Don't Call it a Comeback, He's Been Here for Years

Are we witnessing the early days of one of the greatest comebacks in major league history? After taking a whole year off, Sammy Sosa is tearing the cover off the ball for the Texas Rangers in Arizona, and if he keeps hitting with the same power he has displayed in his first four games, the Rangers are going to be forced to make Sosa their everyday right fielder/DH. That means with Barry Bonds on the verge of becoming the All-Time Home Run King, we may have a season in which we are forced to look alleged steroid users in the eye and... what, cheer them? What are our alternatives? Do we ignore Sammy's return to the home run hitting elite (if it happens)? Do we refrain from oohing and ahing at Bonds' majestical home runs?

Or do we put aside our suspicions (because right now, now matter how strong they are, that is all they are) and appreciate two hitters who, for better or for worse, know how to rake. Jury's still out on that one...

• I mentioned Jacoby Ellsbury in a post in November, but Ian Browne has a nice introduction to the Sox's centerfielder of the future. It could be that in five years, we may be talking about Ellsbury, Moss and Murphy the way we once talked about Lynn, Rice and Evans.

Or, maybe not.

• Not that we needed any reassurance, but it is nice to have some. Should the five pitch to their abilities, we're talking a runaway in the AL East. Of course, they have to avoid last year's injury bug to even have a shot.

• Is it even close? Well, maybe the Mets are a close second, but not really....

• Make sure you know your Jose Reyes' when you draft your fantasy team.

• Is this guy running for President or angling for a new deal? I can't tell anymore.