Yanks/Red Sox--Game Day

Notes from today's Yankees/Red Sox exhibition game from Tampa:

• Girardi starts 8 lefties against Bartolo Colon--A-Rod sits against a pitcher he owns. Colon hits 94 on the gun but gets shelled--2/3 rd of an inning, 3 hits,4 runs. If this guy makes the rotation, Yanks' chances improve.
• Jeter ranges far to his left, fields a ball to the right of the bag and throws out a runner. The captain has dismissed critics claims about his shaky defense, but is it a coincidence he's been working hard to improve his range? If the knee holds up, could some of those charts and graphs quantify some improvement?
• Pettitte moves Ortiz off the plate--a welcome sight. Flaherty comments,"you have to make a guy move his feet." On cue Big Papi (a career .318 hitter vs NY) whiffs. Girardi, "it's important guys don't feel comfortable."
• Pettitte has a good day at the office, throws 65 pitches, reports the elbow was fine and turns it over to Heath Phillips. Michael Kay on Phillips, "He's done a good job this spring." A graphic flashes--an ERA of 8+ in 4 IP--HUH? The Yankees used 18 relief pitchers last season and needed a Double A kid to rescue them, after Joba and Mo, there's still no relief in sight.
• Brian Bruney brings 100 MPH heat, on the corners, in the 8TH. He has gone from the penthouse (ERA of .87 in 20 innings in 2006--nobody could figure out why AZ. gave up on him.) to the outhouse ( ERA 4.68, 37 walks in 50 innings--we figured it out.) His massive off season weight loss signals that he's serious about getting his job back. Here's a note from Baseball Prospectus, "the hard throwing Bruney can still be an asset."
• The regular season opens with the Red Sox, on the road trip from hell, in Japan. The Bombers are in the Bronx with a chance to gain an advantage awarded them by the schedule maker. It would be nice to be on top looking down for a change.