Binghamton, NY (AP) - The Vero Beach Bums have announced their starting
lineups for the 1998 PVBL season, which starts today here in Binghamton
against the Mets. There are few surprises at this point, since the Bums
look virtually the same as the team that won the DL crown last season
and lost four very close games in the World Series against the
Hartford Whalers -- by a combined total of 5 runs in 4 games.
Albie Lopez will pitch in the season opener today against Brad Radke in a
battle of 200-strikeout pitchers. The rest of the rotation:
#2 Ismael Valdes
#3 Willie Adams
#4 *Orlando Hernandez
#5 Kevin Ritz
The bullpen consists of these players:
Kurt Hardie and John Cummings, long relief; Barney Berres and Angel
Miranda, middle relief; Mark Guthrie and Kent Bottenfield, set up; and
Trevor Hoffman, closer.
The Bums will start these players against the right-handed Radke:
SS Omar Vizquel
2B Rex Hudler
CF Marquis Grissom
DH Ron Gant
3B Dave Hollins
1B Jeff King
RF Brian Jordan
C Tom Pagnozzi
LF Gregg Jefferies
Bench:
C Eddie Perez
SS Tony Fernandez
SS Joseph Idstein
CF Chuck Carr
