Friday’s News and Notes

• MLB will not penalize anyone named in the Mitchell Report thanks to a new agreement between Commissioner Selig and the Player’s Association. In exchange, there will be more frequent drug testing. Selig then got down on his knees and thanked the Player’s Association, calling them “Master”.
• The A’s Rich Harden is on the disabled list once again. His goal to appear in more than 7 games looks grim.
• Prince Fielder of the Brewers has 0 homers so far. He had 50 last year.
• Mike Lowell of the Red Sox and the Yankees’ Derek Jeter are both hurting, with Lowell going on the DL. Their numbers? Jeter has .208 average and only 1 RBI. Lowell is even worse, hitting .200 with no homers and no RBI. Still, its early.
• Rays reliever Al Reyes was tasered by police last night after being uncooperative in a bar.
• A construction worker on the new Yankee Stadium who happens to be a Red Sox fan supposedly buried a Red Sox shirt in the basement of the visiting clubhouse to jinx the Yankees. Red Sox fans are praying it wasn’t an Eric Gagne shirt.
• The Tigers are only 1-7 after losing two of three to the Red Sox. Too early to pack it in?
• Arizona quietly has the best record in baseball at 7-2. Young stars Chris Young and Justin Upton have been driving the hitting while Brandon Webb, Dan Haren and Micah Owings have been excellent.
• Finally, tonight is the start of the best rivalry in sports, Sox and Yanks. So now we can truly say baseball season is in full swing.