2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread.

[steelpride12]

Well can't give up early runs against a pitcher like Johnson. We will be lucky to see a run tonight.

[steelpride12]

Who by the way has 6 K's already in the 4th ugh!

[Borski]

Not looking great today... Lets get into the game guys!

[steelpride12]

Welp Buccos losing 6-0 in the 9th inning and will lose this one. Like I said we would be lucky to get a run in against Johnson and the Buccos are a much improved team, but beating #1-#2 starting rotation pitchers easily, ehh have to work on that!

[X-Terminator]

Gotta stop giving up a bunch of runs to teams with their aces on the mound. Maholm failed hard tonight.

[Borski]

Maholm hasn't looked great so far this year. I thought we had 2 good pitchers in Maholm and Correia, so far I was only half right. Lets see if Maholm can change my opinion on his next start.

[steelpride12]

Well another tough game for the Buccos so far tonight. Top 6th and losing 6-0 and the offense again just disappears.

[Borski]

Neil Walker screwed up in the 2nd with the bases loaded 2 out and a 0-0 score. Messes up an easy out at first to end the inning, insead a total of 4 runners cross the plate in the 2nd.

That play is made and we would still be in this game.

[Borski]

Well we lost our first road series, lets try and get at least 1 win out it tomorrow.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

McCutchen leaves team for personal matter
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
By Colin Dunlap, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MIAMI -- Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen left the team today to attend to what manager Clint Hurdle called a personal matter.
There is no timetable on McCutchen's return, as the club will play tonight and Thursday here in Miami against the Marlins before returning to Pittsburgh to play Friday. In McCutchen's place tonight, Jose Tabata will play center field with Matt Diaz playing left field and Garrett Jones in right.


Read more: http://www.postgazette.com/pg/11110/1140702-100.stm#ixzz1K7u2T3tK

[steelpride12]

Buccos lose 3 straight now and their first road series of the season and Cutch is gone for personal matters. Well this sucks

[X-Terminator]

They lost 3 straight and didn't look good in any of them. Hard to believe that was the same team that took 3 of 4 from the Reds.

Oh well, maybe the Nats will bring them better luck.

[Borski]

Buccos lose 3 straight now and their first road series of the season and Cutch is gone for personal matters. Well this sucks

Cutch was back in the lineup tonight, did he leave again?

Apparently his father was sick in a hospital in Lakeland, FL (where I live) Apparently his dad is doing better now and he rejoined the team and played today.

The offence showed a little more life today, but we cannot allow 9 runs.

Also, I like Pedro, but I think he needs to either be benched temporarily or sent to the minors for a couple weeks to work on some stuff. he is making way to many errors and even though he hit a HR today doesn't make up for his poor hitting so far this year.

[Borski]

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110422&content_id=18115742&vkey=news_pit&c_id=pit


PITTSBURGH -- Once one of baseball's most promising young prospects, Brandon Wood will get a chance to resurrect his career in Pittsburgh.

On Friday, the Pirates claimed Wood off waivers from the Angels, who had designated the infielder for assignment earlier in the week. Wood reportedly drew interest from multiple teams, but the Pirates, by virtue of having the worst record in 2010, had first dibs on the waiver wire.



He has good HR potential....but he also strikes out ALOT.


http://www.bucsdugout.com/2011/4/21/2125084/brandon-wood-waivers-pirates-angels

Wood exhibited serious strike-zone issues, often striking out nearly three times as much as he walked. That tendency has eaten him alive in the majors, and the awful numbers he has posted there probably aren't a fluke, as he now has 153 strikeouts and 13 walks in 172 major-league games. Those are the numbers of a guy who simply has no idea what he's doing at the plate. And the problem doesn't seem to be getting better. In 2010, he had 71 strikeouts and six walks; this year he has eight strikeouts and no walks. Wood at been at Class AAA since the Reagan administration, so it isn't like he has been rushed to the big leagues, and not once has he put up big-league numbers that show even a glimmer of hope.

[cakmakli]

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110422&content_id=18115742&vkey=news_pit&c_id=pit



He has good HR potential....but he also strikes out ALOT.

Surely to God he can't do no worse then Ronny.

[Borski]

Without looking at the stats I feel like Cedeno is better then Rodriguez.

[Borski]

If anyone knows of a good website that streams baseball games send me a PM please

[steelpride12]

Buccos up 2-0 in the bottom of the first so far with only 1 out! This is the kind of starts they need to be successful and Im loving it so far!

[steelpride12]

Doumit singles and Overbay scores, now 3-0 Bucos!

[steelpride12]

5-0 Buccos top of the 2nd inning and they went through their entire batting line up, man their offense sure has shown up so far tonight! Do work now Karstens!

