The Sommer Frieze

It remains to be seen how he will do, especially at a major and after a long layoff, but Tiger Woods will be making his return to golf at the Masters—an event he has won four times.

You kind of knew that the first event would be one in which the media would be “controlled,” whether it be the Masters or the one near Tiger’s house where he can boat in and out of to avoid the press as much as necessary. The Masters is very much controlled (remember when one lady tried to protest the lack of women golfers in the Masters? Do you remember how that was handled?) and it will probably be to Tiger’s benefit. The last thing the people running the Masters have ever wanted…or do want…is a circus. It’s about the golf there.

Speaking of comebacks, although not as extreme, Mariano Rivera will make his first spring training tuneup tonight in the Yanks’ S.T. game. AJ will start, then Mo, then Hughes as Hughes continues his fight for the 5th starter job. Tomorrow Damaso Marte makes his first S.T. appearance in a game as he follows Andy Pettitte (first appearance, but only because of rainouts). Joba will follow Marte. Joba needs a good showing—badly.

Knowing Mo, he’ll probably have a 1-2-3 on only 8 pitches and then have to go to the bullpen to get in more work.

Interesting in that tonight’s lineup looks like the Opening Day lineup, only with Gardner in CF and Granderson in LF. I wouldn’t make too much of it yet. 

Jeter/Johnson/Teix/Alex/Cano/Jorge/Granderson/Swisher and Gardner.