Wahoo Review: Opening Day

Wow, what an opener we experienced yesterday! It was definitely not pretty for either side. It looked just how you would think a game would be as teams come out of Spring Training. Pitchers missing spots, defensive lapses and some bad at-bats by both sides. Even the Umpires were not up to par. I'll admit it, even though I am a Tribe fan, the home plate umpire missed the play at home with Crede sliding in. Though, I find it hard to argue that Cabrera didn't interfere at second as he grabbed Peralta's legs and forced him to not throw. Starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and C.C. Sabathia were not in mid-season form. Buehrle was rocked for seven runs in the second inning before he could escape. Nick Masset, the hero of the day for the Sox, came in and was aided by the adventurous legs of Victor Martinez to get out of the inning. I loved the agreesiveness of Victor, but he should not have been running. He is the slowest runner on the team and for two years in a row now, he has injured his leg while ... [link]