[steelpride12]

Laroche scores to make it 5-1 now Buccos!

[steelpride12]

Cutch get's on base from a walk, attempts to steal second, the ball is dropped from the defense and he goes to third and a sac. fly scores him 6-1 Buccos offense on fire!

[Borski]

Lookin good so far, anyone know of a good online stream for baseball games? I'd love to see this.

[steelpride12]

No idea man sorry! 6-2 now top of the 5th.

[steelpride12]

Overbay single scores Cutch and Buccos now up 7-2 woo!

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! Wish I coulda Seen it. Buccos win 7-2 :jolly:

[steelpride12]

Buccos win 7-2 and the offense and pitching came to life tonight and I was very impressed with Karstens as I have all season long! Time to get our first home series W

Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

[Borski]

Lost today but I don't think we played too bad. I think we have a good show at taking the Series tomorrow

[steelpride12]

Ehh guess Correia was bound to have a bad game sooner or later and today was that day, Buccos showed life later, but could not come back! We will take the series tomorrow!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Nice to see the surge after the rain delay..

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

4-2 Buccos after a rain Delay and Brandon Wood gets his 1st Pirates hit for a 2 run double.

[steelpride12]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

Buccos won the game tonight 4-2 and also won their first home series of the season take games 1 and 3! Now onto the Champs, the Giants at home let's show them what we got!

GO BUCS!

[Borski]

Morten is Pitching very well in my opinion. He looks better every start.

Jones hit a HR.

McCutchen made a great diving catch.

Buccos Lead 1-0 in the 4th

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Bullpen is tight tonight except for Meek again.. This game would have been over in the 9th..

[Borski]

Whooo! We won! Raise the Jolly Rodger! 2-0 Buccos and we tie the series against the Defending WS Champs! :jolly:

Now we just need the Pens to come back and win tonight...

[Borski]

11-13, only two games under .500 also only 2 games out of 1st place.

Win the next 3 and we finish April above .500.

:jolly:

[Borski]

So what do we do about Jeff Karstens (2-0, 3.94 ERA) when Ross Ohlendorf comes back? Karstens filled while Ohlendorf is on the 15 day DL, but Karstens is 2-0 in 3 starts. McDonald (not counting tonights win) and surprisingly Mahlom seem to be the week starters of our group so far. Do we adjust the lineup to keep Karstens in the rotation?

[X-Terminator]

So what do we do about Jeff Karstens (2-0, 3.94 ERA) when Ross Ohlendorf comes back? Karstens filled while Ohlendorf is on the 15 day DL, but Karstens is 2-0 in 3 starts. McDonald (not counting tonights win) and surprisingly Mahlom seem to be the week starters of our group so far. Do we adjust the lineup to keep Karstens in the rotation?

No. Ohlendorf gets back in the rotation and Karstens back to the bullpen. Karstens is good for a spot start here and there only, not a guy you would feel comfortable giving the ball to every 5 days.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

No. Ohlendorf gets back in the rotation and Karstens back to the bullpen. Karstens is good for a spot start here and there only, not a guy you would feel comfortable giving the ball to every 5 days.

I disagree.. The only issue Karsten had last year was he couldn't get past the 5 inning without giving up 3-5 runs and so far this year he has cleaned that up. I'll take Karsten over Ohlendorf... Karsten has a much better strike zone..

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I hate day games.. We always suck... And the Infield Errors roll on..

[Borski]

Well no .500 for April. But overall I feel like they have played better this year.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Well life is real good now.. Lancaster, PA just got Root Sports on Comcast.. I get all the games now.. Yeah..

[Borski]

Well life is real good now.. Lancaster, PA just got Root Sports on Comcast.. I get all the games now.. Yeah..

What channel number? I'm heading up to Reading, PA next week and they might get the same channels.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

They do but your going to have different channels... Try in the 70's... Here is channel 70 and in Lebanon it's 75...

[BPS3akaWirels3]

We have played the Rockies 74 times in Denver and we got our first shutout there... Nice win for the Bucco's.. Correia and Resop were lights out...

[Borski]

Nice game by the Buccos tonight. McCutch and Jones got Solo HR and Cedeño got a RBI Triple.

Great pitching by our guys too. held em to 5 hits and zero runs.

3-0 Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

[Borski]

Maholm's 2nd inning woes continue... allowed 4 runs in the 2nd so far. only 1 out.

4-1 Rockies lead.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Do not see us recovering from this.. Certain bats are cold tonight.. Miss Tabata already..

