The Opener: A Spaghetti Western

The Good: Everyone in the starting lineup made a contribution (hit, run, or RBI). Some contribute more than others. Franklin Gutierrez was 3-3, 3R, 3RBI, 1BB, and 1HR. 10 runs. That is good.

The Bad: Every pitcher contributed to the Sox scoring. 8 ERs ick.

The Ugly: Victor Martinez pulls up with a bad hamstring. I like Kelly Shoppach, but there is no replacing Victor Martinez.

Oh Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Victor Martinez pulled his hamstring. I was thinking that he could be a MVP candidate this year. Not good news. He walked off the field under his own power. This will probably take 5-10 days. The big worry is that it is an injury that lingers.

UPDATE: The strain is apparently minor and Martinez is day-to-day. Expect Shoppach today.

Roster Set

Don't worry Ben Francisco will be with ttfc . . . at some point in the season. For know here is the 25 man roster:

	63 Rafael Betancourt	R/R	6-2	200	04/29/75
	47 Joe Borowski	R/R	6-2	215	05/04/71
	58 Craig Breslow	L/L	6-0	185	08/08/80
	36 Paul Byrd	R/R	6-1	190	12/03/70
	55 Fausto Carmona	R/R	6-4	230	12/07/83
	44 Jorge Julio	R/R	6-1	225	03/03/79
	30 Masahide Kobayashi	R/R	6-0	195	05/24/74
	31 Cliff Lee	L/L	6-3	190	08/30/78
	50 Jensen Lewis	R/R	6-3	210	05/16/84
	53 Rafael Perez	L/L	6-3	195	05/15/82
	52 C.C. Sabathia	L/L	6-7	290	07/21/80
	37 Jake Westbrook	R/R	6-3	215	09/29/77

	41 Victor Martinez	S/R	6-2	210	12/23/78
	10 Kelly Shoppach	R/R	6-0	220	04/29/80

	1 Casey Blake	R/R	6-2	210	08/23/73
	13 Asdrubal Cabrera	S/R	6-0	170	11/13/85
	7 Jamey Carroll	R/R	5-9	170	02/18/74
	25 Ryan Garko	R/R	6-2	225	01/02/81
	15 Andy Marte	R/R	6-1	205	10/21/83
	2 Jhonny Peralta	R/R	6-1	210	05/28/82

	20 David Dellucci	L/L	5-11	205	10/31/73
	38 Franklin Gutierrez	R/R	6-2	190	02/21/83
	8 Jason Michaels	R/R	6-0	205	05/04/76
	24 Grady Sizemore	L/L	6-2	200	08/02/82

48 Travis Hafner

L/R

6-3

240

06/03/77

ttfc tidbits

-Looks like Brian Barton will be batting in the two hole for the Cardinals on opening day. For those of you hoping to get Barton back, this isn't good news. Still, it is a long season, and the Cards have to keep Barton on the 25 man roster for the whole thing.

-Not a Goodyear for Cincinnati? Looks like Cincinnati's plans to share a spring training complex with ttfc are meeting with some resistance.

-Scott Elarton has been sent to Buffalo. That means that it is either Jorge Julio or Tom Mastny for the final spot.

Save it for the regular season

Jake Westbrook threw 6 perfect innings today against Atlanta. What is also impressive is that he struck out 8. ttfc will be looking to here him interviewed about the outing.

Craig Breslow to replace Aaron Fultz

Breslow is in. Fultz is out. Breslow features a fastball that will top out in the low 90s. He has a good curve and an average change-up.

Whitney returns

The Nats sent their rule 5 pick, Matt Whitney, back to Cleveland. Not sure if he is Akron or Buffalo bound.