NON All Star Pirates

[peytonsaturday]

A thread in the HS baseball section had me thinking: Who were the worst Pirates during the crap years.  So it got me thinking, Why not make out a lineup? Criteria is the player must be a regular.  Guys who were only September call ups and never heard form again don't count.  This should be a fun - and agonizing - thread.

1B - Doug Menkewvich
2B - Abraham Nunez
SS - Pat Mears (might not qualify, seeing as he was always hurt.  But they paid him a boat load of money)
3B - Andy LaRoche
OF - Midre Cummings, Tike Redman, John Van Der Wall
C - Rod Barajas
SP - Ron Villone, Bryan Bullington, Kip Wells, Gorzo
RP - Mike Fetters, Jose Silva
Manager - Russell

[12HankQB]

I think Adam Hyzdu needs to be on this list considering his crazy minor league numbers.

[12HankQB]

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[12HankQB]

To think we had Wakefield, Lieber, Arroyo

[knowitall]

Jeff Clement gets the start at 1B for me. Jeromy Burnitz has to make the team too.

[peytonsaturday]

I was thinking more along the lines of guys who sucked their whole career, never would have sniffed a roster elsewhere, but were starters in Pittsburgh.  Wakefield, Lieber and Arroyo at least had moderate success in other cities.

[peytonsaturday]

Jeff Clement gets the start at 1B for me.  Jeromy Burnitz has to make the team too.

Oh good calls!  Kudos!

[12HankQB]

Pittsburgh was past prime city for a while there. Burnitz, Casey, Wiggington, Lofton, Sanders, Lee, Stairs, Overbay

[peytonsaturday]

Good old Lyle Overpay

[voncap]

How can any list of Pirates 'non greats' not include Captain Shutdown Derek Bell?  He should be the poster child for this list.

I will add Jimmy Anderson to the SP rotation.   Guy should have been a slow pitch softball pitcher.