[Borski]

Charlie Morton, RHP
2-1, 3.00 ERA

Vs

Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP
0-1, 6.75 ERA

Today. Lets see if Morton can continue his great start. I can't believe how much he improved from last year!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Charlie Morton, RHP
2-1, 3.00 ERA

Vs

Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP
0-1, 6.75 ERA

Today. Lets see if Morton can continue his great start. I can't believe how much he improved from last year!

He was sent down twice and then finally put on DL last year from what I recall..

[Borski]

I wasnt a fan of morton last year, but he is looking like an ace so far this year

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Great 2nd Inning for the Buc's.. Up 4-0..

[Borski]

8-2 now Go Bucs!

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! won 2 out of 3 against the Rockies!

:jolly:

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Let's not get too excited yet.. We had this same record last year at this time.. Got to keep the starters and bullpen hot..

[Borski]

We did have the same record last year, but it doesn't feel the same. Overall I feel we have much better talent playing out there this year and feel for once in almost 2 decades we can remain competitive throughout this season.

[Borski]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/676401-pittsburgh-pirates-apparent-weakness-due-to-strength-of-schedule

This kinda shows how even though we are under .500, we are playing better according to our strength of schedule.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

We did have the same record last year, but it doesn't feel the same. Overall I feel we have much better talent playing out there this year and feel for once in almost 2 decades we can remain competitive throughout this season.

Are you trying to quote tweets from Root Sports?? They said the same thing after the game on twitter.. ahah..

[BPS3akaWirels3]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/676401-pittsburgh-pirates-apparent-weakness-due-to-strength-of-schedule

This kinda shows how even though we are under .500, we are playing better according to our strength of schedule.

Let's think about it.. We won 4 road series last year, already done that in a month this year. We have only lost 4 series this year so far - Marlins, Giants and Brewers and Rockies... We have beat the Rockies, Cards, Cubs, Nats and Reds.. We have the lowest ERA for a bullpen in the whole MLB, we have had two pitchers have complete games and only one all last year...

[Borski]

Are you trying to quote tweets from Root Sports?? They said the same thing after the game on twitter.. ahah..

Really? whats their twitter?

Edit, found it

If Bucs hang on, they'll be 13-15. Had same record a year ago. It feels different, though--doesn't it?--robking

Haha...wow, thats crazy

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Really? whats their twitter?

Edit, found it


Haha...wow, thats crazy

Told ya... :)

[steelpride12]

Buccos up 4-0 in the 6th against the struggling Padres right now and McDonald looking great right now, GO BUCS!

[Borski]

Looking good!

[steelpride12]

Shoot now 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th with a man on 2nd, gotta get this K Resop!

[steelpride12]

Out of the inning and into the top of the 9th! Come on Bucs!

[Borski]

Lets get some insurance runs here and hold on to this lead.

[Borski]

Bases loaded in the 9th, 2 out with a 4-3 lead. Lets add on a few runs!

[Borski]

Ok no additional runs but we still have a 4-3 lead and onto the bottom of the 9th, lets get 3 quick outs!

[Borski]

Buccos hold on for the win! Raise the Jolly Rodger! only 1 game under .500 now!

:jolly:

[steelpride12]

Raise the Jolly Rodger, great win for the Buccos and just enough runs to hold on for the W and like Borski said one more win and we are .500 in May still!:jolly:

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Karsten falling a part in the 3rd.. I so hope our bats can get hot.. Nothing last night after the first and they have the lead now..

[X-Terminator]

Still think Karstens should stay in the rotation?

He is a spot starter. That's it. He is not a guy you can count on to give the ball to every 5 days.

[steelpride12]

Man for the first time in a while the Pen blows up and after a 5 to 3 lead in the bottom of the 7th gives up 2 runs to make it a tie game in the 8th! Let's get some runs here boys!

[Borski]

I couldnt see the start but looks like he allowed 3 runs. He still looks better then Maholm overall this year in my opinion.

[steelpride12]

HR Padres in the bottom of the 8th!

[Borski]

HR Padres in the bottom of the 8th!

my game is on about a 2 minute delay from yours lol I was confused by your comment.

[steelpride12]

Buccos lose fuck

[steelpride12]

How huge has Corriea been for the Buccos he is on his way to his 5th W already in early May and Doumit slams a grand slam home and Bucs leading 7-0 already in the 4th inning wow, looks like we are going to win another road series!

How bout them Buccos?

[BPS3akaWirels3]

3rd best in NL

[steelpride12]

Still 7-1 Buccos in the 7th inning, let's have the bull pen shut it down and finish this series with a W!

[X-Terminator]

Now, if this team can only start winning at home...

