Get pumped: Baseball’s spring training starts next week.

Bud’s Round-up of Daily Drivel:

• Idiot son:  New York Knicks’ owner James Dolan, offspring of Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, tells disgruntled fan, “…mean while (sic) start rooting. (sic) for the Nets…”  (NY Daily News)
• Rope-a-dope:  Rope used in Saddam Hussein’s execution up for auction.  (Washington Times)
• Shack attack:  Analyst initiates on Shake Shake with price target half of current level.  (IBD)
• Be sure to read the fine print: Seasonal adjustments helped the January jobs number.  (NY Post)
• Bruce Gender:  1976 decathlon winner admits he’s taking hormones as part of gender shift.  (Page Six)
• Swiss Leak:  Details emerge, including names (Christian Slater?), on global bank HSBC’s multibillion-dollar money laundering/tax-evading operation.  (Zero Hedge)
• Alabama makes 37:  Supreme Court decision makes Alabama the 37th state to allow gay marriage.  (Bloomberg)
• Word ban:  U Michigan’s Inclusive Language Campaign banishes words like “crazy” and “insane.”  (The College Fix)
• Not “Lovin’ It”:  McDonald’s sales in Asian markets drop 12.6%.  (Fortune)