Week One of the inaugural season for the Eureka Hornets got off to a rocky start. The team is primarily built around youth, particularly young pitching. But a 1-5 start was worse than expected. Heck, the management expected at LEAST a 2-4 start!
One problem was the first big "Doh!" moment of the season, when manager De La Garza realized he had created only non-DH lineups. As a result, the first week lineups were, creatively: 1. C, 2. 1B, 3. 2B, and so forth! Needless to say, this next week will be a more accurate indication of the quality of the lineup!
The pitching for the next season or so will be less-than-stellar. The Eureka strategy was to build for the long haul, so most of the team's best pitching is in the minors. However, by 2014, there should be a competitive product on the field.
The Week One star was a veteran, 35-year-old secondbaseman Gary McLernon. He had a .417 BA and .625 SLG for the week. Go Gary!
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