Lets play 2 today!

[81omar]

   Pirates lineups courtesy of the Anti-Finder

  First one is vs the hated Yankees at home,Bradon Jones getting his first taste of spring training:

McCutchen, CF
Akinori Iwamura, 2B
Garrett Jones, RF
Ryan Doumit, C
Steve Pearce, 1B
Brandon Moss, LF
Bobby Crosby, SS
Brandon Jones, DH
Neil Walker, 3B
Pitchers: Paul Maholm, Jeremy Powell, Steven Jackson, Javier Lopez, Virgil Vasquez, Ronald Uviedo.


  Second game is away vs the Rays,same start time for both games:

Ronny Cedeno, SS
Andy LaRoche, 3B
Lastings Milledge, LF
Ryan Church, RF
Jeff Clement, 1B
Jose Tabata, CF
Pedro Alvarez, DH
Erik Kratz, C
Ramon Vazquez, 2B
Pitchers: Brad Lincoln, Brian Bass, Jeff Karstens, Jack Taschner, Jean Machi, Evan Meek, Jeff Sues


  If both games were on its tough to say which Id rather watch,they stacked the top of the order vs the Yankees plus Maholm is going but the 2nd game has Tabata,Pedro and Lincoln who are most peoples top 3 prospects we have and the guys expected to start helping mid-season so I'd have to go with game 2. Also I want to see more of Machi and less of Virgil V

[WTM]

Also I want to see more of Machi and less of Virgil V

I'm hoping the more we see of Virg now will mean the less we'll see of him later.

[Whiffle Pimp]

I'm hoping the more we see of Virg now will mean the less we'll see of him later.
 
 
 

I feel the same about Moss.

[gorillagogo]

Looks like the Hated Yankees put up 2 on Maholm in the top of the 1st, while the Pirates have yet to reach base in 2 innings vs the immortal Alfredo Aceves.

Tampa game is still scoreless.

[gorillagogo]

Rays score once in bottom of 1st off of Lincoln.

[gnarburger]

Looks like Lincoln's inning wasn't good.  2 walks and a hit with a run scoring on a sac fly.

[gorillagogo]

Hated Yankees score an unearned run off Jeremy Powell in the 3rd. Pirates still haven't reached base in that game, and trail 3-0 in the top of the 4th.

[gorillagogo]

Lincoln surrenders another hit and walk in the 2nd, but escapes further damage. His line: 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K. Bucs trail the Rays 1-0 after 2.

[81omar]

   I should've made the title,lets win 2....at least at work I get to watch the other half of the hated Yankees vs the Phillies,and theyre down 3-0

[gorillagogo]

Great news! The Pirates finally reached base vs the Hated Yankees with a Steve Pearce single in the bottom of the 5th. He was promptly stranded, so the Bucs still trail 3-0.

Meanwhile the other Pirates tied the Rays. Tabata with the 2 out triple and Pedro singled him home in the 4th.

[frieshoo]

Great news! The Pirates finally reached base vs the Hated Yankees with a Steve Pearce single in the bottom of the 5th. He was promptly stranded, so the Bucs still trail 3-0.

Meanwhile the other Pirates tied the Rays. Tabata with the 2 out triple and Pedro singled him home in the 4th.

Great news.  Virgil gives up 2 runs and lowers his ST ERA to 33.50!!!!!

[81omar]

   Would be nice if we can get rid of the Vazquez/Vasquez brothers at the same time,neither has a place here

[WTM]

Great news! The Pirates finally reached base vs the Hated Yankees with a Steve Pearce single in the bottom of the 5th. He was promptly stranded, so the Bucs still trail 3-0.

Meanwhile the other Pirates tied the Rays. Tabata with the 2 out triple and Pedro singled him home in the 4th.

Great news.  Virgil gives up 2 runs and lowers his ST ERA to 33.50!!!!!

It almost seems like he's the only guy in the bullpen giving up anything so far, and he gets thrashed every time.

[WTM]

   Would be nice if we can get rid of the Vazquez/Vasquez brothers at the same time,neither has a place here

"Neal Huntington, you have an uncontrollable fear of anybody named Vasquez.  You do not want anybody named Vazquez in your vicinity.  You do not care how it is spelled."

(I'm pulling out all the stops here.)

[gnarburger]

Moskos and D'Arnaud make the surprise split squad appearances.  The announcers were pretty impressed with a throw from D'Arnaud at third base.  Moskos, of course, gave up a run.