So who will the Dodgers face in the opening day lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates (on April 5 in Pittsburgh)? The Pirate players were polled, and here's what they believe will be their opening day starting lineup:
The top two in the predicted Pirates order were near-unanimous choices, Andrew McCutchen followed by Akinori Iwamura. Nos. 3-6 fell into a bit of a jumble, though it's clear that manager John Russell is expected to use a combination of Garrett Jones, Ryan Doumit, Andy LaRoche and Lastings Milledge in those spots.
• Andrew McCutchen - CF
• Akinori Iwamura - 2B
• Garrett Jones - RF
• Ryan Doumit - C
• Andy LaRoche - 3B
• Lastings Milledge - LF
• Jeff Clement - 1B
• Ronny Cedeno - SS
• Paul Maholm - P
Eight players participated in the poll, anonymously. Not the biggest sample size; on the other hand, it's the equivalent of 1/6 of a normal home game crowd at PNC Park.
April 5, only 46 short days away!!!
1 comments:
Doumit is a Dodger killer.
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