1.   As Richman chatted with friends from his college baseball team at the University of California, Davis, chief of staff Dan Pellissier unpacked boxes and ordered supplies.

2.   A dunk tank was set up, and fans were given the chance to sink in effigy either a Rockies player or a baseball team owner.

3.   In February, major league baseball teams head to spring training camps in Florida and Arizona.

4.   The Blue and Gold game is an intrasquad game that the Jefferson High School baseball team in Tampa, Fla., plays before each season.

5.   Analysts doubt a sale to South African Breweries would affect the city whose baseball team plays in Miller Park.