Monday Spring Bloomerz

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We might finally find out who the Cardinals’ fifth starter is going to be.

Left-hander Jaime Garcia will make his first start today and listed on La Russa’s lineup card as an available reliever is right-hander Kyle McClellan, who is also being considered for the open spot in the Cardinals rotation.
Kevin Slowey ballin for twins...........

Cardinals lineup:

1.Skip Schumaker – 2B
2.Julio Lugo – DH
3.Albert Pujols – 1B
4.Matt Holliday – LF
5.Colby Rasmus – CF
6.Ryan Ludwick – RF
7.Felipe Lopez – SS
8.David Freese – 3B
9.Matt Pagnozzi – C



St Louis Cardinals -128 (5U)




Good Luck

[steel69]

gl sweet

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Thanks sweets, BOL

addin Bucs today as the line-up rocks............................lol




Pirates:

Aki Iwamura, 2B
Andrew McCutchen, CF
Garrett Jones, RF
Ryan Doumit, C
Lastings Milledge, LF
Jeff Clement, 1B
Andy LaRoche, 3B
Paul Maholm, P
Bobby Crosby, SS
Pitchers: Maholm (6 IP/90 pitches), Javier Lopez, Jack Taschner, Evan Meek and Octavio Dotel, not in that order.

Astros:

Jeff Keppinger, 2B
J.R. Towles, C
Hunter Pence, RF
Geoff Blum, SS
Jason Michaels, CF
Chris Johnson, 3B
Chris Shelton, 1B
Edwin Maysonet, LF
Gustavo Chacin, LHP
Pitchers: Chacin, Brandon Lyon, Wilton Lopez, Sammy Gervacio.




Pittsburgh Pirates +105 (10U)

[Sweetleaf22]

Russell set to have Pirates' pitcher bat eighth
Manager 'probably' will stick by unusual order to maximize McCutchen
Monday, March 29, 2010
By Chuck Finder, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
BRADENTON, Fla. -- In a move designed to stimulate an offense that ranked at the major-league bottom in most key categories, Pirates manager John Russell posted a lineup for the second time in three days that he plans to use throughout the 2010 season.

His lineup features the pitcher batting No. 8, shortstop Ronny Cedeno behind him as a secondary "leadoff" hitter, Aki Iwamura No. 1 and Andrew McCutchen No. 2.

"I think we're going to look at it and probably go with it," Russell said this morning, after posting a lineup with starter Paul Maholm batting eighth and shortstop Bobby Crosby -- a late replacement for a scratched Cedeno, who's battling lower-back tightness, batting ninth.

"We tried it a couple of years ago, trying to get the right guys in the lineup. I think we have that now with Aki and Andrew and Ronny and Andy [LaRoche] hitting in front of the pitcher ... it sets us up to be able to score more runs and get a couple of hitters in front of Andrew. With the makeup of our lineup, it only seemed to make a lot more sense to get more guys in scoring position in front of Aki, Andrew and [Garrett] Jones and [Ryan] Doumit. I think we have the personnel to do it."

Russell added that at certain times McCutchen will return to the leadoff role in which he performed well enough to become Baseball America's major-league Rookie of the Year in 2009.

Iwamura said he welcomed the opportunity to lead off the way he did for Tampa Bay in its World Series runner-up season of 2008, when he batted. 275 with a .350 on-base percentage, 70 walks and 130 strikeouts.

"I feel responsible being the leadoff and doing my best," Iwamura said. "I'm a little tired of losing, too, so I'd like to help the team."

[Czarcastic]

gl man.

[Sweetleaf22]

Pittsburgh up 13 -1

[Sweetleaf22]

walk off homer to win it bottom of the 9th for the cards

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Here are the lineups for today:

RED SOX (13-13)
Marco Scutaro SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
J.D. Drew RF
Kevin Youkilis 1B
David Ortiz DH
Mike Lowell 3B
Jason Varitek C
Mike Cameron CF
Bill Hall LF

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett followed by LHP Scott Schoeneweis, LHP Alan Embree and RHP Joe Nelson

Final start of the spring for Beckett, who will next pitch against the Yankees in the opener on Sunday night. He wants to get to 90-95 pitches today..

RAYS (17-7)
Jason Bartlett SS
Carl Crawford LF
Evan Longoria 3B
B.J. Upton CF
Willy Aybar DH
Pat Burrell RF
Hank Blalock 1B
Sean Rodriguez 2B
Nevin Ashley C

Pitching: RHP Jeff Niemann.





Boston Red Sox -145 (5U)