March Minnesota Madness at McKechnie

(photo by John Lembo)It's overcast here at McKechnie Field, where the Pirates are taking batting practice in preparation for their 1:05 p.m. game with Minnesota Twins.
This is John Lembo and I will be bloogging and Tweeting (@JohnLembo1878) from today's game, offering mind-bending insight and awesome analysis that will wow your friends at parties.
Let's look at the lineups, shall we:

TWINS
Denard Span, cf
Jamey Carroll, ss
Josh Willingham, rf
Justin Morneau, dh
Danny Valencia, 3b
Trevor Plouffe, lf
Steve Pearce, 1b
Rene Rivera, c
Alexi Casilla, 2b
Terry Doyle, p

PIRATES
Alex Presley, lf
Nate McLouth, rf
Yamaico Navarro, ss
Rod Barajas, c
Casey McGehee, 3b
Jake Fox, 1b
Gorkys Hernandez, cf
Chase d'Arnaud, 2b
Erik Bedard, p