The Short Road

..that is spring training has begun.

Actually, it began on wednesday. And yesterday was a split-squad game.

None of these games have not had much to report. I didn't see them, so about all I can do is rehash the box score.

Newcomer Rob Mackowiak has 3 hits. Yesterday, some pitcher I never heard of - Almanza - got shelled for 4 ER in just 1/3 of an inning. Such is spring training. Vazquez made his Sox debut, striking out 3 in 3 scoreless innings. Yesterday, knuckleballer Charlie Haeger stuck out 2 in one inning of work, also giving up 3 unearned runs (still haven't figured out how that happened). Ozuna had a hit, Fields had 2 hits, including a double and a homer. Freddy Garcia gave up 2 ER in 3 IP. If Bajenaru wants to come north with this tem, he's going to have to do better than giving up 4 ER in one inning of relief work. Sheesh!

The Sox are supposedly in talks with ex-Dodger fireballer Hideo Nomo. I'm not sure why.