No, I'm not giving him a break. There's no excuse for acting like a prick.

 

b****ing in a spring training game with a 13-run lead, taking his helmet off before getting to home plate on home runs. These are dick moves, and they need to stop.

 

I still fail to see how it's a dick move. I mean, if a player were to jog back to the dugout with his mitt on his head after each inning, I wouldn't call him a dick just because it is weird and not done by other players. It's just simply that, weird.

6 innings for Danks. 1 run.

 

Retired 11 straight batters.

 

And Ranger announcing that Jake is feeling better today and wants to make his start tomorrow.

I don't know if anyone just watched Milledge's last AB, but he's really an ass. 13-run lead, and he's pissed about a call. Strikes out, and tosses his equipment. He really is an immature player. He's not good enough to act like that. Just my 2 cents.

I noticed that. Wasn't impressed. But it is definitely linked to performance. Peavy yells and struts around the mound all the time, but he gets a pass because he's legit. Remember Ozzie saying how Peavy annoyed him in past Spring Training games before he joined the Sox? That's just how some guys operate. If Milledge can channel that competitiveness/cockiness the way Peavy has, consider it a good thing. He didn't look good on that particular strikeout though.

Wow, Milledge just got robbed of a single on a sweet dive up the middle by the 2nd baseman, and then a crazy scoop by the 1B with the ball bouncing at his face. Solid play.

Phil Humberger in to pitch.

I find it to be showing off. There's no good reason to be rounding the bases, and then consistently taking off your helmet coming down the 3rd base line. I read somewhere the catcher didn't appreciate it the other day, and said something. Again, just keep the helmet on, cross home plate, and go to the dugout. It's not that difficult.

 

I still fail to see how it's a dick move. I mean, if a player were to jog back to the dugout with his mitt on his head after each inning, I wouldn't call him a dick just because it is weird and not done by other players. It's just simply that, weird.

Melty drop an F-bomb?

Phil with a 1-2-3 inning, but Beckham drops a pop-up. Strikes out the next batter.

 

Threw about 15 pitches, 12 for strikes.

I find it to be showing off. There's no good reason to be rounding the bases, and then consistently taking off your helmet coming down the 3rd base line. I read somewhere the catcher didn't appreciate it the other day, and said something. Again, just keep the helmet on, cross home plate, and go to the dugout. It's not that difficult.

 

To each his own I guess.

For the 2nd time this spring that I've seen, Beckham pops a pitch up and shakes his hand in pain. Then went into the dugout and faked throwing his helmet into the dugout.

It's such a nice thing when the ball is hit to Morel. You know the throw is going to be on the money. Teahen...hold your breath, and hope.

 

Humber dealing. In my opinion, the 25-man roster is set...barring a trade/injury.

Humber with a quick 1-2-3, 6 pitch inning, all 6 pitches for strikes.

 

Humber has retired all 7 batters he has faced, and has thrown about 21 pitches, 18 for strikes.

Beautiful swing for Flowers. 2-run homer. That was something.

Flowers absolutely MURDERED that pitch.

Damn, I turn away from the game to watch some Panda Cheese commercials, and I miss the HR.

 

Humber doesn't have great control his curveball right now, but that sucker moves a TON. Just got a strikeout on a curve that probably hit the plate.

 

Retired all 8 batters now.

Humber...lock

 

Milledge...lock

 

If Peavy is ok, this roster is set.

Humber walks Carter on a 3-2 count, and then quickly induces a game ending double play.

 

3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.

 

Faced the minimum if you don't count Beckham's error.