it ain’t braggin’ …

Tony Sipp, the Pascagoula native and former Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College star, was interviewed during MLB Network’s delayed broadcast of today’s Arizona-Cleveland game. Sipp, a lefty reliever who put up a 3.03 ERA in his third big league season in 2011, talked about last year’s Indians relief corps, which was nicknamed the “Bullpen Mafia.” He likes it. “When you give it a name, you have some responsibility,” he said. Sipp also commented on his “low-key” off-season and his shaky golf game. He was asked if he was frustrated that Indians pitchers cannot swing the bat during plate appearances this spring. Sipp was a pretty good hitter as well as a pitching prospect at Moss Point High, MGCCC and Clemson. “I’m settling for telling guys what I WOULD do,” Sipp said with a laugh. On the mound, he’s been unspectacular this spring, allowing four runs in three innings of work.