Some jokes that didn’t make the cut today:

The Mets know they could save their fans a lot of grief by just finding a working MRI machine in Florida, but want to build up Johan Santana’s frequent flyer miles so he can fly home for free when the season ends prematurely in September.

The Giants have been active in free agency, signing three defensive players. They haven’t signed anybody offensive yet, as they still have one of those. Still no word on what they plan to do about that situation, other than wait out legal developments. If Plax does go to prison, Big Blue gets a conditional pick in the prison draft, where they can select laundry duty or a shift in the wood shop.

Potential awkward situation on the Rangers’ horizon — the team’s set to get Sean Avery back, but new coach John Tortorella once said he should be kicked out of the league. Rangers GM Glen Sather addressed the issue last week, saying Tortorella “doesn’t have the history with Sean that we do. Over time, you learn to love him, just like I do.” Hmmm, I don’t know, sounds to me like someone just trying to make peace with incurable VD.

A-Rod will head off to the WBC to play for the Dominican Republic, where he can finally test his theory that his ability to get hits in March may finally help one of his teams win a championship.