HOT CORNER: The eyes of baseball are...

HOT CORNER: The eyes of baseball are riveted not on the green fields of spring training but on New York, where talks to end the player lockout are now said to be reaching a pivotal point (C3). . . . In Anaheim, the Angels are poised to go to their Mesa, Ariz., compound, although “we can’t make any concrete plans until we see when it’s settled,” general manager Mike Port says. . . . Pitcher Mark Langston, he of the five-year, $16-million contract, says he can be ready for the April 3 season opener if camps open this week but adds: “If it goes longer than that, no way.”