I was surprised to go to ESPN.com today and see this in the right colum with the main, news headlines...

"Appier has scoreless debut with M's Triple-A affiliate"

Sure, I understand that he hasn't pitched in the Majors since April of 2004. But, it it really that newsworthy that a guy who pitched in the big leagues for 16 years threw one scoreless inning in AAA? I'd put money down that Chris Bosio could throw a scoreless inning in Tacoma.

The article went on to say, "Appier, 38, allowed one hit and one walk in the seventh inning of the Rainiers' 3-2 win at Sacramento. He struck out one and threw 18 pitches, nine for strikes."

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate his passion for the game, but any old dip can pitch a scoreless inning...