Open Thread: March 14th Camp Notes

The Yankees had an off-day today and it was a true off-day. No workouts at the complex or anything. It was a day for everyone to recharge the batteries. Make sure you check out this Billy Witz article on Alex Rodriguez, who is turning into a modern day Yogi Berra thanks to his way with words. And then make sure you check out Jared Diamond’s article on A-Rod’s Twitter skills. Pretty great. Here are some notes:

• RHP Vicente Campos has been optioned to High-A Tampa, the Yankees announced. There are now 52 players in big league camp. Campos will continue to work as a starting pitcher this year.
• Greg Bird was scheduled to go for a routine checkup on his shoulder today. His rehab is going well, though right now he’s not doing much more than moving his arm around to regain range of motion. [Chad Jennings]
• Brian McCann, who took that foul tip to the knee yesterday, probably won’t make the trip to Fort Myers tomorrow. Dustin Ackley is scheduled to make the trip, however. He was dealing with a tight quad over the weekend. [Mark Feinsand]
• A-Rod, Mark Teixeira, Aaron Hicks, and Aaron Judge will also make the trip tomorrow, when the Yankees play their first night game of the spring. Ivan Nova will get the start and the game will be televised.

This is tonight’s open thread. MLB Network is showing the Giants and Athletics live later tonight, plus the Islanders and Devils are both playing as well. Talk about any of that stuff or anything else here. Just not politics or religion. Take that elsewhere.