I struck out the side of the Dutch lineup.....and I liked it!

The mysterious Minotaur

The Dodgers defeated the Brewers today, bring there meaningless spring training record up to 9-6. Kershaw struggled a little bit, and this would be cause for concern if he were not to make a minimum of at least three or (probably) four more starts this spring.

People.....the Dodgers have 22 spring training games remaining! Last year they played a total of 33, this year they play 37. Why have 4 extra games? Well I don't know, but spring training seems absurdly long this year. Pitchers and catchers reported on Valentines Day and Opening Day is April 7.

So yeah....I think concerns about Manny not being ready are a little overblown at this point. Manny walked twice, singled once, and then joked his timing "sucked."

Headline in today's Boston Globe:
MANNY WALKS TO SLOW TO FIRST BASE AFTER 4TH BALL

In the meantime, MSTI has launched a campaign to save the Vincent Chase of utility players, and as usual, it means ragging on Juan Pierre. Given the recent Manny stuff going down in Boston, I want to see Juan Pierre moved to Boston to test whether the Red Sox will love him for some bizarre reason. It could happen: remember how much Red Sox fans are totally in love with Dave Roberts for that steal.

How could Davey Johnson lead such a talented team to underachieving? Oh wait...

Also.....Jake Peavy is a traitor. 14.40 against Canada and Puerto Rico? At least he won't be giving up 18 hits to the Dutch tomorrow when America is uncerimoniously eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. Trust me people, it's happening because these players just don't care.

So I say that next time we replace the baseball players with American lady pop stars. I'm so-so on Katy Perry's music, but I'm pretty damn sure she could shut down the Dutch lineup better than Peavy could.

Katy Perry: 4.1 IP, 3 H, BB, ER, 4 K
Jake Peavy: 2IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 ER, 2 K

BIGGEST UPSET SINCE THE ANGLO-DUTCH WAR!!!

Party Like It’s 1665!

Cause the Dutch have become a world power yet again! Somehow a lineup featuring David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Robinson Cano, Miguel Tejada, and Jose Reyes was shut down by well, basically a Single A team at best. Looking at the box score, it’s obvious that the Dutch took advantage when they could getting 7 baserunners to the D.R.’s 14, but hitting them in when it counted. I’m sure Amsterdam will be rocking tonight!

Really this is probably a good thing for the World Baseball Classic because it shows that teams we all thought would suck (like the Netherlands) turn out to be good, so next time around every single major leaguer with any pride in the Dominican Republic will play for them, thus increasing the star power.