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New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera throws in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in Tampa, Fla. New York Yankees
New York Mets Angel Pagan, left, is congratulated by teammates Anderson Hernandez, center, and Fernando Tatis after hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the spring training baseball game in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Monday, March 15, 2010. New York Mets
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi brings the 2009 World Series trophy out to the mound for pregame ceremonies before the Yankees home spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. World Series
Old time Yankees watch as New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, second from left, and Yankee captain Derek Jeter carry the World Series trophy from the mound following a pregame ceremony before th Yankees home spring training baseball opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. From left are Bernie Williams, Joe Giardi, Tino Martinez, Goose Gossage, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson, Gene Michael and Mickey Rivers. Mickey Rivers (baseball)
WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: The Rushmores - mascots for the Washington Nationals MLB baseball team in the guise of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt - get in on the act as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem & Bailey Circus stop near the U.S. Capitol for a photo op as they parade through town to announce the circus's arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The circus' Zing Zang Zoom Red Tour will be at the Verizon Center from March 18 to March 21. Major League Baseball
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, left, talks to Yankees manager Joe Girardi before a Yankees spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Monday, March 8, 2010. Brian Cashman
TEMPE, AZ - MARCH 15: Hideki Matsui #55 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looks on before a Spring Training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 15, 2010 at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Hideki Matsui
CINCINNATI, OH - JUNE 20: Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron (R) stands with Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker (L) and his 10-year-old son Darren prior to the Gillette Civil Right Game against the Chicago White Sox at Great American Ball Park on June 20, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hank Aaron
Jayson Williams, center, addresses the court before he was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010 in Somerville, N.J., for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002. Williams appears with his attorneys Joseph Hayden, left, and Billy Martin. Billy Martin
A security guard talks with Joan Steinbrenner as she sits with her husband, George Steinbrenner, right, the Yankees' chairman and principal owner, in the family's private box as they watched the Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 in a spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Monday, March 8, 2010. George Steinbrenner
WASHINGTON - AUGUST 21: Sports agent Scott Boras (R) talks with Washington Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner (L) during pregame warmups at Nationals Park August 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Boras represents Stephen Strasburg, a right handed pitcher from San Diego State University and the overall first round pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, who signed with the Nationals earlier this week wth a record contract for an amateur player. Scott Boras
New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, left, chats with Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden before the Yankees played the Rays in a spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Friday, March 5, 2010. Yogi Berra
CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 12: Former Chicago White Sox first baseman and designated hitter Frank Thomas #35 holds up his soon to be retired uniform number during a press conference to announce his retirement from Major League baseball on February 12, 2010 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. Thomas played 16 years for the White Sox, from 1990 to 2005. Frank Thomas
Arizona State's Derek Glasser, right, drives on Jacksonville's Chris Edwards during the second half of a first-round NIT college NCAA basketball game on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona
Paul Wilson, 10, of Modesto, Calif., holds a sign in honor of Jackie Robinson prior to the baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Oakland, Calif. Players around the country honored Robinson in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in a regular-season game for the first time. Paul Wilson
Sharon Markusz of Tampa , Florida, braves the cold temperatures during the first-ever American League Hockey outdoor game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. The Syracuse Crunch hosted the Binghamton Senators. Syracuse win 2-1. Tampa

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Former New York Yankee Reggie Jackson stands in the dugout before a spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Yankees in Bradenton, Fla., Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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Former New York Yankee Reggie Jackson stands in the dugout before a spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Yankees in Bradenton, Fla., Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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From left, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, guest instructors Tino Martinez, and Goose Gossage, shortstop Derek Jeter and Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson pose with the 2009 World Series trophy during pregame ceremonies prior to the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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From left, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, guest instructors Tino Martinez, and Goose Gossage, shortstop Derek Jeter and Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson pose with the 2009 World Series trophy during pregame ceremonies prior to the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Old time Yankees watch as New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, second from left, and Yankee captain Derek Jeter carry the World Series trophy from the mound following a pregame ceremony before th Yankees home spring training baseball opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. From left are Bernie Williams, Joe Giardi, Tino Martinez, Goose Gossage, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson, Gene Michael and Mickey Rivers.