[Borski]

http://www.cbssports.com/#!/mlb/story/15024919/hooked-on-pittsburgh-hurdle-has-pirates-believing

...."As I told them in spring training, I want to be easy to please and hard to satisfy," Hurdle says. "And that's where they've got me right now. We've done some things I'm real happy with. It's not all record-related. That's how we're measured up here. We've played good teams. We've had an incredibly challenging schedule."

He's right, which is another positive sign: The one-under .500 Bucs have faced teams currently in first place in 13 of 29 games so far (Colorado, St. Louis and Florida, which is off to the best start in franchise history). They've also played six others against legitimate contenders (Cincinnati and Milwaukee) and three more against the defending world champions (San Francisco)......

[steelpride12]

Awesome article and great point! The Buccos are one game under .500 and most of their schedule so far was against great teams, with great pitching and hitting and the Buccos are finally keeping up! Now we have Astros so let's see if we can sweep them and get the easy series W!

[steelpride12]

Alright Buccos can get back to .500 tonight with a W against the last place Astros!

GO BUCS!!

[steelpride12]

Welp 1-0 Astros in the first 1 out sheesh Maholm come on!

[steelpride12]

Man Brandon Wood has been clutch and impressive since coming up for the Buccos! He hits a game tying double in the 5th, 1-1!

[steelpride12]

HR WALKER! His 4th of the season and in the bottom of the 7th gives the Buccos a 2-1 lead!

[steelpride12]

Resop blows his 1/4 inning and gives up the tying run with no outs in the 8th so Veras is in.

[steelpride12]

Ugh no out and the bull pen is struggling giving up another run and now a 3-2 Astros lead in the 8th, come on Bucs!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I swear PNC Park is cursed...

[Borski]

Come on! get at least 1 run in the 9th to tie! (preferably 2)

[steelpride12]

Can't blame the bull pen for that loss. Have to score more than 2 runs to win.

[Borski]

Nice win by the buccos tonight! Back to 1 game under .500 (again)

[X-Terminator]

Charlie Morton is having a hell of a start. Other than the one bad start where he gave up 6 runs, he's been terrific. Hopefully he can keep it up - him and Correia both. Maholm pitched great last night and should have had a W if their anemic offense could have gotten more than 2 runs.

Can they finally get back to .500 and finally win a series at home? We'll see.

On another note - when they showed a shot of "Baghdad" Bob Nutting during the Padres series, I couldn't help but want to smash his face in with a steel chair. I hate him so much.

[Edman]

Bucs keep flirting with .500.

This is really nice yet sad at the same time. But again, two decades of losing will do that to you. Remember, the Bucs were 30-30 at a point back in 2005 and still fell apart. I'm still not believing. Still a long way ago.

[steelpride12]

I do think this is a different Buccos team than years before because the pitching is much improved, I mean Correia, Morton, and Maholm are having their best seasons so far and McDonald will improve and be an excellent starting rotation guy. The bull pen is one of the best in the league right now, yes they blew a few games, but over last season well improved!

[steelpride12]

Time for the Bucs to get back to .500 today! McDonald pitching and has a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.

I love how the Bucs always get early runs in games!

GO BUCS!!

[steelpride12]

2-0 Buccos!

[Borski]

2-0 Lead now! Lets go Buccos!

[steelpride12]

Wow Mcdonald is tearing them apart out there, has to be 5 K's for his so far!

[steelpride12]

Add another one for Mcdonald!

[steelpride12]

8 K's for Mcdonald!

[steelpride12]

Not enough offense and again the bullpen crumbling leads to a tie game 2-2, HOME OFFENSE is a must~

[steelpride12]

Sloppiest play I ever saw, a known bunt, the Bucs miss the man at first and the one heading to home now it's 3-2 Astros OMG we won't ever get to .500 will we?

[steelpride12]

YES DOUMIT! Just like in SD he is clutch! Buccos down 4-2 in the bottom of the 8th and he hits a 3-run HR to give the Bucs a 5-4 lead! YES!

[steelpride12]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

Doumit helps the Bucs come back and Hanrahan has not 10 Saves and did his job and for the first time since 2002 the Buccos are .500 on Mothers Day!

[X-Terminator]

Clutch hit by Doumit, great job by McDonald, but a sloppy game overall. Resop has blown chunks his last 2 outings - they should have brought D. McCutchen or Veras in. If it happens again, time to demote him to an outing here and there.

Dodgers will be a tough test. I'd be happy with a split.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Clutch hit by Doumit, great job by McDonald, but a sloppy game overall. Resop has blown chunks his last 2 outings - they should have brought D. McCutchen or Veras in. If it happens again, time to demote him to an outing here and there.

Dodgers will be a tough test. I'd be happy with a split.

