The Daily Jolt is a dose of baseball reality every weekday morning.Has there even been a more wild night in Major League Baseball than Tuesday? Just in case you missed it all, after the jump you can enjoy a quick recap of all the crazy things that went down on the most shocking day in baseball history.
• Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez said he is planning to simply shake hands with catcher Brian Schneider and then the rest of his teammates after every save he completes this season.
• Scott Boras dumped San Diego State phenom Stephen Strasburg as a client, saying he thinks it would be "insensitive" in such trying economic times to pursue the largest signing bonus in the history of the amateur draft. He also announced plans to donate 90 percent of his commissions in the next year to the MLB central fund so that teams like the Royals can compete.
• Curt Schilling decided to shut down his blog, 38 Pitches, and also said that Everquest 2 is "kinda lame". Said the newly retired pitcher: "I can't believe I ever went by the handle Scythehands Voxslayer. What was I thinking." He also had kind words for Manny Ramirez.
• Speaking of MannyB, he's spent the last week working only on his fielding at Dodgers. No more legendary marathon batting cage sessions for the future Hall of Famer. "I want to become a more complete player," said Ramirez. "I've really been loafing it out there in left, haven't I?"
• All Ozzie Guillen had to say to reporters Tuesday was "no comment."
• Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins came out and admitted that, yes, in fact, the Mets are the team to beat in the NL East. His teammate Cole Hamels still think they're a bunch of chokers, though.
• While we're on the topic of admissions, Roger Clemens has called a press conference to admit that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire will be joining him.
• Barry Bonds will not ... because he signed a three-year, $36 million deal to return to his beloved Pittsburgh Pirates.
• The Yankees announced that they will be offering 25-cent bleacher seats all season long, not just in the first exhibition games at the new Yankee Stadium. "We want the real fans to be able to get into the stadium," said Hal Steinbrenner.
• Speaking of the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have agreed to switch positions when Rodriguez returns from injury because playing shortstop will be much easier on his hip.
• The Red Sox are tearing down the Green Monster so that they can fit more seats inside Fenway Park.
• Angels manager Mike Scioscia announced that he will abandon speed and fundamentals. "We're going to sit around and wait for the three-run homer," he said.
• Prince Fielder announced he is getting his stomach stapled. He's going to miss the first two months of the season, but he should be able to steal 25-30 bases a year when he returns.
• Dusty Baker issued a formal apology to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood. Prior said he is expecting to pitch 200 innings this year and Wood is going for K-Rod's saves record. Everyone in Chicago still hates Steve Bartman, though.
• Tony La Russa admitted he was wrong about something one time (but only once). He also announced plans to hit Chris Carpenter leadoff.
• Joe Torre went to Dodgers management and asked them to go out and get Gary Sheffield now that he's available.
• Pete Rose was reinstated.
(If you hadn't guessed by now ... April Fools! Back tomorrow with real baseball talk.)
