Off Day Notes: Colon Making Noise in Pawtucket

By , 4/4/2008 9:13 am

So it begins. Game 1 of 836 against the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008, this one at the Rogers Centre/SkyDome.

In the world of stadiums, the SkyDome is an odd bird. Can anyone think of another sports venue that has seen its image drop from “state of the art” to “festering mound of feces” in a span of roughly 10 years? I suppose it was an interesting novelty when it was first built:

“Wow, a hotel in the stadium! Look, there’s a naked chick in the window! The Blue Jays are baseball’s best team! Kelly Gruber’s power knows no bounds! Juan Guzman is the next Marichal. This is great!”

15 years and several Raul Mondesi type players later, the SkyDome is baseball’s puss-filled cyst: too expensive and painful to remove. Perhaps a playoff contending season will vault the once proud dome to popularity level near that of the storied 1990′s. Perhaps Candlebox will release another platinum record…

Anyway, let’s take a gander at an interesting development from The Land of Coffee Milk and Vinegar French Fries.

Bartolo Colon, the story of spring training with his resurgence of low 90′s heat, spun a gem in Pawtucket yesterday, pitching 5 innings of 1-hit ball against Indianapolis in the AAA opener. Colon struck out 5 and walked 1 on his way to the victory. Pawtucket’s bullpen, most notably Craig Hansen (2 IP, 3 K), complimented Colon by finishing off the 1-hit shutout of Indy.

Let’s face it, the Red Sox starting rotation isn’t quite as bulletproof as we thought 3 months ago. If Colon can provide above league average innings at the MLB level, it would be a huge boost to the team’s hopes of adding another brick to a possible dynasty.

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2 Responses to “Off Day Notes: Colon Making Noise in Pawtucket”

  1. Mo Morrissey says:
    4/4/2008 at 12:46 pm

    The Rogers Centre (nee: SkyDome) – it wasn’t even “THE SkyDome”, just SkyDome! What a piece of Turkey Dump. You’re right…I just can’t think of another stadium that has fallen so quickly. I guess CellOne/The New Comisky, but that was never considered to be a state of the art…just built a little too soon.

    I think it would be great if Colon can cobble together a decent season.

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