So Adam Eaton pitched his first spring training game yesterday, against the Yankees, and in the first inning gave up a three-run homer to Shelley Duncan and threw way too many pitches. OK, it was the first game of spring training but all in all too much of a flashback to Eaton 2007. Please snap out of it, Adam! Eaton's outing seemed to set the tone for the pitching day, which was lame. And the offense followed suit. I watched a couple of innings on TV while outside here snow was blowing horizontally across the windows.
Eaton, quoted in this morning's Philadelphia Inquirer: "I'm getting paid extremely handsomely, probably more than I'm worth." Ah, self-effacement.
Cole Hamels didn't look much better today vs. the Yanks. And the sloppy play on the field yesterday and today was pretty irritating, with guys were getting picked off, missing the cut-off man, and in general making mental mistakes. Yeah, yeah, it's only the start of spring training.
Bright spot in today's game, again: Carlos Carrasco, who came in to pitch 3 scoreless innings. So far the kid is looking good.
