finally josh donaldson will get a chance to be the as starting third baseman. it might have come sooner for the former first round pick. if not for a decision he made at auburn. >> if i could go back on things maybe in the draft, maybe i might have have stayed a third baseman. but i became a catcher in college because our team needed me to be the catcher. i felt like when i was in college i could have been a premier third baseman if i would have stuck at just nothing but third. >> they are going to scout other rosters and free agents for thirst basement. reporting with the oakland as in phoenix, i'm dennis o'donnell. let's go back to san francisco. guys? >> 34 days away. >> yeah? >> opening day. >> it's sunny there. you would think arizona would be 75, 85. >> coming up we have a bay area police department that is reorganizing. >> how the move will impact safety on the streets. coming up. >> plus, a north bay home goes up in flames. a valuable antique destroyed in the fire. >>> a fire erupts in the middle of the night in san jose. coming up, we'll show you some

josh donaldson's first hit is a long one. >> my mom got me this book when i was in first grade.was called the dream of a major league baseball player. it actually followed my name in there through the book. it was one of those like customized book things and i was like this is pretty cool. and now that i can actually say, you know, i have been a major league baseball player, the goal now is just to stay. >> reporter: donaldson may have to impressive. the assistant general manager says the as will start looking at other rosters and possible free agents for a new third baseman. reporting in phoenix with the as, i'm dennis o'donnell, kim, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the sharks are finally back home but coach mcclellan won't be behind the bench tonight. he is still suffering from post- concussion symptoms after being accidentally hit by a stick on sunday. >>> warriors in indian, minus steph curry out with a sprained foot. probably didn't matter. pacers ran them off the court. warriors lost big 102-78. >>> the 49ers took a big step toward keeping their second ranked defense togeth

so now the chance to earn that job goes to josh donaldson. >> i'm 26 years old. i'm not getting any younger. this is my fifth major baseball chance. this is the first one i really feel like hey i have an opportunity here to, you know, make something happen. >> reporter: finally josh donaldson will get a chance to be the as's starting third base man. it might have come sooner for the former first round pick. if not for a decision he made at auburn. >> if i could go back on things maybe in the draft, maybe i might have have stayed a third baseman. but i became a catcher in college because our team needed me to be the catcher. i felt like when i was in college i could have been a premier third baseman if i would have stuck at just nothing but third. it's just one of those things that you go with. >> reporter: he will have to impress early because the assistant manager will start scouting other rosters and free agents for third basemen. reporting with the oakland as in phoenix, i'm dennis o'donnell. let's go back to san francisco. guys? >>> first preseason game is fr

josh donaldson could be the a's starting third baseman. meanwhile, manny ramirez sat down with me.ere's a look at what's coming up tonight on game day. >> what do you think you still have left? >> i still could play, and what i could sit here and tell you that i could play, but i got to go out there and prove it. >> 50-game suspension, is that suspension ending on your birthday? >> i don't know. i haven't checked. i'm just blessed that at least i could stay and stay in the spring and play every day. >> when is your birthday? >> may 30th. >> that's the end of the suspension. >> thanks for telling me. i didn't know! >> reporter: you'll get the whole interview tonight on game day at 11:30. dennis o'donnell, now back to kim. >> thanks, dennis. >>> nascar season kicked off with its super bowl, the daytona 500, but mother nature didn't get the memo. it rained most of the day at daytona for the first time in its 54-year history, and the race has been postponed. danica patrick will make her official sprint cup day beurre tomorrow morning, weather permitting. >>> golf now, rory mcilroy woul

. >> reporter: if sizemore is not able to play, if that is a significant knee injury, josh donaldsonould be the a's starting third baseman. meanwhile, manny ramirez sat down with me. here's a look at what's coming up tonight on game day. >> what do you think you still have left? >> i still can play, and what i could sit here and tell you that i could play, but i've got to go out there and prove it. >> 50-game suspension, is that suspension in on your birthday? >> i don't know. i haven't checked. i'm blessed that at least i could stay and play every day. >> when is your birthday? >> may 30th. >> that's the end of the suspension. >> oh, thanks for telling me, because i didn't know! >> reporter: get the whole interview tonight on game day at 111:30. reporting with the a's in phoenix, i'm dennis o'donnell. let's go back to kim. >>> nascar's season kicked off with its super bowl, the daytona 500, but mother nature didn't get the memo. it rained most of the day at daytona, and for the first time in its 54-year history, the race has been postponed. danica patrick will make her official spri