The Twins played another tie yesterday. That's their third of the spring. I've said before that fans should get used to the idea of more ties in more sports. Ties are better than losses and, at the end of the year, figuring play off spots would be easier if ties would be in the official record. In baseball it would make the most sense. 20-inning marathons don't help anybody and they wipe out a good staff for days. Give 'em 11 innings and call it a day. If you can't win it in 11, you don't deserve a win.
The Dodgers won a split squad game yesterday with a 17-year old Mexican kid as the starter. He signed with the Dodger's organization last season. Foreign nationals can sign at a younger age, but you have jump through all sorts of hoops to do that if you are American. Bryce Harper graduated high school early and played a year of junior college so that he could sign before he was 18. The kid pitched one inning of shutout ball. He says he's ready.
The Dodgers say he'll be in single A or double A ball this year. The kid's goals are a bit different. That's always a good sign.
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