Misch takes the hill against PawSox

April 9, 2011 - 3:50 PM

Greetings from Coca-Cola Field. If you're not here, you might want to hustle on over.

It's an absolutely perfect spring afternoon in downtown Buffalo, with a temperature of 63 degrees. The Bisons will continue their six-game homestand to start the season in about a half hour, when they open a four-game series with the Pawtucket Red Sox.

I'm getting my first look at the Herd's new HD video screen, and as promised, it's awesome. Sadly, I won't be able to visit the new craft beer stand here at the ballpark today, so a return trip will be in order when I'm not on the clock.

As for today's game, Pat Misch takes the hill for Buffalo. Misch led all lefties in the International League last season with 11 wins, and finished third with a 3.23 earned-run average.

Here are the Bison starters:

Jason Pridie, LF

Justin Turner, 2B

Fernando Martinez, DH

Valentino Pascucci, 1B

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF

Ruben Tejada, SS

Russ Adams, 3B

Salomon Manriquez, C

Jesus Feliciano, RF

Pat Misch, P

---Jay Skurski

http://twitter.com/jayskurski

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

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Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

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