Daily Dose

While the entire sports world was captivated by Tiger Woods' press conference plenty of happenings were going on down at George M. Steinbrenner field. Get your links here.

Nick Swisher took up boxing this offseason and as a result he's lost 12 pounds, he hopes the new agility and stamina will make him a better player.

The Joba Chamberlain vs. Phil Hughes competition has begun and it's already under close watch. Bombers Beat was also there to observe both guys throwing.

Andy Pettitte is prepared for the challenge of the upcoming season, ready as ever to provide veteran leadership.

The always informative LoHud notes from Friday's action. LoHud also has some audio from interviews with Chamberlain and Hughes regarding their competition.

The New York Daily News reports that pitching coach Dave Eiland hinted that Joba might be best suited for the bullpen. I find this curious being that the competition between Chamberlain and Hughes is the most talked about story of camp so far. This is more John Harper reading between the lines than anything else in my eyes.

Yankees Stadium is scheduled to host a boxing match, tentatively set for June 5th, between undefeated WBA champion Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto. It'll be the first time a fight is held at the ballpark since 1976, when Muhammad Ali beat Ken Norton at the old Stadium.

Chien-Ming Wang finalized his deal with the Nationals today.

What update would be complete without news on the Johnny Damon saga? Well, the White Sox pulled their offer to the outfielder today. Not too long after that report was released, the Tigers front office tweeted that the club has offered Damon a contract. It's starting to look like the saga is drawing to a close, stay tuned.