Geoff Baker's blog has this post about the
first day of camp for the Mariners.
Manager John McLaren said it was good, for a first-day workout, noting that he had to tell several players (mostly veterans) to show a little less adrenaline than they were. McLaren was talking about J.J. Putz, Arthur Rhodes and others he doesn't want to see wear their arms out too early. Rhodes is coming off an injury and Putz, well, he's Putz and no one wants him using his arm up on meaningless practise days.
Canadians crack me up. Spell defence with a 'c'...spell colour with a 'u'...spell practise with an 's'.
Another player on the "tone it down" list was Mark Lowe, who is also coming back from serious arm problems and threw today. I asked Lowe afterwards how he felt this spring compared to his aborted major league comeback attempt last fall and he told me it was a night and day difference. He could barely pick a ball up the day after pitching in last season's second half. The M's would like Lowe to regain his form from two years ago and become a late-inning answer. But it's far too early to tell how that will turn out.
There is also link to audio of a chat Baker had with Eric O'Flaherty. It's worth clicking on the link above to take a look and a listen.
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