MIAMI - John Bormann woke up this morning ready to make a commuter trip to Port Charlotte. He boarded the 9:00 bus from Bradenton down for the final game of the series against the Stone Crabs for a game he was slated to start.
At the stadium, he was getting dressed for the game, and getting ready to go over the pitcher-catcher meeting with Marauders manager Gera Alvarez. At that point, Pirates' Assistant General Manager Kyle Stark called him into the office and told him that he was needed in Miami.
"I figured maybe he misspoke," Bormann said.