2009 Spring Training Begins…

Cleveland 2 Detroit 9 (Box) Jeremy Sowers served up at least four pitches over the heart of the plate, and two of them went for homers as the Tribe got pounded by the Tigers. Literally taking Sabathia's place in the rotation, Sowers made way too many mistakes in the strike zone. He simply doesn't have the velocity to make those types of errors. If you are looking for a bright side…well he didn't walk anyone. Reliever Brian Slocum gave up two solo homers himself in his second appearance of the year. What was probably most disturbing is that the Indians managed only 2 hits in the game. Both of them came in the first inning when Casey Blake doubled and Peralta followed with a home run. Speaking of Casey Blake, he was at third base for the game. Were you surprised not to see Andy Marte out there again? Many fans and some media have said let Marte play the rest of the year and see if the kid has anything. He did play the Minnesota series, and so I was half expecting him...