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Old time Yankees watch as New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, second from left, and Yankee captain Derek Jeter carry the World Series trophy from the mound following a pregame ceremony before th Yankees home spring training baseball opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. From left are Bernie Williams, Joe Giardi, Tino Martinez, Goose Gossage, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson, Gene Michael and Mickey Rivers.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, chats with guest instructor Tino Martinez as the Yankees took batting practice before their first spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, chats with guest instructor Tino Martinez as the Yankees took batting practice before their first spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, stands with third baseman Alex Rodriguez while players tackle batting practice during baseball spring training at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, stands with third baseman Alex Rodriguez while players tackle batting practice during baseball spring training at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, and third baseman Alex Rodriguez watch batting practice from third base during spring training baseball at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, and third baseman Alex Rodriguez watch batting practice from third base during spring training baseball at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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"I wish we would go to one set of rules, whichever one it is"


Tony La Russa Mar 15 2010 11:59 PM from MLB.com

"Personally, I benefited tremendously from it"


Paul Molitor Mar 15 2010 11:59 PM from MLB.com

"There are certain players that show a good bat throughout their developmental years in the Minor Leagues, and they try to find them a position but nothing seems to work or fit. Or their athleticism makes them more of a liability,..."


Paul Molitor Mar 15 2010 11:59 PM from MLB.com

"I think it's a significant difference"


Tony La Russa Mar 15 2010 11:59 PM from MLB.com

"Torii is well above a racist, socially negative comment that will stick and scar him"


Reggie Jackson Mar 13 2010 9:33 AM from New York Daily News

"If you say minority, I don't separate it as African-American, Latin American or Asian ... There are a lot of minorities here, man. There's an opportunity for all of us."


Reggie Jackson Mar 13 2010 9:33 AM from New York Daily News

"The point I was trying to make was that there is a difference between black players coming from American neighborhoods and players from Latin America ... In the clubhouse, there is no difference at all. We're all the same."


Torii Hunter Mar 13 2010 9:33 AM from New York Daily News

"People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African-American"


Torii Hunter Mar 13 2010 9:33 AM from New York Daily News

"I thought it was great ... No matter how good of a day or how bad of a day I was having, I could take it out on somebody."


Nick Swisher Mar 12 2010 3:09 PM from Sports Illustrated

"Nick Johnson has huge on-base skills ... He hits lefties, he hits righties. He doesn't strike out much. All those things, for me, I could plug him into the No. 2 role right in front of [Mark Teixeira] and A-Rod and, if he can..."


Brian Cashman Mar 12 2010 3:09 PM from Sports Illustrated
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Former New York Yankee Reggie Jackson stands in the dugout before a spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Yankees in Bradenton, Fla., Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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Former New York Yankee Reggie Jackson stands in the dugout before a spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Yankees in Bradenton, Fla., Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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From left, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, guest instructors Tino Martinez, and Goose Gossage, shortstop Derek Jeter and Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson pose with the 2009 World Series trophy during pregame ceremonies prior to the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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From left, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, guest instructors Tino Martinez, and Goose Gossage, shortstop Derek Jeter and Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson pose with the 2009 World Series trophy during pregame ceremonies prior to the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Old time Yankees watch as New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, second from left, and Yankee captain Derek Jeter carry the World Series trophy from the mound following a pregame ceremony before th Yankees home spring training baseball opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. From left are Bernie Williams, Joe Giardi, Tino Martinez, Goose Gossage, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson, Gene Michael and Mickey Rivers.

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Old time Yankees watch as New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, second from left, and Yankee captain Derek Jeter carry the World Series trophy from the mound following a pregame ceremony before th Yankees home spring training baseball opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. From left are Bernie Williams, Joe Giardi, Tino Martinez, Goose Gossage, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson, Gene Michael and Mickey Rivers.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, chats with guest instructor Tino Martinez as the Yankees took batting practice before their first spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, chats with guest instructor Tino Martinez as the Yankees took batting practice before their first spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, stands with third baseman Alex Rodriguez while players tackle batting practice during baseball spring training at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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New York Yankees special adviser Reggie Jackson, left, stands with third baseman Alex Rodriguez while players tackle batting practice during baseball spring training at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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