Cole Hamels threw two scoreless innings today in his first game of spring season, a 9-2 victory over Team Canada. So far, Hamels seems to be OK though he spoke afterwards about having to remember what to do out there. An MLB report, however, talked about Jimmy Rollins' back problem, which, it seems, has been bothering him since the post-season. Uh-oh indeed. Chase Utley is still rehabbing his hip and Pedro Feliz his back. Chad Durbin and Chris Coste both have hamstring issues. Jayson Werth has a sore shoulder. And Brad Lidge is stiff. One big reason teams do not repeat: health.
Here the temperature reached 30 today.
The World Baseball Classic starts tomorrow in Japan. The game between China and Japan will be on TV at 4:30 a.m. Sorry, China, but no contest. Yu Darvish is supposed to start for Japan.
John Mayberry, Jr. continues to mash. Wonder if Greg Golson is also making the most of his change of scenery.
