Meaningless.
Ten gossamer thoughts:
1. The brain trust touted the works of Luis Gil and Cade Winquest, the Rule 5 pickup, but neither managed a scoreless outing against a lineup of farm show tool bits. The bar is low.
2. Nobody pitched lights out. Even Tim Hill gave up two hits, and Brendon Beck, punctuating the loss, was kicked around quite handily.
3. Jose Caballero homered. Go figure. Last year, he slugged five. He turns 30 in August. SS is his for the taking. It's now or never.
4. Finishing at SS was 25-year-old Jonathan Ornelas, who kicked around last year between Texas and Atlanta. In a 32-game MLB career, he's hit .208.
5. Neither Spencer Jones nor The Martian played. No prob. Game didn't matter. Still, we gotta see what they can do. To sit them is to punch their tickets to Scranton.
6. OF Kenedy Corona, 25, is the early front runner for the James P. Dawson Best Rookie in Yankee Camp award, the most overlooked award in the history of sports. In his first game, Corona's diving catch quashed a rally. Yesterday, he homered. He could win a watch.
7. Mets played Benge, Bae, Suero, Arroyo, Reimer, Clifford, Schwartz... who are these people?
8. In early January, John Sterling had a heart attack. It's been at least six weeks. Why was the world not notified? (And best wishes for a full recovery.)
9. Can't help but feel sorry for the Canadian hockey team. The U.S. has alternatives - Super Bowl, pro wrestling, game shows, Hollywood awards... Canada has hockey.
10. Today, under two feet of snow, we are all Canadians.
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I have been led to understand from a reliable source that the Chinese are going to eliminate hockey from Canada.
There's a video making the rounds of George Springer in a Team USA hockey jersey, fists aloft, hollering "Let's Go! We did it, baby!" as he walks into the clubhouse under a big sign that says "Toronto Blue Jays".
I'd rather see a Springer Spaniel than a George Springer.
There's some carping about the hockey finals and the 3-man and 3-woman OT setup, which some say doomed Canada in both instances. I think it's like the short porch at Yankee Stadium: it's the same for both teams, you both get the same rules, and as long as both teams are treated equally, there's no carping allowed.
However, whether or not it's real hockey is another story. Kind of like the Manfred Man, which is not real baseball.
The meaningless games of Spring feel especially meaningless when the entire roster of position players is the same as last year. We know the minor leaguers--and maybe the Martian, too--are going nowhere, the roster and the lineup is set, and this is just to help guys warm up for the season.
Snore.
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