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| Cincinnati P Armando Galarraga |
I'll never forget where I was the night Armando Galarraga got robbed of his perfect game on June 2, 2010. We were getting ready to kick off our weekly poker game in my living room when we saw Jim Joyce blow a call at first base that kept Galarraga from throwing the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history.
Since then, you haven't heard much from Galarraga.
He has bounced around quite a bit, as other than that night in Detroit, his career had been a little bit of a disappointment. But with one single blown call, I immediately became interested in his career.
Since 2010 (his last season in Detroit), he has been seen in Toledo and Reno in Triple-A, and Arizona and Houston in the major leagues. He started 8 games for the Diamondbacks in 2011 and 5 games for Houston in 2012. Now he's in Cincinnati trying to make the club, and while he is a long shot, I'm pulling for Galarraga to get it done.
He won his first start on Monday, pitching two innings, allowing a hit and striking out two Milwaukee Brewers. He only needed 11 pitches (all strikes) to work the two innings. He's definitely a guy I'll mention again this spring.
Scores from Monday in the Cactus League:
Seattle 9, L.A. Angels 8
Kansas City 16, Arizona 4
Chicago White Sox 9, San Francisco 9 (F/9)
L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Cleveland 14, Oakland 10
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee (SS) 2
San Diego 7, Milwaukee (SS) 1
No surprise to me, Cleveland and Kansas City are continuing to pour the offense on their opposition this spring. And yes I know, it won't translate to a lot of regular season success I'm sure, but I'm telling you, watch out for Cleveland in 2013. Terry Francona is a winner. And he has brought other successful guys into the fold. Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Ryan Raburn and Jason Giambi have all been parts of winning teams. And those guys mixed in with some of their younger talent makes them an under the radar Wild Card contender. If they get any pitching, they could be a contender. I know, it sounds crazy, but it could happen.
The other Ohio team got a boost on Monday as well, with Joey Votto banging out his first home run of the spring. And even though the Cubs lost to the Dodgers, they got three homers as well, including one from Nate Schierholtz, who is being counted on to start in right field when the season opens.
Kansas City 16, Arizona 4
Chicago White Sox 9, San Francisco 9 (F/9)
L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Cleveland 14, Oakland 10
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee (SS) 2
San Diego 7, Milwaukee (SS) 1
No surprise to me, Cleveland and Kansas City are continuing to pour the offense on their opposition this spring. And yes I know, it won't translate to a lot of regular season success I'm sure, but I'm telling you, watch out for Cleveland in 2013. Terry Francona is a winner. And he has brought other successful guys into the fold. Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Ryan Raburn and Jason Giambi have all been parts of winning teams. And those guys mixed in with some of their younger talent makes them an under the radar Wild Card contender. If they get any pitching, they could be a contender. I know, it sounds crazy, but it could happen.
The other Ohio team got a boost on Monday as well, with Joey Votto banging out his first home run of the spring. And even though the Cubs lost to the Dodgers, they got three homers as well, including one from Nate Schierholtz, who is being counted on to start in right field when the season opens.
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