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Next Stop Opening Day
Seattle (AP)
April 5, 2004
Well after the pitching staff was announced there was only one thing left to do. And that was to announce the lineup vs lefties and righties. Manager Brandon Redman took a long hard look and compared who was good at what against what kind of pitchers. Some things with the lineup the fans might not argree with but right now i am just doing what is best for the fans. One thing that fans might not like is that against Righties Dave Hansen will be starting at 3B over Jolbert Cabrera and Willie Bloomquist who will be starting at 3B against lefties. Also catcher Dan Wilson will also not be starting everyday. Wilsom will catch against right handed pitchers and Ben Davis will start against left handed pitchers. During interleague play Edgar Martinez who recently announced he will retire will not play against NL teams because of his lack of fielding abilities. There are 6 players in the lineup who will be playing everday though and they are Rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Centerfielder Randy Winn, Leftfielder Raul Ibanez, Firstbaseman John Olerud, Second Baseman Brett Boone, and Shortstop Rich Aurilla. Aurilla maybe our biggest pick-up this offseason he is good against all sorts of pitchers. The complete everday lineups are just below this paragraph.
Lineup Vs RHP
1. RF Ichiro Suzuki
2. CF Randy Winn
3. DH Edgar Martinez
4. 2B Brett Boone
5. 1B John Olerud
6. LF Raul Ibanez
7. SS Rich Aurilla
8. 3B Dave Hansen
9. C Dan Wilson
Lineup Vs LHP
1. RF Ichiro Suzuki
2. CF Randy Winn
3. DH Edgar Martinez
4. 2B Brett Boone
5. 1B Jon Olerud
6. SS Rich Aurilla
7. LF Raul Ibanez
8. C Ben Davis
9. 3B Willie Bloomquist
Here is all of the hitters on the team. ANy others you would like to know something about just let me know.
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