C.C. Pitches & Opening Day Gets Closer
I’m
told that at the time of this writing that there are only 4 days and 16
hours left until Opening Day and yes the season starting in Japan is
weird and I don’t like change.
While I was away the Tribe beat both the Yankees and Astros, in spring training games. You have to like how the Tribe went out and roughed up Roy Oswalt today.
Oswalt went 3.2 innings and didn’t record a strike-out in throwing 91
pitches. While he did give-up 5 runs he was only credited 1 earned run.
C.C. posted a 7 inning, 3 run outing while walking none and striking
out six. The next time C.C. pitches is against the White Sox on the
31st. Dellucci has done an OK job after fighting off the ever difficult
spring training sore forearm injury and Jensen Lewis had his first
really bad relief appearance of the spring.
In other Tribe news
we finally have what amounts to the Opening Day roster. The bullpen
spots have gone to Julio and Breslow, who has so far pitched 1 spring
training inning with the Tribe. Mastny was optioned to AAA. Nothing
here should be surprising and as far as I’m concerned the more bullpen
depth the better.
On completely different topic. The DiaTribe
has a lengthy article going into more predictive detail on the Tribes
upcoming season they I could muster even if I was being paid. The title
of “In a Boy’s Dream” says it all. Over at Let’s Go Tribe
their website has been remade and while no asked me, I think its well
done. Finally on this line of thinking I have to mention Terry Pluto’s ode to Spring Training. Call it sappy, but I can’t help but be positive about what lays ahead for us all.
Just
in case you were wondering and judging by the comments you weren’t. The
Tribe have their final game ever at Winter Haven tomorrow against the
Rays. Did you know they dropped the Devil? The final two warm-up games
are against the Braves in Atlanta. I guess at that point they’re called
exhibition games.
Go Tribe!
Go Tribe! 