Salary: $389,446

Lowdown: Was 2-1 witha 1.13 ERA over fivestarts in September.

RHP JameyWright, 32Salary: $900,000

Lowdown: Was 6-10 with a5.19 ERA in 156 innings for theGiants last season.

The Rangers are taking a chance that Sammy Sosa can rediscover his once vaunted sw

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RELIEF PITCHERS

RHP Joaquin Benoit, age 29Salary: $1.05 million

Lowdown: Opponents are batting .197 over two seasons.

LHP Bruce Chen, 29

Salary: $600,000Lowdown: Will pitch in long relief and as a spot starter.

RHP Scott Feldman, 24Salary: $388,203

Lowdown: 0-2, 3.92 ERA last season.

RHP Eric Gagne, age 31Salary: $6 million

Lowdown: Has missed most of the last two seasons withinjuries. Will be the closer when hes ready.

RHP Kameron Loe, 25Salary: $390,765

Lowdown: Disappointing 3-6 with a 5.86 ERA last season.

LHP Ron Mahay, 35Salary: $1.2 million

Lowdown: Lefties hit .240 against him last season.

RHP Akinori Otsuka, 35Salary: $3 million

Lowdown: Had 32 saves last season.

LHP C.J. Wilson, 26Salary: $391,043

Lowdown: Lefties hit .155 against him.

SURPRISE, Ariz. The

hop is back. And were not talking bunny hops. These are thein-love-with-life hops that

were Sammy Sosas trade-mark when he was the toastof Chicago.

Sosas super-sized bodyand strength were essentialfor three consecutive 60-home run seasons with theCubs, but the driving force

was the unconditional lovethe team and its fans show-ered on him.

Thats why the reversalof opinion after the corked-

bat incident in 2003 was asdevastating to his career asany of the nagging injuriesthat followed.

He has been a changed

man this spring with the

Rangers, and the major rea-son is that he is playing formen who believe in him.

Sosa had a solid spring,batting .408 with five homeruns and 15 RBIs.

Rangers manager Ron Washington and hittingcoach Rudy Jaramillo areunconditionally in Sosascorner.

I hear scouts saying thisand that. They dont know.They dont know what is go-ing on with his work ethic,Jaramillo said. I know

what Sammy Sosa can do,and thats all I care about. ...Hes getting his confidence

back. Thats the mainthing.

McClatchy-Tribune

In Sosa, they trust

Kevin Millwoodnotched nineof his 16 winsin road games

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Early NLMVP pick:

Lance Berkman,Astros

With nobody to

protect him,Berkman hadMVP numberslast season (.315average, 45 HRs,136 RBIs). IfCarlos Lee doeswhat he issupposed to doand protectsBerkman,Berkmansnumbers might

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RANGERS SCHEDULE

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Alfonso Sorianomakes his return

to Arlington withthe Cubs in June.

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13 at Mariners ... .9:05 p.m.14 at Mariners... ..2:55 p.m.15 at Mariners ... .3:05 p.m.

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25 at Indians......6:05 p.m.26 at Indians... .. .11:05 a.m.

27 at Blue Jays...6:07 p.m.28 at Blue Jays..12:07 p.m.29 at Blue Jays..12:07 p.m.30 at Blue Jays .. 6:07 p.m.

JUNE1 at Mariners......9:05 p.m.2 at Mariners ... ..9:05 p.m.3 at Mariners ... ..3:05 p.m.

5 Tigers .... .... .... .7:35 p.m.6 Tigers .... .... .... .7:35 p.m.7 Tigers .... .... .... .7:35 p.m.

MAY1 Yankees..... .... ..7:05 p.m.2 Yankees.... .... ..7:05 p.m.3 Yankees.... .... ..7:05 p.m.

4 Blue Jays........7:05 p.m.5 Blue Jays........7:05 p.m.6 Blue Jays........2:05 p.m.

8 at Yankees......6:05 p.m.9 at Yankees......6:05 p.m.10 at Yankees. ... 12:05 p.m.

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14 Angels..... .... ...1:05 p.m.15 at Devil Rays...6:10 p.m.16 at Devil Rays...6:10 p.m.17 at Devil Rays...6:10 p.m.

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31 at Mariners ... .9:05 p.m.

