12th
March
2008
Sweeping Ohio
posted in 2008 Spring Training |The Tigers played a split-squad game with Ohio and swept both teams.
The highlights:
- Dontrelle Willis got the win in a 5-4 victory over Cincy, but his pitch count came before his inning limit, unfortunately. Willis struggled with control and walked four batters in 2-1/3 innings. He struck out three.
- David Laurila of Baseball Prospectus was at the game and got Willis’ thoughts on a few different topics.
- On the other hand, Jason Grilli pitched a few scoreless innings and Bobby Seay did OK. Statwise anyway. Make what you wish of spring stats. Grain of salt and all that I recommend, but since it’s baseball and if we’re not actually there, we always want to make more out of everything I guess.
- Anyway, Miguel Cabrera had some hits and feels better about that. I was never really worried but I suppose he wasn’t either.
- 2B Scott Sizemore seems to be making the most of his time around the major league club. But Carlos Guillen and Pudge Rodriguez each hit their fourth homers of spring.
- (Is spring training over yet? 2.5 more week? oh geez.)
- So the other Tigers also beat the Indians in extra innings.
- Yorman Bazardo started for the Tigers, and other than when he faced Grady Sizemore (2 HR!) I guess he fared well enough: 3 hits, 1 walk in 3 innings. 1 K. Remember he’s trying to make the Tigers bullpen even though they’re starting him in these games
- Denny Bautista continues to have a good spring. He struck out four in two innings and has yet to allow a run.
- In other news, Todd Jones threw on the side. His arm strength (hold the jokes) isn’t up to par, the News article says. Much as most folks are afraid of Todd Jones, not having Todd Jones is an even more frightening thought. And that’s pretty scary!
- Seriously, the real games can’t begin soon enough from this blogger’s point of view.
