You can tell it's getting close to opening day.

[Virginia Giant]

I was trying to be realistic all spring, but with the hot spring Hamilton and Murphy have had.

 

 

 

This lineup makes me excited. Yes I know out pitching staff, once again, is full of "if's". I realize that, and no I don't expect to make the playoffs, but I do expect the bottom of the rotation to be a little more solid with Gabbard and Mendoza. Padilla has been strong this spring. The biggest question will be McCarthy, if he can come back from the injury and stay healthy, i think he should be decent.

 

w/ spring stats

 

1. 2B Ian Kinsler - .422 avg, 7 doubles, 3 sb

2. SS Michael Young - .403 2 hr's 14 rbi

3. CF Josh Hamilton - .435 3 hr 19 rbi

4. 3B Hank Blalock - .368 4 hr 16 rbi

5. DH Milton Bradley - .286 1 hr 11 rbi only 21 ab

6. LF David Murphy - .359 4 hr 17 rbi

7. RF Marlon Byrd - .211 1 hr 9 rbi

8. C Gerald Laird - .289 4 hr 11 rbi

9. 1B Ben Broussard - .298 2 hr 11 rbi

 

 

Rotation

 

 

Millwood - 5 ip 0.00 era

Padilla - 14.2 3.07

Jennings - 17 2.12

Gabbard - 16.2 10.80

Mendoza - 16.2 5.40

 

 

[fringe]

nothing wrong with that lineup. you'll beat the crap out of the orioles.

[Virginia Giant]

nothing wrong with that lineup. you'll beat the crap out of the orioles.

If we can take the season series fro the O's and somehow take a few games from the yanks, the season will be a sucess.