Preseason almost over

We interrupt the Red Sox's rampage through Japan,

with this scary headline from the Inquirer: Eaton looks like a lock for fifth starter's job. Charlie Manual sums it up:

When you pitch like that, what the hell? He's had it all along, really. I haven't seen anybody take it away from him. That's how I see it.

Great, two more years of Adam Eaton.

Back to Japan: I can't decide which is more jarring, that the Hanshin Tigers would play Eye of the Tiger to pump themselves up to play an American team or that they would play Sweet Caroline mid-game. I guess the latter because although Rocky is All-American, you could make the underdog argument for the Hanshin Tigers.