I'm talkin' 'bout Baseball...

Most teams are in 'sunnier' parts of the US, most in Florida, many in Arizona. Spring Training is underway and teams are able to figure out the pros and cons to their roster as well as the strengths and weaknesses (especially to the players they recently aquired).

Remember how the White Sox won the World Series last year? Well, the Rockies beat them 8-1 today and 6-1 yesterday. It may be one of the only times we can say they are undefeated and be serious!! Does that mean the Rockies will at least be in the play-offs this year... not necessarily. In all honesty, don't get your hopes up.

But, it doesn't mean the Rockies won't show up this year. It also doesn't mean the White Sox will suck. There is this little thing called the World Baseball Classic that's taking players elsewhere to train.

With Major League Baseball having such a high number of international players, it may be confusing for the public as to which team their favorite player is representing... so here are a few names that might help you out.

Player Name	MLB Team	World Baseball Team
Derek Jeter	NYY	USA
Javy Lopez	Orioles	Puerto Rico
Ivan Rodriguez	Tigers	Puerto Rico
Jeff Francis	Rockies	Canada
Brian Fuentes	Rockies	USA
Juan Uribe	White Sox	Dominican Republic
Johnny Damon	NYY	USA

But a lot of players opted not to play in the World Baseball Classic... such as Pedro Martinez, who just backed out of the Dominican Republic's line-up and Yankee's star Hideki Matsui opted not to play.

Some things to look forward to this season... Red Sox traitor Johnny Damon became a Yankee (the mortal sin of a Red Sox loyal) and 42-year old Barry Bonds (708) looks to pass Babe Ruth (714) as the second most homeruns in history.

In any case... baseball is in the air. Whether it be in Florida or Arizona or around the world, it's time for baseball.