And the Tribe takes the field

The Indians played their first spring training game yesterday (it sure feels good to say that), trouncing the Houston Astros 12-2. I know we're not supposed to care about the score in spring training, but a 12-2 win is a lot better sign than a 12-2 loss.

Eric Wedge used nine pitchers and 18 position players in that game, so it's hard to pick out any individual performances to mention. So I won't bother. But I'm glad there are baseball games again. Summer can't be far behind.

Here's a nice piece on ESPN.com about some players we thought were done, but are in spring training this year, leading with Northeast Ohio native and former Indian Brian Anderson, who has already started his broadcasting career, doing a few Tribe games last year on Sports Time Ohio. The 35-year-old hasn't pitched in a major-league game since 2005, with Kansas City, due to elbow problems. He's in the Tampa Bay Rays' camp, and I'm rooting for him.