Watching today’s game was like seeing two young rams face off against one another on the middle of a frozen pond. Both teams put a sloppy showing together, though the end result was a well-earned 7-7 tie. As this spring has surely shown, it’s much more interesting to see young players compete in meaningless games than older ones. A Mariners lineup of almost exclusively veterans didn’t portend great excitement, and sure enough it was the young and new blood who brought most of the interest today.
Some might argue it’s a bad thing to see Mike Leake giving up hard contact all day long against a team PEOPLE ARE SAYING could be a good trade fit for him.