Some very minor news and notes around the baseball world. Just quick-linking for your perusal.

• Phil Hughes changing his number (but he doesn’t know to what, yet. I vote for #19. Righetti’s old number.)

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I guess today is Video Thursday…. More real baseball stuff coming soon.

Oh yeah, I’m serious: don’t dare try this at home!

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Good times when the camera keeps a’rollin’.

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According to “sources“, the Mets and Santana/agent remain far apart on contract terms, both in dollars and years. OK, we all knew any first offer by the Mets would be rejected. That’s S.O.P. But, could they actually fail to get Johan to say “I do”? I mean, is that even in the realm of possiblity? Imagine the fallout?

Great writer, Joe Posnanski, hooked me with a great headline, joking that the Royals finished a close 2nd to the Mets in the Johan Sweepstakes. But, what compelled me to drop a posting here was this paragraph below. Enjoy, Twins fans.

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Looks like good ole Hank was somewhat concilatory yesterday, taking calls, as usual, and delivering quotes. I swear, the NY beat writers must be giddy about having Hank in charge and so incredibly accessible. Whenever they need a quote, just dial up Hank and -presto-

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Here in NY, we’re used to self-important writers in our face all the time (Lupica anyone?). But when we see THIS from a Pittsburgh writer, absolutely trashing Pirates fans, well, we just have to acknowledge the hate.

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Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record had this to say today, and it really got me thinking, which is always dangerous. The guys at Pride of the Yankees didn’t help, either! I’ll keep it brief, I promise, after last night’s manifesto…

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Seems that the good folks at MLB Security are quite passionate about their jobs and not sticking to the written scripts they have reportedly been provided. Or so the World Umpires Union claims.

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