Heyward turning heads but will Braves learn from 2009 with Jordan Schafer?
Wren: “It’s not how he performs, necessarily, here that’s going to determine whether he’s on this club or not. It’s, if at the end of spring training, collectively, we all feel like it’s the best thing for him and the organization. And if it is, he will. And if we think there’s something to be gained for him to go in the minor leagues, we’ll send him down.”
Miguel Cabrera dealing with his demons but should we forgive?
Persons who desecrate our hallowed pastime receive the unmitigated ire of ardent followers. Persons who imbibe obscene amounts of alcohol with the opposition the night and into the morning before a critical game are asking to be tarred and feathered and then defeathered by a hungry African tiger from the Detroit Zoo.
Matt Antonelli has a blog and writes about his first call up to the big leagues.
Two days before the season ended I was playing a game in Tacoma, Washington when I was called into our manager’s office and told to sit down. I knew that usually when this happens you have either gotten called up or released, and I didn’t think at 23 years old I was getting the “ax”. Our manager told me that I would be flying out the next morning to make my Major League debut in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. I honestly didn’t believe him when he told me. I thought it was actually a joke to see if I was stupid enough to think a guy that just hit .213 in Triple-A would get a call-up. It wasn’t a joke, and I was going up the next day.
Bumgarner deals with tragic death of his sister:
“I wanted to be with my family, of course, but I was anxious to get back to work,” he said. “Because when I’m on the mound, I don’t think about anything else but the game.”
Victor Rojas leaves MLB network for play by play with Angels.
Those spring numbers:
S Rodriguez ph-dh 2 1 1 1 F Martinez lf 3 1 2 1 J Heyward rf 2 1 1 1
