Spring Training has officially begun! Pitchers and Catchers reported to camp on Sunday. Time for the new players (Sheets, Taylor) to meet the rest of the current roster and make friends! Some interesting news from the camp is that Oakland A's alum and Future Hall of Fame lead off man Ricky Henderson will join Oakland to assist for the 2010 ST. Teach those boy's Rick, we need some bats in the line-up this year! The Argus and Mercury News papers both reported that he is to help out Starting Friday (when all position players will be accounted for) and will be there four days. After which he will head back to the A's minor league camp, which opens full-squad workouts March 12.Duchscherer. The A's right-hander, who missed all of last year because of an elbow injury as well as a battle with clinical depression, revealed he is dealing with an irritated sacroiliac joint, which connects the base of the spine to the hip bones. The cortisone shots are no longer having an effect so he will have to undergo surgery which involves the burning of the nerve ends of his SI joint using radio waves to produce heat that will destroy the nerve and relieve pain.

He [Duchsherer] said it is only a minor set-back. The rehab should be one day, 1 week at most, and had this to add "It's frustrating," he said. "I thought all I was going to have to worry about this season was my mental problems, and now something like this happens."

A few pics from Camp so far where over 25 pitchers and 5 catchers have already started the run for a roster spot.