3/16 Spring Notes
A New First Baseman – Mike Lowell, having recently returned from an injury, was playing a position he has not one played in a MLB regular season game: 1B. From what I could tell, there didn’t seem to be very much awkwardness for him at the position.
Big Day for DH – After going 1-21 in the first two weeks of spring training, David Ortiz had an impressive 2 for 2 game, including a bomb over the right field fence on a 3-1 pitch. Ortiz is confident he’ll see an improvement over 2009.
WTF is That? – If you’ve never heard of a “cavernous malformation of the brain” before, chances are you expected the worst after reading that Red Sox top prospect Ryan Westmoreland was diagnosed with one. Here’s a nice thorough write-up on the condition, including the risks and probable recovery period, from Ryan’s hometown paper. The surgery will happen today in Phoenix.
No Gyroballs Yet – Daisuke Matsuzaka’s bullpen session was once again pushed back to today (tentatively). It’s becoming increasingly more likely that you will see Tim Wakefield in the rotation to begin the year.
Travel Tip - If you’re in southwest Florida, do be sure to avoid any “Italian restaurants” they may have down there. Especially if they plan on closing in 45 minutes. One in particular basically incapacitated me for 24 hours. Be smart…stick to grouper.
I can’t help but notice that you were mildly intoxicated when you attempted to write this.
At 9:30 AM, sadly no…but the poor editing could probably be attributed to the lingering effects from the aforementioned food poisoning.