Detroit Tigers 13 Fla. Southern 1
March 2nd, 2010 Posted in UncategorizedThe wait is over! The gates of Joker Marchant Stadium unlocked and Spring Training is now officially underway. The annual exhibition against Florida Southern is always a fun game. The rain held off and despite hurricane like winds a good time was had by all.
Rather than spoon feed the box scores to you, I thought I would share some useless random observations of mine from todays game.
Random Info
- Third baseman Colin Kaline (grandson of Al Kaline) went 2-3 with a walk for the Mocs.
- Tyler Benzel of Fla. Southern jokingly proceeded to charge the mound after being hit by a pitch from Joel Zumaya in the seventh inning. The little fellow then shook hands with Zumaya as they both laughed it off about half way to the mound.
- Brennan Boesch was forced to leave the game after being hit in the face with a fly ball. He was 2-2 on the day with two runs scored and one error. Seriously, how do you give the guy an error when he gets hit in the face with a fly ball?
- Casper Wells hit a three run home run and looked pretty solid in the outfield. At some point this season, Wells will be called up, hes that good.
- Ryan Strieby went 2-2 with 3RBI and 3 runs scored. The kid is a beast! The only problem I have with this is that they are not letting him play the outfield. I think first base is spoken for for a few years. (note sarcasm) Why not use this spring to try the kid elsewhere on the diamond?
- Brandon Inge did not play…That’s always a good day in my book! In related news I wore my CRINGE t-shirt to the game.
- Cody Satterwhitedid struggle with command early on and his numbers did not look pretty on the day. HOWEVER, keep in mind that he was shut down early last season due to a lingering injury. I would chalk todays performance off as “just one of those days”. He settled down and gave fans a glimpse of who he really is, striking out the final batter leaving the bases loaded.
Alright I will be back in Lakeland Thursday through Monday with more detailed daily reports once Grapefruit League action begins.
*Stay Classy Tiger Nation
One Response to “Detroit Tigers 13 Fla. Southern 1”
By stephen grosberg on Mar 2, 2010
Great Post. Dh is the place for Strieby alternating with Guillen. The Tigers didn’t hire Damon to Dh, unless he hits better than Strieby. Time will tell, Casper Wells will be the first Of up unless Austin Jackson beats him out, not the other way around. If Guillen is not 100%, I’d DL him. If Wells and Strieby perform, they deserve a chance. I love crushers like Strieby vs. LH and RH and all around ball players like Wells. And then there’s Brennan Boesch with Deik Scram and Andy Dirks to back him up. Stay tuned to performance to see who deserves it, by not giving preference to veterans, but giving youth a chance. It’s a great ambition booster for young players to know that they’ll be promoted based on performance, with no prejudice in favor of older veterans. Too bad they signed Damon. They could have saved alot of money while providing an extra space.