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Saturday, April 12, 2008
The sky is clear
At about 3 p.m. today, as I left the ol’ apartment, I was thinking we would not get tonight’s Carolina Mudcats game in. The rain was just pouring down from the skies and the lightning had caused several golfers to retreat to my building for shelter.
But somewhere the baseball gods have shined down on us, and the weather is actually quite nice at Five County Stadium. A strong breeze, to be sure, but it’s blowing out to straight center field (a home run hitter’s dream) and could create an offensive show.
On the mound for the Mudcats will be Rick Vanden Hurk, making his 2008 debut. Vanden Hurk was the No. 2 starter to begin last season (behind Gaby Hernandez, who is now in triple-A) and was a quick call-up to Florida. He bounced back and forth for most of the season, but made the Marlins rotation out of spring training. The plan changed when he was horrible in two starts, giving up 12 hits and seven runs in 5 1-3 innings.
We do have a pair of roster moves. Brett Hayes and Lee Mitchell have both been sent down to Carolina from triple-A Albuquerque, with second baseman Kevin Randel moving from the Mudcats to single-A Jupiter. First baseman Grant Psomas is headed to extended Spring Training. The move essentially means the parent organization is not sure where to put you, likely because of a lack of roster spots.
Tonight’s starting lineup: 1. Cameron Maybin (CF); 2. John Raynor (LF); 3. Chris Coghlan (2B); 4. Gaby Sanchez (1B); 5. Lee Mitchell (3B); 6. Alberto Concepcion (C); 7. Brad Davis (C); 8. Manuel Mayorson (SS); 9. Lorenzo Scott (RF).
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