JULY1 at Red Sox........1:05 p.m.2 at Red Sox ... ... 6:05 p.m.

3 Angels .... ... .... .7:35 p.m.4 Angels .... ... .... .7:35 p.m.5 Angels .... ... .... .7:35 p.m.

6 Orioles.. .... .... ..7:35 p.m.7 Orioles .... ... .... .7:35 p.m.

8 Orioles...... .... ..2:05 p.m.13 at Angels. ... ... 9:05 p.m.14 at Angels. .. ... .8:05 p.m.15 at Angels........2:35 p.m.

16 at As.... .... ... ..9:05 p.m.17 at As..... .... .... 9:05 p.m.18 at As..... .... .... 2:35 p.m.

19 Indians...........7:35 p.m.20 Indians.... .... ..7:35 p.m.21 Indians..... .... ..7:35 p.m.22 Indians... .... ...7:35 p.m.

23 Mariners........7:35 p.m.24 Mariners........7:35 p.m.25 Mariners........7:35 p.m.

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12 at Pirates.......6:05 p.m.13 at Pirates.......6:05 p.m.14 at Pirates.......6:05 p.m.

15 at Reds... .... .... 6:10 p.m.16 at Reds.... .... ...6:10 p.m.17 at Reds. ... .... ..12:15 p.m.

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28 White Sox .. ... .7:35 p.m.29 White Sox .. ... .7:35 p.m.30 White Sox......7:35 p.m.

31 at Angels. .. ... .9:05 p.m.

SEPTEMBER1 at Angels.. .... ... 2:55 p.m.

2 at Angels.........2:35 p.m.3 Royals .... .... ... .7:05 p.m.4 Royals .... .... ... .7:05 p.m.5 Royals .... .... ... .7:05 p.m.

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11 at Tigers.........6:05 p.m.12 at Tigers........6:05 p.m.

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16 at As..... .... .... 3:05 p.m.17 at Twins..........7:10 p.m.18 at Twins..........7:10 p.m.19 at Twins..........7:10 p.m.

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24 Angels...... .... .7:05 p.m.25 Angels...........7:05 p.m.26 Angels ... .... ... .1:05 p.m.

28 at Mariners....9:05 p.m.29 at Mariners .... .... ...TBA30 at Mariners....3:05 p.m.

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ng and become a valuable part of the offense this season.

INFIELDERS

3B Hank Blalock, age 26Salary: $4.75 million

Lowdown: Hit only .237 after theAll-Star break last season.

2B Ian Kinsler, 24Salary: $390,708

Lowdown: Had a solid rookie season,hitting .286 with 55 RBIs in 120 games.

SS Michael Young, 30Salary: $3.5 million

Lowdown: Batted .314 with 93 runs, 52doubles, 14 home runs and 103 RBIs.Hit .412 with runners in scoringposition, a club record.

1B Mark Teixeira, 26

Salary: $9.4 millionLowdown: Finished with a .282 battingaverage, 33 home runs, 110 RBIs and aGold Glove.

INF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr., 30Salary: $750,000

Lowdown: Batted .206 with the Cubsand Rangers last season.

OF/INF Matt Kata, 29Salary: $415,000

Lowdown: Batted .263 with nine homeruns and 34 RBIs in the minors.

OUTFIELDERS

DH/OF Sammy Sosa, age 38Salary: $500,000

Lowdown: Has 588 career home runs.

DH/OF Frank Catalanotto, 32

Salary: $3.5 millionLowdown: Batted .300 for Jays last year.

Nelson Cruz, 26Salary: $382,000

Lowdown: Batted .223 in 41 games.

Kenny Lofton, 39Salary: $6 million

Lowdown: This is Loftons 11th team.

Brad Wilkerson, 29Salary: $4.35 million

Lowdown: Had a shoulder injury, hit .222.

CATCHERS

Gerald Laird, age 27Salary: $400,322

Lowdown: Had career highs in games (78),home runs (seven) and RBIs (22) lastseason. Batted .296 playing part-time.

Chris Stewart, 25Salary: $381,000

Lowdown: Acquired from the White Sox.DMN


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The Rangers are achanged franchise.