Other then the last 2 times Resop has been in he has done well. Give him a chance.. Veras has lost one also for us... I'm feeling good about us against the Dodgers..

Tomorrow nights game will be tough as both Chad - Dodgers up against karsten is pretty even. We need a strong offense and smooth running bullpen... Wednesday could go either way with Maholm pitching against Hiroki..

[steelpride12]

Well the Buccos seem to find ways to get offense going on the road which leads to a lot of their success where the runs just don't add up at home for some reason. if the Bucs continue to score runs early in games and the pitching is good enough the Bucs can take this series.

[steelpride12]

Top of the 6th against the Dodgers and Karstens had a pretty good outing today and threw 90 pitches. 1-1, GO BUCS!

[steelpride12]

Walker and Overbay come up with clutch doubles in the bottom of the 8th and the Buccos now lead 3-1, can we get over .500 today yes we can!

GO BUCS!

[steelpride12]

Now Doumit hits a double as well and a 4-1 Buccos lead hell yes!

[Borski]

1-4 Buccos lead in the 8th!

[steelpride12]

Time for Hanrahan to finish this one off!

[steelpride12]

What an amazing play at 3rd base by Alvarez to win it for the Buccos, WOW!

Raise the Jolly Rodger the Buccos are over .500 at 18-17 WOO!:jolly:

[Edman]

The Bucs are ABOVE .500.

ABOVE. Whoo.

[HometownGal]

The Bucs are ABOVE .500.

ABOVE. Whoo.

Kind of scary. Nutjob is probably already looking at how he can trade away our entire team again. :horror: ;) :heh:

I'm proud of them - keep it going Bucs!

[Edman]

Kind of scary. Nutjob is probably already looking at how he can trade away our entire team again. :horror: ;) :heh:

I'm proud of them - keep it going Bucs!

Unfortunate, but likely true.

Nutjob: "What? The Bucs are over .500? Quick, get the Boston Red Sox on the line! I've got a couple blockbuster trades to make!"

[X-Terminator]

Unfortunate, but likely true.

Nutjob: "What? The Bucs are over .500? Quick, get the Boston Red Sox on the line! I've got a couple blockbuster trades to make!"

Most of these guys playing are under the Pirates' control for at least the next 3 seasons, which means they can pretty much pay them whatever they want. So I highly doubt they will trade any of those players or anyone else, especially if they are still in the running for the division in July. But then again, this is Baghdad Bob we're talking about, and I've learned to expect the worst when it comes to anything he does.

[steelerdude15]

Saw on Post Gazette last week that the Pirates are looking to give Andy a long term contract. Go Buccos!

[steelpride12]

Correia against Lilly tonight should be a great match up!

[steelpride12]

Colorful PNC Park lemonade vendor dead at 64



Read more: Colorful PNC Park lemonade vendor dead at 64 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_736329.html#ixzz1LzHI4ph8) http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_736329.html#ixzz1LzHI4ph8



Wow this blows, he was awesome and famous for yelling "cotton candy here." and for his lemonade at PNC! I took a picture with him, he was so loved and just too young!

[steelpride12]

Correria with a huge strikeout in the 4th with a jam that ends in a double play and a strike out, nice!

[steelpride12]

And just like that Kemp hits a 3 run homer and also an RBI double makes it 4-0 Dodgers. Buccos need to score runs early and are paying

[steelpride12]

HR McCutchen and makes it 4-1, alright boys let's keep the offense coming!

[steelpride12]

And just like that with a sac fly it's 4-2 now and still in the 6th! Come on Bucs!

[steelpride12]

Horrible play by Pierce and now 5-2.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

We can afford to lose one here and there as long as we win 3-4 in between..

[steelpride12]

And they end up getting embarrassed 10-3 ouch.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Alright,
Who is up for a ball game??

[X-Terminator]

Kevin Correia's home woes continue...

[Edman]

Over .500 was fun while it lasted.

At least they're .500 for the time being. Let's see if they get it back or start their collapse like in many years past.

[Borski]

Lets get some offense going! 0-0 going into the 5th

[Borski]

Gave up 2 runs in the 6th, losing 2-0 now.

Lets get some offense going, I don't want to drop below .500!

[Borski]

Come on...please?

[Borski]

Bottom of the 9th, losing 2-0. Lets get at least 2 and tie it!

[Borski]

2 outs...

[Borski]

Pathetic offense tonight. Lets get back to .500 tomorrow.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I'm really liking what Hurdle is doing with the guys when they make mistakes.. Cutch was out of the line up tonight because Clint benched for lack of trying on some base running in the 8th last night... He did the same with Ronnie a week earlier.. We have a young club and they need to learn now on how to be aggressive. You can't win if you don't try..

