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Split Squad Game Day Thread

I'm pretty sure that these guys are the back-up catcher, second baseman, and 7th inning relief specialist in that Cubs game today
I'm pretty sure that these guys are the back-up catcher, second baseman, and 7th inning relief specialist in that Cubs game today

Two games for the price of one! In this case, free. Because we're not there for either of these games. We're at our computers. 

Half of the Rangers travel to Mesa to take on the Chicago Cubs at 2:05 PM (I'm assuming the unlucky chumps that aren't cool enough to avoid having to take the bus yet.)

The other half of the Rangers stay in Surprise to battle the Cleveland Indians also at 2:05 PM (I'm assuming the lucky jagoffs that are veterans or have weird bus phobias.)

MLB.com will have gameday audio for both games. So which game is the right game for you, baseball-starved sport fan?

Well, Neftali Feliz will be making his Spring starting debut in Surprise and will be followed by the return of Eric "Hurler" Hurley. In Mesa, Derek Holland will make his spring debut and will be followed by Tanner Scheppers. I don't know what to tell you, really. There are no wrong choices today.

Lineups according to Jeff Caplan:

Texas Rangers vs. Cubs 

SS Elvis Andrus 

3B Esteban German 

2B Michael Young 

CF Josh Hamilton 

1B Mitch Moreland 

RF Doug Deeds 

C Matt Treanor 

LF Endy Chavez 

P Derek Holland 

Others scheduled to pitch: Tanner Scheppers, Darren Oliver, Zach Jackson, Yoshinori Tateyama 

 

Rangers vs. Indians 

2B Ian Kinsler 

CF Julio Borbon 

LF David Murphy 

RF Nelson Cruz 

DH Mike Napoli 

3B Chris Davis 

1B Chad Tracy 

SS Andres Blanco 

C Jose Felix 

P Neftali Feliz 

Others scheduled to pitch: Eric Hurley, Darren Oliver (This is probably a typo. Darren Oliver likely isn't going to be pitching in two different cities at the same time.) , Seth McClung, Zach Phillips, Mark Lowe