Just a quick reminder that Thursdays are the Flagrant Fan's day off. I will say that I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Texas Rangers decided to keep Hank Blalock and Mark Teixeira on the team. Rookies are fun and you never know who the next great player is going to be. Of course, there is always a person who gets bad news so that someone else can get the good news. Herbert Perry got hurt to open the door for Teixeira.

In another big surprise, Shane Reynolds was waived by the Astros. The former 19 game winner is sure to catch on with somebody quickly and will probably flourish outside of that little Houston band box. The Mets would be a good fit for him.

I'll have a full preview of opening day and make my predictions over the weekend so stay tuned.