Another calender doesn't hurt anything.

[Madison]

Baseball Calendar


December 17, 2003
Dec. 19 -- Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept or reject the offers.

Dec. 20 -- Last day for teams to offer 2004 contracts to unsigned players.

Jan 5-15 -- Salary arbitration filing.

Jan. 6 -- Hall of Fame voting announced.

Jan. 8 -- Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams.

Jan. 18 -- Exchange of salary arbitration figures.

Feb. 1-21 -- Salary arbitration hearings.

Feb. 14 -- Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players on New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Feb. 19 -- Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players on other teams and other players on Yankees and Devil Rays.

Feb. 24 -- Voluntary reporting date for other players on other teams.

March 2-11 -- Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.

March 2 -- Mandatory reporting date.

March 17 -- Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.

March 31 -- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2004 salary.

April 4 -- Opening day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

June 14 -- Hall of Fame game, Atlanta vs. Minnesota, Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 13 -- All-Star game, Houston.

July 25 -- Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Oct. 5 -- Playoffs begin.

Oct. 12 -- League championship series begin.

Oct. 23 -- World Series begins.