Audio: Eric Wedge and Victor Martinez Talk in Winter Haven
Tribe Skipper Eric Wedge and catcher Victor Martinez spoke earlier today in Winter Haven at Spring Training. Here is the audio from it:
Audio: Winter Haven Interview Session with Paul Byrd
Pitcher Paul Byrd sat down with the media today in Winter Haven and talked about the offseason and getting ready for getting down to business again in 2008. Click below to listen
Spring Training Daily for Thursday, February 14th
More Meetings: Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti conducted meetings today with the uniform coaching and medical/strength staffs.
BP in the Cage: 1B Jordan Brown & 1B Ryan Garko arrived early into camp and took batting practice in the cage this AM.
Tomorrow: Pitchers and Catchers will undergo physical exams in the morning.
The following players worked out today in Winter Haven
47 BOROWSKI, Joe, RH
55 CARMONA, Fausto, RH
46 FULTZ, Aaron, LH
30 KOBAYASHI, Masa, RH
32 LAFFEY, Aaron, LH
31 LEE, Cliff, RH
50 LEWIS, Jensen, RH
69 LEWIS, Scott, LH
40 MASTNY, Tom, RH
72 MILLER, Adam, RH
53 PEREZ, Rafael, LH
64 SANTOS, Reid, LH
70 SIPP, Tony, LH
54 SLOCUM, Brian, RH
45 SOWERS, Jeremy, LH
37 WESTBROOK, Jake, RH
41 MARTINEZ, Victor
10 SHOPPACH, Kelly
76 TOREGAS, Wyatt
25 GARKO, Ryan
17 CHOO, Shin-soo
39 ELARTON, Scott, RHP
56 GINTER, Matt, RHP
34 HARRIS, Jeff, RHP
71 LOFGREN, Chuck, LHP
66 MARTIN, JD, RHP
61 RUNDLES, Rich, LHP
65 STEVENS, Jeffrey, RHP
79 GIMENEZ, Chris
77 WALLACE, David
HAAD, Yamid
67 BROWN, Jordan
Shapiro Speaks Out as Spring Training Nears
Well Indians fans, GM Mark Shapiro is speaking out on a wide array of topics about the team as they get set to open up spring training for the final time in Winter Haven. PD pal Paul Hoynes wrote today on Shapiro talking about topics like: C.C., moving from Buffalo to Columbus, the outfield spots, the bullpen, and more. Check it out, as there are some interesting tidbits in there.
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
