Saturday, March 11, 2006

Bucs and Sox

I saw some, but not all, of today's televised spring training game with the Red Sox. Vogelsong was his typical self, struggling with the strike zone and giving up some pretty solid hits in the first two innings, but managed to bounce back for a decent third. Jim Tracy was not pleased. Still, it was against a Red Sox lineup not featuring the likes of David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, or even Coco Crisp. The way the Pirates hitters bounced back against Schilling to score the four runs back in the fourth was nice to see, and Casey hit some balls very hard. Freddy Sanchez also ripped a key double. Jack Wilson did not look hulking or even excessively large in his first TV appearence of the spring. That's about all I got out of today's game, tomorrow Zach Duke looks to reign in that two seamer before the opener against the Devil? Rays at McKechnie