Martinez Day to Day: When asked how serious the pulled hamstring was to Victor Martinez, Eric Wedge seemed pretty tight lipped. Tuesday's press release called it a mild strain. This was the second opening day in a row where Martinez limped off the field. During last year's blizzard, Victor strained his quadricep. The Indians are not planning on making any roster move at this time.
CC Squeezed: CC Sabathia had a mediocre opener allowing 3 walks and 5 earned runs. Sabathia blamed his poor outing on not being able to establish his fastball. But the consensus around Tribe nation was the narrowing of the strike zone by home plate umpire, Gerry Davis. Many felt both homeruns that were given up to Thome, were a result of CC being squeezed on the outside corner. Both Thome home runs came after Sabathia had two strikes on him.
A Year's Difference: Many Cleveland fans coudn't help but reminisce about the 2007 Opening Day that wasn't at the then Jacobs Field. Paul Byrd threw 4 2/3 of no hit baseball, until the game was suspended for a fourth time due to heavy snowfall. Several times the grounds crew was forced shovel off the outfield. Temperatures were in the low teens last year, compared to yesterday's high of 60 degrees.
Miscellaneous:
-Yesterday was the earliest Cleveland had opened at home since 2001. The Tribe played the White Sox then too.
-Yesterday was also officially the Tribe's first game in Progressive Field. Progressive Insurance bought the naming rights this past winter. Fans were treated to Progressive Field ballcaps, as a courtesy from the company.
-Although officially sold out, there were several empty seats at Progressive Field. Many pundits blamed it on the original ominious forecast. Others blamed it on Cleveland's slumping economy.
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