Pop Fisher Announces Lineups and Rotations

North Podunk
February 12, 2012

"You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer", was how Pop Fisher opened the press conference to announce his teams starting lineups and rotations for the upcoming season.  Fisher is widely known for almost cutting "the best god damn hitter he ever saw" and arguably the best hitter ever, Roy Hobbs.  Coaxed out of retirement by North Podunk owner Mike G, Fisher said he was "excited at the chance to manage Shoeless Joe".

He went on to say that no, he "doesn't have a problem with Rickey speaking in the third person" and that no, he "hasn't the foggiest idea what a Banana Bear is, but he's sure someone will tell him".  When pushed on how difficult it might be to manage the ego's of Henderson, George Brett, Joe Morgan, Reggie Jackson, and Dwight Gooden, he thought "with the help of the right hypnotist" he could ensure that losing would not become a disease.

He does  plan on giving Red Blow a call to "see if he might want to be his bench coach."

His proposed rotation and lineup:

1- Kevin Millwood
2- Harry Brecheen
3- Joe Wood
4- Atlee Hammacker
5- Dwight Gooden



1: Henderson       lf
2: Morgan          2b
3: Brett           3b
4: Jackson         dh
5: GriffeyJr       cf
6: Gentile         1b
7: Strawberry      rf
8: Burgess         c
9: Glasscock       ss