The Cleveland Indians demonstrated the kind of innovative maneuver that will be required to defeat the Phillies this season when their 1B hit a foul ball off a pipe in the Phillies dugout. The pipe burst, showering the Phillies with water, and forcing an evacuation of the dugout for a short period.
However, this was insufficient to get the Phillies off their game, as they rode HRs by Ryan Howard and Abraham Nunez to a 6-5 victory. Hopefully, Nunez' .417 Spring avg. has increased his trade value to 2 dozen baseballs. I would make the deal for 1 dozen.
(Note: The "official" box score may indicate that Cleveland won 7-6 with 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but I have decided not to count blown saves and/or miscellaneous badness by Phillies who I do not project to make the major league club. By my calculation, the Phillies are now 8-0 in the Spring.)
The Sox split their squad, beating Toronto 3-2, and losing to Minnesota 1-0. The win over the Blue Jays featured a game-winning single in the bottom of the 9th by Jeff Bailey, and Joel Pineiro reducing his ERA to 8.31 with a scoreless 5th inning. Julian Tavarez also pitched well, allowing 1 H and 0 ER over 1.2 IP. In the loss to Toronto, Schilling pitched well, allowing 2 H and 1 ER over 4 IP. The Sox, with Kason Gabbard and Craig Hansen slated to pitch, face King Cole Hamels and the Phillies on Friday, in another 2007 World Series preview.
In Curt Schilling news, the laconic veteran is finally beginning to escape his extreme introversion with a foray into the blogosphere. He has started a blog, and while his 1st post was only 1858 words, it was a good 1st step in coming out of his shell. I look forward to learning his views, and finding out about his business interests outside of baseball.
(TREMENDOUS tribute to John Vukovich by Curt today. Well done, Curt!)
Tom Brady may have another kid on the way. But that's his own damn business. I'm all about the stats. Hopefully, this won't dominate Pats news because I'd rather read about Wes Welker.
On Dateline last night, NBC Security Consultant Bill Stanton managed to steal cars (by breaking windows with big rocks!) and rob houses in broad daylight, as people (mostly) watched. Yikes. Next time I see somebody smashing a car window with a big rock, I'm definitely calling the cops. Then I'll be looking for hidden cameras.
Finally, Obi-Wan's cloak sold for $104,000 in an auction on Tuesday. If Kenobi's cloak can go for that much, I'm guessing Papelbon's cloak would sell for upwards of a gazillion dollars.
The Force is strong in young Starter Boy...
However, this was insufficient to get the Phillies off their game, as they rode HRs by Ryan Howard and Abraham Nunez to a 6-5 victory. Hopefully, Nunez' .417 Spring avg. has increased his trade value to 2 dozen baseballs. I would make the deal for 1 dozen.
(Note: The "official" box score may indicate that Cleveland won 7-6 with 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but I have decided not to count blown saves and/or miscellaneous badness by Phillies who I do not project to make the major league club. By my calculation, the Phillies are now 8-0 in the Spring.)
The Sox split their squad, beating Toronto 3-2, and losing to Minnesota 1-0. The win over the Blue Jays featured a game-winning single in the bottom of the 9th by Jeff Bailey, and Joel Pineiro reducing his ERA to 8.31 with a scoreless 5th inning. Julian Tavarez also pitched well, allowing 1 H and 0 ER over 1.2 IP. In the loss to Toronto, Schilling pitched well, allowing 2 H and 1 ER over 4 IP. The Sox, with Kason Gabbard and Craig Hansen slated to pitch, face King Cole Hamels and the Phillies on Friday, in another 2007 World Series preview.
In Curt Schilling news, the laconic veteran is finally beginning to escape his extreme introversion with a foray into the blogosphere. He has started a blog, and while his 1st post was only 1858 words, it was a good 1st step in coming out of his shell. I look forward to learning his views, and finding out about his business interests outside of baseball.
(TREMENDOUS tribute to John Vukovich by Curt today. Well done, Curt!)
Tom Brady may have another kid on the way. But that's his own damn business. I'm all about the stats. Hopefully, this won't dominate Pats news because I'd rather read about Wes Welker.
On Dateline last night, NBC Security Consultant Bill Stanton managed to steal cars (by breaking windows with big rocks!) and rob houses in broad daylight, as people (mostly) watched. Yikes. Next time I see somebody smashing a car window with a big rock, I'm definitely calling the cops. Then I'll be looking for hidden cameras.
Finally, Obi-Wan's cloak sold for $104,000 in an auction on Tuesday. If Kenobi's cloak can go for that much, I'm guessing Papelbon's cloak would sell for upwards of a gazillion dollars.
The Force is strong in young Starter Boy...
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