[Edman]

Looks like the Bucs are beginning to fall apart, sadly.

[Edman]

Another series in Milwaukee, another smashing at the hands of the Brewers.

Four games under 500. That brief stand above .500 was fun while it lasted but like many times before, the Bucs can't keep up the momentum and fall to pieces by June. Looks like another long summer of the S.O.P.

Only this time there's no Steelers to save us as long as that Lockout is on.

[Borski]

Ugh

[X-Terminator]

5th straight loss last night.

And the implosion is in full swing. Just like every other season in the past 18 years, it's tease for the first month, then when the competition gets better, off the cliff they go. Fans need to STOP getting their hopes up with this franchise every year. They will not win, and Baghdad Bob has no intention of winning. Period.

[zulater]

I have a hard time believing things will ever change with the Pirates as long as the current ownership group remains in place. They should have sold to Mario and his partnership group when they had the offer. Any dime spent in attendance of this team as long as Nutting owns it is akin to supporting the Vichy Government during the Nazi occupation in France! Well I suppose that's a little bit of an overstatement, :wink02: but seriously if you're a real Pirate fan the best thing you can do is to boycott everything Pirates until the current owners are forced to sell.

[X-Terminator]

I have a hard time believing things will ever change with the Pirates as long as the current ownership group remains in place. They should have sold to Mario and his partnership group when they had the offer. Any dime spent in attendance of this team as long as Nutting owns it is akin to supporting the Vichy Government during the Nazi occupation in France! Well I suppose that's a little bit of an overstatement, :wink02: but seriously if you're a real Pirate fan the best thing you can do is to boycott everything Pirates until the current owners are forced to sell.

That's pretty much what I've done. I'll watch on TV, but beyond that, I will not spend one single dime on anything related to the Pirates so long as Baghdad Bob is the owner. But they manage to keep fooling enough people to go to games and turn a profit every year, so unless the league gets tired of their penny-pinching crap and do what they did to the Dodgers, there's no hope for winning baseball in Pittsburgh. And that's a damn shame, because they have such a beautiful ballpark and plenty of talent that is getting zero support from management.

[SteelCityMan786]

That's pretty much what I've done. I'll watch on TV, but beyond that, I will not spend one single dime on anything related to the Pirates so long as Baghdad Bob is the owner. But they manage to keep fooling enough people to go to games and turn a profit every year, so unless the league gets tired of their penny-pinching crap and do what they did to the Dodgers, there's no hope for winning baseball in Pittsburgh. And that's a damn shame, because they have such a beautiful ballpark and plenty of talent that is getting zero support from management.

The scary part is, if things don't turn around quickly, there is a chance PNC Park may never host a playoff game.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

A night off from lost... WINNING

[Borski]

The scary part is, if things don't turn around quickly, there is a chance PNC Park may never host a playoff game.

Why is that?

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Wow!! Two complete games by Morton this year so far... AMAZING..

[SteelCityMan786]

Why is that?

Structures only have so long before they eventually can't be fixed up. Fenway and Wrigley are exceptions to that rule(same thing applies to Forbes Field to).

[Borski]

Structures only have so long before they eventually can't be fixed up. Fenway and Wrigley are exceptions to that rule(same thing applies to Forbes Field to).

Yeah but PNC park is pretty new I don't think the Pirates have to worry about a new stadium for a very long time.

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Roger! Finally! that streak sucked. Nice complete came by Morton also

[X-Terminator]

Yeah but PNC park is pretty new I don't think the Pirates have to worry about a new stadium for a very long time.

Yeah, PNC Park should be around for at least another 20-25 years, likely longer as it can be easily updated as technology improves. But it may still never host a playoff game all the same.

[steelerdude15]

Yeah, PNC Park should be around for at least another 20-25 years, likely longer as it can be easily updated as technology improves. But it may still never host a playoff game all the same.

I love PNC Park! I hope it and Heinz field stick around for a long time!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

A win streak... 2 in a row..

[steelerdude15]

Good to see the Bucs sweeping the Reds.

[steelpride12]

Weird how the Buccos just have their way against the Reds early in the season, one of the more impressive teams in the league.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Karsten looking awesome thru 4 innings... We have to get some runs now before the bullpen implodes..

[Borski]

Looking good! 6 runs in the 6th! leading 7-1 in the 8th!

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Roger!!! 10-1 Slaughtering of the Tigers! Lets do the same tomorrow! :jolly:

[X-Terminator]

I'm going to have to change my mind about Karstens. Keep him in the rotation and put Ohlendorf in the bullpen when he comes off the DL. He's pitched too well for him to lose his spot. Hopefully Correia can bounce back from two horrible starts and keep this streak going.

