Our projected Pirates lineup with Konnor Griffin, thoughts on Three Rivers
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What are the initial thoughts on the Pirates' lineup for the upcoming season?
Gourmet the Owl can't find a little five minutes for us today, Limits? That hurts.
You can reach out to Mr. Owl, but it's one of those very busy days where everyone talks. Paul Skeens is going to talk. That hurts.
But I understand. He's a busy man. Today is a big day out there. I know how it is in the mornings. We'll talk to him tomorrow. When I went to spring training, what was it now? Eight years ago? Something like that. Malzi made us grilled cheese sandwiches in the morning. Malzi went? Yeah, Malzi went. Oh, it was you and Malzi. The show went. The show went. Okay. Starkey and Muller. Colony was there. He was still working, obviously, at the time. We had a wonderful time going out to eat every night. And as I said, Malzi took care of the breakfast in the morning. Why don't we get to go anymore? it's above my pay grade. Why don't you go ask the boss? Our show could have went. We still could if you pay. If I pay? Yes. Here's my lineup.
Oh, first let me tell you this, that I am never drinking orange Gatorade again as long as I walk this planet. In order to prepare for yesterday's colonoscopy, I drank... An entire, you know, if you have a party, you have one of those, a coffee pot where you press, well, you could see it in a coffee shop too. A giant canister of coffee that you press the top and the coffee comes out. I drank all of that with Miralax and orange Gatorade. It was probably eight giant glasses of, Filled with Miralax and orange Gatorade, which of course, as you might expect, led to more blowouts than the 07 Patriots. But that was the point. Exactly. Yes. And it was cleansing. It was okay. But by the last one, I told my wife, I hope I never see a glass of orange Gatorade again.
I like Gatorade. I'll drink lemon. I'll drink red or purple. Never orange. Never, ever, ever again.
Who is Connor Griffin and why is he significant to the Pirates?
Mm-hmm. That or orange Jell-O will never, ever be ingested by me. Thank you for sharing right around lunchtime. You're welcome. All right. Memories of Three River Stadium imploded 25 years ago today and also mixing the past with the future. There is actually legit hope, not just. The Bradenton flu type hope where you go down to Bradenton and spend 10 minutes watching the Pirates or covering them and you come away thinking they're at least going to win the World Series. This year, they might have a winning team. This year, they actually do have a potentially good lineup. Here's my lineup for opening day against Freddy Peralta, I'm assuming, for the Mets. Like I said, a righty who's pretty much equal against righties and lefties.
I'm leading off with Connor Griffin, the number one prospect in baseball. Who are you leading off with, Lemons?
I am leading off with Spencer Horwitz playing at first base.
Funny you should mention him. He's batting second for me at first base. Top 20 players. in on-base percentage in the National League last year, if he had had enough at-bats. I think it was .353, if I'm not mistaken. That would have qualified him for 17th in the National League. I like him behind Griffin. I like putting the pressure on Griffin early. This guy's used to dealing with pressure. Come on, he's the number one prospect. If he's not able to deal with that, then move him down. I think he will be. Who's batting second for you?
I have Brian Reynolds in the two hole. He's consistently been there for a large portion of his Pirates career, and he stays there, which I think will be a bounce back year for him.
I hope so. I don't necessarily want to hand him back a high spot in the lineup. I think he has to earn that and prove that he's ready to bounce back to the norm. Last year was a disaster. Batting third, Brandon Lau, 31 home runs last season, as you all know. He's also missed big portions of seasons, but who cares? It's opening day. He's batting third with 31 home runs. He might be the best hitter on the team. Limits, who's batting third for you?
Mr. Newshound, I am in agreeance. I have Brandon Lau batting third, a power bat. Can he hit 31 home runs at PNC? I like his chances with the right field wall.
In this game, by the way, I'm not real concerned with right, left, left, right, right, left.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the initial thoughts on the Pirates' lineup for the upcoming season?
0:00–1:56
2
Who is Connor Griffin and why is he significant to the Pirates?
1:56–6:02
3
What is the projected batting order for the Pirates this season?
6:02–10:53
4
How do the hosts feel about the potential of the Pirates' roster?
10:53–14:41
5
What are the challenges facing the Pirates' lineup this year?
14:41–19:18
6
Why is the discussion of Three Rivers Stadium relevant today?
19:18–22:32
Speakers
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