Digital First Media, the ultimate parent company of The Oakland Press, will have its nationwide MLB season preview live chat on Thursday, March 28, starting at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

I'm scheduled to lead off the festivities. (Our DFM online guru called me the leadoff man — so I guess my role is to take pitches, and work the count, and hopefully get on base.)

The rest of the lineup will likely include such luminaries as:
• 12:50 p.m.: Dennis Deitch, Delco Times (Phillies)
• 1:10 p.m. Jim Ingraham, News-Herald (Indians)
• 1:30 p.m.: Mike Berardino, St. Paul (Twins)
• 2:15 p.m.: Troy Renck and/or Patrick Saunders, Denver Post (Rockies)
• 2:30 p.m.: Mike Wollschlager, Fantasy Baseball
• 2:45 p.m.: J.P. Hoornstra AND Clay Fowler, LANG (Halos/Dodgers)
• 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.: John Hickey AND Alex Pavolvic, BANG (A’s/Giants)

Have your questions ready for me, or stick around and bounce ideas off any of our writers. We'll be doing these weekly (most likely on Tuesdays), like we do for the NHL.