[steelerdude15]

Another good victory tonight and there was a pretty good crowd as well.

[Borski]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/617220/Capture.PNG

I just found this, its a screenshot of Wikipedia. Look at the Owner

[Borski]

I'm going to have to change my mind about Karstens. Keep him in the rotation and put Ohlendorf in the bullpen when he comes off the DL. He's pitched too well for him to lose his spot. Hopefully Correia can bounce back from two horrible starts and keep this streak going.

What about trying a 6 man rotation? At least for a little bit to see of Olendorf can compete at a high level with our other starters.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

What about trying a 6 man rotation? At least for a little bit to see of Olendorf can compete at a high level with our other starters.

The only one I would replace temp would Maholm..

[Borski]

The only one I would replace temp would Maholm..

I agree, which is surprising, I though Maholm would be the best going into the season.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I could careless about Olendork.. He got a crap load of money from the Pirates in the off-season and he did not deserve it. He needs to take his Harvard Education and go grow corn..

[Borski]

2 Run single by the local (local to me) guy Matt Diaz!

Pirates lead 5-2

[X-Terminator]

Maholm has a 3.67 ERA going into tomorrow's game. It's not his fault he gets no run support, hence his 1-6 record. If you're going to replace anyone temporarily, you can start with McDonald, though he's pitched much better lately. The better question is why the hell are they wasting their time with Joe Beimel, when Danny Moskos was great during his stint here. 2 more hits allowed in the 9th tonight and Hanrahan had to save his ass again. But they won, and that's all that matters.

[Borski]

6-2 win over the Tigers and the Pirates take the Series! Lovin it! Raise the Jolly Roger! :jolly:

Lets get the sweep tomorrow!

http://www.clutterworkshop.com/newsletter/animated_broom.gif

[cakmakli]

It was a magical night at PNC Park and I was lucky enough to have been there with two old Army buddies. It was one of them's first game at PNC Park. The baseball was good and the beer was cold. It was great.


Pirates beat Tigers in front of sellout crowd
Sunday, May 22, 2011
By Colin Dunlap, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There were no wide spaces of empty seats inside PNC Park.

No signs of apathy surfaced, either.

In fact, when a flock of Detroit fans began a "Let's Go Tigers" chant, they were shot down and drowned out by a "Let's Go Bucs" push back.

As the Pirates were on their way to a 6-2 victory Saturday night against the Tigers before a sellout crowd of 37,958, the negatives never happened.

The bullpen never imploded.

Huge quantities of runners were not left on base.

No base-running gaffes ran the Pirates out of an inning.

These weren't the same old Pirates.

Not this night.

Running parallel with things on the field was what went on in the stands both before and after the first pitch was thrown at 7:05 p.m.

"Great crowd," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was great to see the people out. A Saturday night, perfect day, a perfect evening, and you'd like to complete the drill and play a good ball game."

So, the Pirates did just that. They won a fourth consecutive game for the first time this season, and everyone who wanted a piece of it, including about 7,000 people who decided to walk up and purchase tickets on gameday.

And the tailgaters -- dotted with Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen shirts -- were out hours before the game, jamming the North Shore.

Bench coach Jeff Banister is in his 26th season with the organization. He said he had "goosebumps" when he heard the Pirates' fans drowning out the Detroit chants. He recalled telling hitting coach Gregg Ritchie, "Hear that, Gregg? That's what it's going to be like here every night when we're winning."

It was something to behold, moreso because the game was not on television so you had to be there to see it.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11142/1148426-63.stm#ixzz1N4tFQ2T1

[X-Terminator]

See, I want to support this team...like really, really, really support them. It would have been great to be part of a crowd like that last night. But I still won't give Baghdad Bob any of my hard-earned cash.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

See, I want to support this team...like really, really, really support them. It would have been great to be part of a crowd like that last night. But I still won't give Baghdad Bob any of my hard-earned cash.

I decided not to go out this week because of work but am looking at the O's series in June. I can get tickets for $9 just past 1st base..

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I do not want to hear anymore about the reason Paul is losing is because the offense is cold. If he wouldn't suck in the first 3 innings maybe he would win more..

[Borski]

well its bottom of the ninth, we need 2 runs to tie it, lets get em.

[cakmakli]

See, I want to support this team...like really, really, really support them. It would have been great to be part of a crowd like that last night. But I still won't give Baghdad Bob any of my hard-earned cash.

X, I know where you are coming from and I also struggled about the same issue you are. I really dislike the ownership of this team but I came to the conclusion some time ago, that the Pirates belong to Pittsburgh and I'm not going to allow a jagoff like Nutting to keep me from enjoying my Pirates. Owners come and go but the Pirates are ours.

