Billy Martin Announces Lineups and Rotation

February 19, 2012

Fred B shocked the baseball world today, announcing that 5-time Yankee manager Billy Martin would be the 3-time manager for his team, "For Love of the Game".  Fred explained, "In our rookie ATB campaign we expect to hit some road blocks.  After our first 3 game winning streak, Martin will be fired, then re-hired between 24-48 hours later.  We further expect that Rube Waddell will be of particular strain on Martin, and when that relationship becomes untenable after Waddell wanders off the field for he 4th time in two games, Martin will be fired for 3 days and then brought back a week later.

"Finally, the odds of us winning a playoff birth are rather small in a 24-team league, and Martin will be fired in early September as a wake up call to our power hitters.  Of course, Martin will be brought back in late September for the drive for the pennant."

Martin said he "agreed with the approach" and wouldn't mind a July vacation as well.  He went on to announce his lineup and starting five:



1: Collins         2b
2: Galan           lf
3: Robinson        rf
4: Greenberg       1b
5: Mays            cf
6: Mitchell        dh
7: Petrocelli      ss
8: Santo           3b
9: Hartnett        c

1 - Walter Johnson
2 - Rube Waddell
3 - Derek Lowe
4 - Teddy Higuera
5 - Bucky Walters