Joba Chamberlain celebrated an early Christmas in his hometown of Winnebago, Nebraska, where he spoke to children at his old grade school -
Each day I want to make someone smile... everyone sees nine innings of work on the mound, but not the work that goes into it... that's one of the reasons I'm here, to give something to the teachers of these children.
- Enjoy a 3-D tour of the Polo Grounds, which has been non-existent since 1964.
- Bill Madden says the Johnson signing ends any interest in utilityman Mark DeRosa. I don't necessarily buy that, but signing DeRosa would require trading one of the surplus outfielders.
- Jorge Posada would like to see another starter added to the mix. That'll probably mean Ben Sheets, Justin Duchscherer or Erik Bedard.
- A New Hampshire woman testified in court after being accused of killing a Red Sox fan (who taunted her for being a Yankee fan) with her car.