Friday, March 28, 2008

Starting lineups

Here are the final starting lineups in the history of Al Lang Field:

(I'm laying it on pretty thick, huh?)

The Reds:

1. Jerry Hairston, Jr, cf
2. Jeff Keppinger, ss
3. Ken Griffey, Jr., rf
4. Brandon Phillips, 2b
5. Adam Dunn, lf
6. Edwin Encarnacion, 3b
7. Scott Hatteberg, 1b
8. David Ross, c
9, Joey Votto, dh
Francisco Cordero, p

The Reds brought the big boys - Griffey, Phillips and Dunn. There are a precious few sites in baseball as sweet as Junior's swing, so I'm happy he's playing today.

The Rays:
1. Akinori Iwamura, 2b
2. Carl Crawford, lf
3. Carlos Pena, 1b
4. B.J. Upton, cf
5. Eric Hinske, rf
6. Jonny Gomes, dh
7. Dioner Navarro, c
8. Joel Guzman, 3b
9. Justin Bartlett, ss
Matt Garza, p

Hail, hail the gang's all here - though I'm sure a few fans would prefer to see Evan Longoria manning the hot corner. I'm curious to see Garza toss today, especially since his role will be enhanced with Scott Kazmir starting the season on the disabled list.

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