Dave Pinto at Baseball Musings has the scoop on the MLB/DirecTV deal.
I’d try to sum it up for you, but I’m confused as all holy hell.
Today’s boxscore
Notable:
- Moose gave up four hits and two runs in three innings, striking out one, giving up a homer, and walking none. I wish I could have seen the game to see how his fastball looked.
- Jose Tabata: 2 for 2 with a pair of singles.
- Reese: 2 for 4, RBI. I think he wants a non-existent spot on the team.
- Sardinha: 3 for 5, RBI. If said spot existed, I’d give it to Sardinha.
- Giambi: 1 for 3 with a tater. It was off Hudson, so it’s not like he hit it off a scrub.
- DeSalvo: 2 IP, 0 ER. He walked two and gave up two hits without striking out any. That worries me.
- Bean: 2 IP, 0 ER. No walks, two strikeouts. Here goes another year of complaining when he’s passed over for promotion.
- Basak: 2 for 2. Mike, who the hell is this guy?
And please, no ice with that
The Superfreak took a nice little pounding in his first ST inning. I think he’s just an absolutely fascinating pitcher, and the Roy Oswalt comp is probably the most accurate comp I’ve ever heard regarding any player, ever.
Schilling, unplugged
Never one to keep his mouth shut, Curt Schilling now has a blog. With comments. Go nuts. Just don’t tell him we sent you.
Hat tip to Petey.
I missed 2 states, but they don’t have any baseball teams…
…so it’s okay. Feel free to post your results in the comments section.
(hat tip to DA Humber, whose blog you should be reading daily)
Top young outfielders
There’s a great feature at the great site Project Prospect about the top outfielders in the game under the age of 25, in which they noted this little tidbit about Melky:
So why the sudden ascension? Strike zone control. Cabrera walked 56 times while only striking out 59 in 460 at-bats. He nearly K’d twice for every walk in the minors.
Great stuff, never realized that about El Leche. (yes Tabata is on the list too…)
Igawa debut on TV
For those of you watching at home (or the office), Kei Igawa’s Spring Training debut is about to begin. You can catch Igawa vs. the AL Champion Tigers on the YES Network or at MLB.tv.
Update by JP: Eh. Per Pete Abraham: one full inning, one batter into the second. Three strikeouts (two swinging), three walks, two hits, two runs, 40 pitches, 20 strikes. Could be worse, for certain. The interesting part will be seeing how he improves next time out.