About Granderson
Somebody asked about Granderson and his start at the plate this spring. Leyland said after the game today that he believes part of the struggles were from not playing him regularly the first week or so of games. That was by Leyland's design as a way to keep him from using too much energy this spring before the season even begins.
"I think in the long run, it'll pay off," Leyland said.
Look for him to get a good share of the at-bats in center field from here on out. And he did have a good-looking hit down the right-field line for a triple today.
A smart move by Leyland.
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GK, I can address, if not completely answer, your questions about Grandy and Bondo.
To my recollection, Curtis did indeed get the triple off a lefty. He got around on one and drove a hard grounder past first and into the RF corner, one of his classic triples. It appears he can run from home around to third quicker than I could run directly from home to third. :-)
As Jason's game story described, Bonderman had no control over his fastball. His slower stuff he did fine with, making some good pitches. From my vantage point, I must admit I couldn't tell the difference between the slider and changeup. If that was true of the hitters, Bondo would win 25 games. :-)
Anyone living in Virginia (David?) has an opportunity to see the Yankees play Virginia Tech next Tuesday in Blacksburg. It's a donation game for those shootings last April. Down here, since it's a split squad game for them, I doubt I'll see many name players tomorrow when the Yankees visit. Perhaps we should visit Gatorland instead. :-)
--Rich
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I saw the following article on Chris Shelton, thought you all would be interested in it..
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7910802/Chris-Shelton-would-like-to-be-known-for-more-than-one-incredible-month
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