Saturday Box Live: Weekend (Make Your Own) Roundup

Contributed by: Mick Doherty

Here are a few of the things going on in the Tepid Lukewarm Stove League ...

A few nugggets from Lee Sinins and other various and sundry sources:

Dodgers SP Darren Dreifort will have his fourth shoulder surgery since September next month. File this under "Least Shocking Announcements of the Off-Season."
The Rockies are talking about trading C Charles Johnson to the Devil Rays. Sounds like bad news for Kevin Cash.
The Yankees, continuing their offseason casting of "Returning Relievers: Bronx Bullpen II," are eyeing Ramiro Mendoza, another Joe Torre favorite.
The Rangers, after announcing a commitment to young pitching, inked Pedro Astacio, who will fill in with Kenny Rogers and Ryan Drese to form a front three that would absolutely terrify the Taiwanese Little Leage champs.
Legendary overstater Tim Kurkjian makes the case for Sammy Sosa as the greatest Cub ever. Uh, Tim? There's a Mr. Banks on line 1 for you.
A couple of days back, the Cubbies replaced Sosa with Jeromy Burnitz How's THAT going to work out for them?
Noted Dominican hurler Doug Linton (Doug Linton?) fired seven shutout innings in beating Puerto Rico for the DR yesterday in the Caribbean World Series.

What else?