Article: SPRING TRAINING: Johnson offers a 'lighter side'; Cubs 'better off' without Sosa; Yanks, Red Sox shrug off Nixon

On a day of arrivals and notable absences, Randy Johnson got lost on his way to the New York Yankees' spring training camp, and the Chicago Cubs started getting used to life without Sammy Sosa.

The Yankees and Red Sox tried not to react to Trot Nixon's criticism of Alex Rodriguez a day earlier.

Across Florida and Arizona, pitchers and catchers on seven teams reported for spring training, a day after the Yankees, Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds opened up. Eleven more clubs begin today, with the remaining nine scheduled to start by Sunday.

For the Chicago Cubs, it is their first spring training camp without Sosa since he was acquired from the White Sox in March 1992. The All-Star ...

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