Today’s intrasquad lineups … minus Gutierrez
Here’s the drama we’ve all been waiting for, the starting lineups for today’s Mariners intrasquad game at 1 p.m. in Peoria. Don’t read too much into these, but it is interesting to see who falls where right out of the gate.
The nature of playing against your own squad makes for some interesting choices. Adam Kennedy, for instance, has been playing second base in camp, but will be at first base today
Worth noting that Franklin Gutierrez is not in either lineup. He is not yet back in Peoria after flying to Seattle to have his stomach checked out by doctors on Thursday. I’ll update as soon as we learn anything more on that.
Team 1
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chone Figgins 3B
Milton Bradley DH
Adam Kennedy 1B
Miguel Olivo C
Jody Gerut CF
Ryan Langerhans RF
Brendan Ryan SS
Luis Rodriguez 2B
Michael Pineda P
Team 2
Jack Wilson SS
Dustin Ackley 2B
Justin Smoak 1B
Jack Cust DH
Michael Saunders LF
Gabe Gross CF
Greg Halman RF
Josh Bard
Josh Wilson 3B
Blake Beavan P
Greg Johns
Quite routine so far, but we are all getting excited to see how things progress. In the meantime, how about what I said in another comment about the tonsorial situation? To wit, if Guti has a mohawk, and Felix has a fe-hawk, then what Aardsma has must be called a no-hawk. Sure hope Guti’s problem is as easy to deal with as Ichiro’s ulcer was last year. Because Guti is too good, and too good a guy, to go down over something like a stomach problem.