No Yankees or Phillies players opted for free agency today after the World Series, but on the first day that players could do so as part of Article XX B (2) of the Basic Agreement,  79 other players did, including Matt Holiday of the St. Louis Cardinals, John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem, Carlos Delgado of the Mets, and Andrian Beltre of the Mariners. Below is a complete listing of the players that filed on the first day. PLAYER TEAM POSITION Anderson, Garret AT OF Gonzalez, Mike AT RP LaRoche, Adam AT 1B Norton, Greg AT 1B/OF Davis, Doug AZ SP Tracy, Chad AZ 1B Baez, Danys BA RP Hendrickson, Mark BA SP/RP Moeller, Chad BA C Mora, Melvin BA 3B Baldelli, Rocco BO OF Bay, Jay BO OF Wagner, Billy BO RP Harden, Rich CC SP Johnson, Reed CC OF Carroll, Jamey CL 2B/3B/0F Ohka, Tomokazu CL SP/RP Giambi, Jason CO 1B Marquis, Jason CO SP Castro, Ramon CWS C Podsednik, Scott CWS OF Everett, Adam DE SS Huff, Aubrey DE 1B/3B Polanco, Placido DE 2B Rodney, Fernando DE RP Washburn, Jarrod DE SP Donnelly, Brendan FL RP Gload, Ross FL 1B/OF Erstad, Darin HO 1B/OF Hampton, Mike HO SP Michaels, Jason HO OF Wright, Jamey KC RP Lackey, John LAA SP Oliver, Darren LAA RP Quinlan, Robb LAA 1B/3B/OF Belliard, Ron LAD 2B Garland, Jon LAD SP Hudson, Orlando LAD 2B Mientkiewicz, Doug LAD 1B Milton, Eric LAD SP Wolf, Randy LAD SP Cameron, Michael MI OF Catalanotto, Frank MI OF Kendall, Jason MI C Lopez, Felipe MI 2B/3B/SS/OF Patterson, Corey MI OF Crede, Joe MN 3B Mahay, Ron MN RP Redmond, Mike MN C Delgado, Carlos NYM 1B Schneider, Brian NYM C Crosby, Bobby OA SS Duchscherer, Justin OA SP Garciaparra, Nomar OA 1B Kennedy, Adam OA 2B Blanco, Henry SD C Giles, Brian SD OF Beltre, Adrian SE 3B Sweeney, Mike SE 1B/DH Howry, Bob SF RP Penny, Brad SF SP Uribe, Juan SF 2B/3B/SS Winn, Randy SF OF Ankiel, Rick SL OF De Rosa Mark SL 3B Glaus, Troy SL 3B Greene, Khalil SL SS/3B Holliday, Matt SL OF LaRue, Jason SL C Smoltz, John SL SP Percival, Troy TB RP Benoit, Joaquin TE RP Blalock, Hank TE 3B Byrd, Marlon TE OF Guardado, Eddie TE RP Rodriguez, Ivan TE C Millar, Kevin TO OF Bard, Josh WA C Hernandez, Livan WA SP Source: MLBPA OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK (THE BIZ OF FOOTBALL) Does the NFL Salary Cap Still Work? Browns Fire GM George Kokinis After 1-7 Start UFL Failing to Dazzle at the Turnstiles DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell to Testify Regarding "StarCaps" Case Buccaneers Fire Back After Report That Team May Be Up For Sale (THE BIZ OF HOCKEY) Panel Installs Mike Ouellet As Acting Executive Director of NHLPA Ian Penny Steps Down as Interim Exec. Director of NHLPA NBCU & VERSUS: An Alternative to ESPN? (THE BIZ OF BASKETBALL) Rajon Rondo Reached 5-Year, $55M Extension with Celtics NBA.TV Adds Brent Barry to On-Air Talent Roster (SPORTS BASH) 5,855 You Twit: NBA Players Make MLB Look Anti-Social The Joy of Six When Is Shane Victorino Going to Show You the Finger? George W. Has to Go to Japan To Play Baseball NFL, MLB Tell States to Get Off Their Lawn When it Comes to Drug Policies Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network. Don't forget to register and log in on The Biz of Baseball site to get updates via your in-box, and see information only logged in members can see. Follow Maury Brown on Twitter Follow The Biz of Baseball on Twitter Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook