Most Spring Training games are a bust. You pay all that money to watch the stars take two at-bats and play maybe four innings in the field. As for the pitchers, if they throw more than an inning and a third you’re lucky. But Friday in Tampa, things were different. The Yankees jumped out to an early lead which led to the one thing that most people in attendance wanted to see: the kids play.
Let’s start with the pitching. Aside from Giovanny Gallegos who gave up two home runs in the ninth inning that made the game appear closer than it really was, the shooters were fantastic.