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Mayday, May Day! Gamethread Orioles vs Yankees 5/1/2012


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ORIOLES

Endy Chavez - LF

J.J. Hardy - SS

Nick Markakis - RF

Adam Jones - CF

Matt Wieters - C

Chris Davis - 1B

Wilson Betemit - 3B

Nick Johnson - DH

Robert Andino - 2B

Brian Matusz - LHP (0-3, 5.66 ERA)

YANKEES

Derek Jeter - SS

Curtis Granderson - CF

Alex Rodriguez - 3B

Robinson Cano - 2B

Mark Teixeira - 1B

Andruw Jones - RF

Russell Martin - DH

Eduardo Nunez - LF

Chris Stewart - C

Phil Hughes - RHP (1-3, 7.88 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php :)

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ORIOLES

Endy Chavez - LF

J.J. Hardy - SS

Nick Markakis - RF

Adam Jones - CF

Matt Wieters - C

Chris Davis - 1B

Wilson Betemit - 3B

Nick Johnson - DH

Robert Andino - 2B

Brian Matusz - LHP (0-3, 5.66 ERA)

YANKEES

Derek Jeter - SS

Curtis Granderson - CF

Alex Rodriguez - 3B

Robinson Cano - 2B

Mark Teixeira - 1B

Andruw Jones - RF

Russell Martin - DH

Eduardo Nunez - LF

Chris Stewart - C

Phil Hughes - RHP (1-3, 7.88 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php :)

Three righties only. Against Hughes, good.

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If Nick Johnson goes ofer again tonight, I say cut him. Having a guy start the year 0-30 is totally unacceptable.

Its just unfair to the rest of the team, especially to Matusz, to keep throwing a guy like that out there. At least he's not in the field again.

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ORIOLES

Endy Chavez - LF

J.J. Hardy - SS

Nick Markakis - RF

Adam Jones - CF

Matt Wieters - C

Chris Davis - 1B

Wilson Betemit - 3B

Nick Johnson - DH

Robert Andino - 2B

Brian Matusz - LHP (0-3, 5.66 ERA)

YANKEES

Derek Jeter - SS

Curtis Granderson - CF

Alex Rodriguez - 3B

Robinson Cano - 2B

Mark Teixeira - 1B

Andruw Jones - RF

Russell Martin - DH

Eduardo Nunez - LF

Chris Stewart - C

Phil Hughes - RHP (1-3, 7.88 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php :)

It's like, OK, we'll go ahead with Hughes and start Druw and Stewart if you put Matusz, Endy, and Nick Johnson in.

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It's like, OK, we'll go ahead with Hughes and start Druw and Stewart if you put Matusz, Endy, and Nick Johnson in.

Pitching and defense, bro. That's what most games (and subsequently most pennants) usually come down to. If Brian continues to progress like he's been and our defense is solid, they can put almost anyone out there, and we're almost assured of a win tonight. :)

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If Nick Johnson goes 0-fer again tonight, I say cut him. Having a guy start the year 0-30 is totally unacceptable.

Its just unfair to the rest of the team, especially to Matusz, to keep throwing a guy like that out there. At least he's not in the field again.

Why does this sound so oddly familiar ??? I guess because a lot of us have been saying just that for the past few games that he's been in the lineup ........ all of which were 0-fers. :(

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Why does this sound so oddly familiar ??? I guess because a lot of us have been saying just that for the past few games that he's been in the lineup ........ all of which were 0-fers. :(

And because of the recent memory of Garrett Atkins. Not an absolute 0-fer, but it felt like it b/c he was starting everyday.

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