Thursday and Indians still undeated (sort of).....

Well a 5-5 10 inning tie is not a loss! We went to Camelback Ranch in Glendale which is the Spring Training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox. This is the most impressive baseball facility I have seen as it is landscaped in tiers with each team having their seven fields and some wonderful fan access. No matter what field we were at we stood with players. Brenda got ball autographs from Don Mattingly, the obvious replacement to Joe Torre in a year, Chad Billingsley from Defiance, and Harold Baines of the White Sox coaching staff. We had numerous photo opps with about any player you wanted. Ran into Mr. Siegler and his grandson Josh Siegler from Pandora and took some photos of him with his favorite player Chad Billingsley.

The White Sox and Dodgers command a different level of respect and their facility reflects this respect as the owners and planners have gone above and beyond to make this a classy place.

Tim's tips from Thursday....
-As much as I dislike Ozzie Guillen, he is the largest attraction in camp as he draws a crowd no matter who is around. I still dislike him though......
-Freddy Garcia is attempting a comeback and appears to have nothing left in his arm.

-Omar is with the White Sox but he was nowhere insight today as he is singing at a club in Scottsdale this evening. He has some artwork on display in the area as well as performing.

-Too many teams have former Indians being successful...Casey Blake,the fruitcake Manny Ramirez and  Jamey Carroll with the Dodgers, Omar Vizquel with the White Sox, Brandon Phillips with the Reds, and on and on and on.
-The Indian catchers still stand out as they threw two more runners out today.

-Reliever Jess Todd could not have gotten my grandsons out today as he gave up a 4-2 lead in about 18 pitches.

-The Indians line up today resembled the Columbus Clippers, so being an optimist I consider this one a victory.

-It was painful to take photos of my beloved wife posing with the likes of Alexei Ramiriez, Harold Baines, Carlos Quentin and the rest. I will see those Sox in my sleep!

-Chris Perez is one large pitcher with an even larger fastball....he looks like a nice 8th inning flame thrower.

-Jensen Lewis looks very sharp and finally appears to realize that he can actually be a big league pitcher and not just up for a one week trial period. He looks confident instead of awestruck by the other players.

-Austin Kearns was even slower today than he was yesterday....change the diet Austin.

-If attending a half mile race between Austin Kearns and Shelly Duncan, bring a sleeping bag and money for breakfast because it will be a while.

-Hector Rondon is quietly moving up on the depth chart and in a month I think could be a surprise.

Game in Goodyear Friday with the Angels.....