Game 32: V for Vendetta

It's been a long wait for Javy Vazquez to get back on a mound.

I'm sure there are those who wish he wasn't getting back on the mound at all. But I'm rooting for him: he's a 34 year old who has averaged 216 innings pitched for the last decade. Over 627 innings with the White Sox, he averaged a 1.25 WHIP and a 106 ERA+. This guy is an asset; not a superstar, but a guy every team except maybe the Giants would want to have.

He's thrown his bullpens: he's got to keep his mechanics in order, not let his elbow get ahead of his arm and flatten out his breaking pitches.

The Tigers are not a weak hitting team; their 4.8 runs per game are tied for 4th in the AL.

I always think of Porcello as the one who got away: He was a first pick talent, who scared away a lot of teams by hiring Scott Boras. The Tigers drafted him at #27 in 2007, in one spot ahead of the Yankees. He'll play the whole season as a 21 year old. His numbers may not be pretty, but this is a kid they expect great things from.

Let's go Yankees!