If you're in the Twin Cities area or have access to streaming media on your computer, take note: Spring Training Online's Kevin Reichard will be live in studio on KFAN-AM (1130) Sunday, Jan. 18, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Central, with Henry Lake. He'll be taking calls in the 10:30-10:45 segment. If you're outside the Twin Cities area, you can listen in here: http://www.kfan.com/main.html.

There will be lots of other places to check out Spring Training Online in person. We'll have some more details next week, but the folks in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers should note Kevin Reichard will be on book-signing tours in February and meeting with friends of the site.

Construction crews are working double shifts to ensure Goodyear Stadium, the new spring home of the Cleveland Indians (and the Cincinnati Reds in 2010), is completed in time.

It's not unusual for a ballpark to go through a crunch period before opening. And the way construction was scheduled, there's a lot of lead time between the completion date -- Jan. 22 -- and the first Indians game on Feb. 25. The current end date for construction to be completed is Feb. 20, which is cutting it close.

As part of the extreme makeover of Spring Training Online, we've added a Facebook page to the mix. It's the place for fans to mingle with the Spring Training Online staff, launch discussions, and keep informed about the latest happenings with the approaching spring-training season. You'll also be able to post fan videos and fan photos alongside videos and photos from the Spring Training Online staff.

You can find the Spring Training Online Facebook page here.

Speaking of staying in touch: don't forget about the Spring Training Online newsletter, a free twice-weekly newsletter alerting you to ticket sales, schedule changes and more spring-training news. And did we mention it's free? You can sign up here.

Baltimore Orioles Alan Rifkin and representatives from Lee County met to discuss the possibility of the Birds moving to City of Palms Park once the Red Sox depart for a new facility.

The Cactus League is expanding by three teams this spring and one more in 2010, but it could end up being even larger under a plan to add a Japanese team to the mix as part of a proposal to bring a year-round training facility to Tucson Electric Park.

Massachusetts-based Baseline Group, which works on Japanese and Korean player evaluation and development, is pitching Pima County on the prospect of establishing year-round operations at the Tucson Electric Park complex, currently housing spring training and extended-spring operations for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Baseline is headed by former major leaguer Mike Pagliarulo.