Quick Hits - MLB Stuffage

Trouble in Yankee-Land: It looks like Steve Swindal may be out of the Yankee organization sooner rather than later. Swindal’s wife, Jennifer, filed divorce papers this week which pretty much have ended his chance to head the Yankees.

Jennifer is George Steinbrenner’s daughter. Now it looks like since Swindal may be out, Steinbrenner has no intention of promoting him. However, Swindal is a partial owner, and may not be out of the picture completely.

Ugueth Urbina: Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the attempted murder of five workers on his family's ranch, the Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday. Over his career, he pitched for former pitcher with the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies.

Mark Prior: Former phenom Mark Prior was sent to the minors, and the Chicago Cubs hope he can make a come back. He’s been besieged by injuries and ailments the past several seasons.

Nomar a Papa: Mia Hamm, legendary soccer player and her husband, Nomar Garciaparra are the proud parents of twin girls. Congrats!

The Biggest Mercenary in Sports at it Again for the 1,005 time: Well in the constant game to keep his name in the press, and to whore himself out, Roger Clemens is not sure *again* when he’ll pitch.

Roger will not doubt look at the standings in May and decide. He more or less said it in an AP article:

Clemens hinted that he'll pick the team he thinks has the best chance to win the World Series.

"I need a solid reason to do this," Clemens said. When asked what a solid reason would be, Clemens said, "To feel like I could contribute and to win, to know we have an outstanding chance to win and to be a part of something special.

Clemens said he's healthy and ready to pitch, but still needs to mentally prepare for a season.

"My arm's not too far off, my body is not too far off," he said. "My mind's just not there yet."

Clemens is just 2 wins away from 350. I see him playing this game as long as he can for the next several years (if he does well) or his arm falls off. The money is too good, and honestly, look at the attention he’s getting.

C.C. Sabathia Getting Drilled: Cleveland Ace, C.C. Sabathia's forearm was bruised when he was struck by a line drive in his final spring training tuneup on Wednesday, putting in doubt his scheduled start in the Indians' season opener next week at Chicago. I am hoping the big man comes back sooner rather than later!

Finally, more Dice-K because the Boston Media is so obsessed with him: Jason from My Baseball Bias gave a heads up on this one, but Daisuke Matsuzaka like Angelina Jolie.

Wow.

What man does not like her? She seems to be an excellent mother, travel the world make great pictures, and good lord is she beautiful.

Why is this news, I don’t know. I’d rather seem pitch a real game and then we can talk about him.