To prove it, they offerRobinson Tejeda as thestarting pitcher for todays1:05 home opener againstBoston. Tejeda is just two

weeks removed from his25th birthday. He followsBrandon McCarthy, whostarted at Los Angeles on

Wednesday. McCarthy isjust 23. The Rangers swearthey are committed to the

young duo.If either McCarthy or Te-

jeda end up with 30 starts,it will be a dramatic changefrom the recent past. If they

both end up with 30, well, itwill be the dawn of a whollynew era.

Tejeda got 14 starts last year, though they hardlycame in succession. It tookthree different stints in themajors for him to compilethem.

Commitment comesthrough performance,

manager Ron Washingtonsaid. But it takes more thanone, two or three perfor-mances. They will get everyopportunity to do it. We arenot going to panic after oneor two bad starts. If theyrun into trouble, we willgive them the chance to cor-rect it. If they dont correctit, at least well have foundout for sure. DMN

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The Rangerswere so

confident inBrandon

McCarthys

skills thatthey gave upprized

prospectJohn Danks

for him inan

off-seasontrade.

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RobinsonTejeda is 5-5with a 4.28ERA sincecoming to

the Rangersin a tradewithPhiladelphiajust before the 2006season.

KEEPINGTHE FAITH

Early NL CyYoung pick:

Chris Young,Padres

This is not to rubit in on theRangers, but itsnot a reach. Hewas 7-2 with a3.26 ERA afterJune 1 lastseason. Hellhave to godeeper intogames.

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Early NL rookieof the year pick:

Chris Young,Diamondbacks

How cool wouldit be to have twoguys with thesame name wintwo differentawards? It couldhappen. Thecenter fielderhas 30-homer/30-stealcapability.

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Trait of yoursyou mostdeplore?

What isyour hidden

talent?

Favoriteall-time TVcharacter?

Firstcelebritycrush?

Currentcelebritycrush?

What wasyour first

car?

Favoriteflower?

Mostadventurousthing youve

done?

Favoriteboard gameas a child?

JOAQUINBENOIT

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Jessica Alba(right)

Shakira I chased bees.They were

infesting wherewe live. I gotbit a bunch,but I caughtthe queen.

HANKBLALOCK

I reallylike Christina

Aguileraslook lately.

Kathy Ireland.I had hercalendar

in my room.

A 1982 redToyota CelicaGT. I got it in1997 for $950.One door hadto be opened

from the inside.

I wentparasailing

in Mexico overthe winter. It

was part of megetting over myfear of heights.

FRANKCATALANOTTO

I have nopatience at all.

ScarlettJohansson

(left)

Alyssa Milano

No brainer.Birds of

paradise.

Orchids

IANKINSLER

Heidi KlumKellyKapowskionSaved

By the Bell

(right)

A 1991 HondaCivic two-doorhatchback. It

was four-speed.My dad got it

for me.

GERALDLAIRD

I wish I hadmore hair. It

detracts frommy good looks.

Bart Simpson Fire and iceroses. You know

what they are?They are whiteon the bottom

and redon the top.

THERANGERS

WEREASKED

MARKTEIXEIRA

BRADWILKERSON

MICHAELYOUNG

I have a littleOCD [obsessive-

compulsivedisorder] going.Everything has

to be neat.

Daisy Duke White roses

I obsess aboutthings. Imindecisive.

Or maybe not.Im not sure.

Charlize Theron(above)

Apollonia(below). Myparents had

Purple Rain, andI watched herall the time.

Red rosesbecause red

is my favoritecolor.

Its a tiebetween

Freddie RerunStubbs and

Tattoo (left).

Elisabeth Shuewhen shewas in TheKarate Kid.

Im a reallygood cook. Imade sometilapia with

dirty rice andsteamed

asparagus.

Hey, Im asimple guy.

Lets just sayI wrestle

alligators.

I am agreat singer.

Im fromKentucky.I can play

somebasketball.

Sunflowers.They are very

vibrant. Myfavorite color isyellow, so I love

them.

Scrabble. Im abig word guy.

I liked Life.I always tried

to be a doctor,have the mostkids and makethe most cake.

Sorry. I wasgood at it.

I cheated.

Monopoly.I liked the

money. AndI liked it whenmy friends got

sent to jail.

I would gowith Monopoly.I was big into

Chutes nLadders. It

wore off prettyquickly.


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