First Round Preview

The Rhinos and Drillers are scheduled to face off Sunday morning, November 9th via netplay. Here are the tentative starting pitchers:
Game 1 - Drillers (Aaron Cook) at Rhinos (Kelvim Escobar)
Game 2 - Drillers (Tim Lincecum) at Rhinos (Matt Garza)

Game 3 - Rhinos (A.J. Burnett) at Drillers (Dan Haren)
Game 4 - Rhinos (Ben Sheets) at Drillers (Josh Beckett)
*Game 5 - Rhinos (Escobar) at Drillers (James Shields)

*Game 6 - Drillers (Cook) at Rhinos (Garza)
*Game 7 - Drillers (Lincecum) at Rhinos (Burnett)

The Inmates and Sidewinders will start on Wednesday, November 12th via netplay. The expected starting pitchers:
Game 1 - Sidewinders (Jake Peavy) at Inmates (Johan Santana)
Game 2 - Sidewinders (Ted Lilly) at Inmates (John Smoltz)

Game 3 - Inmates (Javier Vazquez) at Sidewinders (Carlos Zambrano)
Game 4 - Inmates (TBA) at Sidewinders (Ubaldo Jimenez)
*Game 5 - Inmates (Santana) at Sidewinders (Peavy)

*Game 6 - Sidewinders (Lilly) at Inmates (Smoltz)
*Game 7 - Sidewinders (Zambrano) at Inmates (Vazquez)


* - if necessary