Thursday, March 27, 2008

Pirates-Yankees lineups

Howdy, I'm Mike Henry at a decked-out, festive Legends Field in Tampa for today's Pirates-Yankees exhibition game. In a few minutes, the facility will be renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field to honor the long-time Yankees owner, community leader, philanthropist and founder of The Gold Shield Foundation, which insures the families of police officers and firemen killed in the line of duty receive early financial assistance and are guaranteed a tuition-free college education.
Here are the starting lineups:
Pirates (11-16)
Nyjer Morgan, LF
Jack Wilson, SS
Nate McLouth, CF
Adam LaRoche, DH
Ryan Doumit, C
Xavier Nady, RF
Jose Bautista, 3B
Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B
Luis Rivas, 2B
Tom Gorzelanny, P

Yankees (13-10-2)
Johnny Damon, DH
Derek Jeter, SS
Shelley Duncan, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jorge Posada, C
Hideki Matsui, LF
Morgan Ensberg, 1B
Wilson Betemit, 2B
Melky Cabrera, CF
Kei Igawa, P
Dignitaries and media are grouped in front of the Yankees' dugout for the pre-game ceremonies, but I have yet to spot Gary Cooper.

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