The Tigers are currently knotted up at 6 apiece in the 8th with the Braves right now, as I'm able to watch the game on MLB.tv today. Jeremy Bonderman took the mound, giving up three earned runs in four innings pitched. While the numbers for Bondo don't sound too great, the announcers kept mentioning that he was experimenting with his changeup and it looked good. That might be a promising sign. At the plate, Gary Sheffield hit an absolute bomb in the fifth after a Curtis Granderson triple and Placido Polanco single. Magglio Ordonez followed with a single in their three-run fifth and went 3-3 on the day.
Yesterday, the Tigers did hold on for an 11-4 victory over the Houston Astros behind five strong innings from Kenny Rogers and two home runs from Pudge Rodriguez. I had more on this game in yesterday's Daily Roar. Here's the Free Press roundup as well.
The Detroit Tigers Weblog wonders if Pudge can improve from last year in his old age. It seems that patience has to be the biggest key to his spring heat.
Lynn Henning of the Detroit News has a solid article on who is likely to make the final Big League squad. The remaining unsettled positions are backup catcher and, obviously, the bullpen. Doug Mirabelli was released by the Red Sox today, I wonder if he could be our backup catcher? We'll see if Leyland thinks Dane Sardinha is ready to fill that role.
Bless You Boys takes a stronger look at the Mirabelli possibility.
I mentioned this yesterday, but here's the Free Press' take on Fernando Rodney not being ready for the start of the season. And here's the Detroit News version.
Video of the Day: Continuing with Lynn Henning's great Spring Training Tigers series, here's the preview of newcomer Edgar Renteria:
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