Tiger Geist

In the “for what its worth” section, two teams linked as possible trade partners for B Inge played yesterday.  Jose Castillo was 0-3 for SF, while Blake DeWitt was 1-2 with two walks for the Dodgers.  Neither team seem like possibilities anymore, though I bet if Detroit were willing to pick up the $126million golden child SF would listen.

My dad started talking this up during spring training games.  Why did Detroit (or any other outdoor cold weather team) host opening day in March?  What is the purpose?  Last year Cleveland ran into all sorts of issues with rainouts / snow outs.  Why put that pressure on a team in the middle of the summer to come up with enough arms to complete double headers, etc?

Let’s look at the American League:

NY Yankees:  Cold

Boston: Cold

Toronto: Cold (but wait — its a dome)

Baltimore: Cold

Detroit:  Please

Cleveland:  Detroit minus the glitz

KC:  Warmer

Tampa:  Warm + dome

Chicago:  Cold

Minnesota:  See Toronto

LA Angels: Warm

Seattle:  Rain

Oakland:  Average

Texas:  Balls hot

14 teams… 7 decent places to play.  Oakland may be the least favorable, but at the end of March you’re still looking at 60’s and sunny for a day game.  If they insist on shoving March baseball down our throats, they should take into account the local fans and the players health during the year.  Have the following teams start on the road:  Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers, Indians, Mariners and White Sox.  Done.  Make it happen Bud.