Another thing is these young players are going out there everyday and playing their asses off and trying to wins games. Unlike some teams in the past they are not just going through the motions and just trying to get through the season.

It's not their fault that they work for an owner like Nutting. They deserve our support and I'm going to be there to clap when a young player like Correia pitches a good game or when McCutchen makes a great catch in the outfield.

While in the Army I served five Presidents. Some I liked and some I didn't. But in the end it didn't matter. I loved the Army and no President, no matter how much I disliked them, was going to change that. It is the same way I feel about the Pirates. I love the Pirates and no owner is going to change that and I'll be with them until the end...no matter what.

[Borski]

I do not want to hear anymore about the reason Paul is losing is because the offense is cold. If he wouldn't suck in the first 3 innings maybe he would win more..

It's still hard to win with zero runs though.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

It's still hard to win with zero runs though.

Didn't have problems the last 2 nights...

[X-Terminator]

Didn't have problems the last 2 nights...

They scored a total of 16 runs the previous 2 nights. How the hell is Maholm supposed to win when the offense puts up NO runs and had only 2 hits the entire game? He's supposed to provide all of the offense AND pitch a shutout? If you only give up 2 runs, you should be expected to come away with a W far more often than not. Blame the lack of offense for the loss yesterday, NOT Maholm.

[X-Terminator]

X, I know where you are coming from and I also struggled about the same issue you are. I really dislike the ownership of this team but I came to the conclusion some time ago, that the Pirates belong to Pittsburgh and I'm not going to allow a jagoff like Nutting to keep me from enjoying my Pirates. Owners come and go but the Pirates are ours.

Another thing is these young players are going out there everyday and playing their asses off and trying to wins games. Unlike some teams in the past they are not just going through the motions and just trying to get through the season.

It's not their fault that they work for an owner like Nutting. They deserve our support and I'm going to be there to clap when a young player like Correia pitches a good game or when McCutchen makes a great catch in the outfield.

While in the Army I served five Presidents. Some I liked and some I didn't. But in the end it didn't matter. I loved the Army and no President, no matter how much I disliked them, was going to change that. It is the same way I feel about the Pirates. I love the Pirates and no owner is going to change that and I'll be with them until the end...no matter what.

I totally respect your stance, and will not fault you for it. But for me, putting money in Baghdad Bob's pocket only enables him to keep putting crap out on the field. Now granted, this team right now is probably more talented overall than any team in the last 18 years, but I want to see Bob start spending a little more money to give them a little more support. They could still use another proven big bat in right field and it would be nice if they either developed or brought in a power-hitting first baseman. Correia, while he has pitched well most of the season, is really not a top of the rotation guy. On a good team, he's a 3rd or 4th starter. They really don't have a true "ace," although Morton has certainly pitched like one. They've won 22 games so far, and if the Brewers didn't completely own them, they'd currently be tied for 1st place or in 2nd. It's still not enough for me to give him my hard-earned cash...at least for now. If the team keeps it up and they aren't 20 games out of first by the end of July, then my mind might be changed. Until then, no soap.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

They scored a total of 16 runs the previous 2 nights. How the hell is Maholm supposed to win when the offense puts up NO runs and had only 2 hits the entire game? He's supposed to provide all of the offense AND pitch a shutout? If you only give up 2 runs, you should be expected to come away with a W far more often than not. Blame the lack of offense for the loss yesterday, NOT Maholm.

And the other 6 loses?? Why are they scoring with other pitchers??

[X-Terminator]

And the other 6 loses?? Why are they scoring with other pitchers??

Come on, man. You know that sometimes pitchers have bad luck and don't always get good run support, usually because they've gone up against good/hot pitchers. He's also had two wins taken away because the bullpen shit the bed late in the game. You going to blame him for those as well? If he was 1-7 with an ERA over 5, I would completely understand your point. But his ERA is 3.65, which is 2nd among the starting pitchers (Morton 2.62; Karstens hasn't pitched enough innings to qualify). He's pitched plenty well enough to have more than 1 win.

[Borski]

And the other 6 loses?? Why are they scoring with other pitchers??

This interested me so I looked at all the games he played in...

Cubs 5, Pirates 3 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_02_pitmlb_chnmlb_1)
Maholm 0 ER Allowed (Meek got the loss)

Rockies 7, Pirates 1 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_07_colmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 3 ER Allowed

Brewers 4, Pirates 1 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_14_milmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 2 ER Allowed

Marlins 6, Pirates 0 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_19_pitmlb_flomlb_1)
Maholm(L) 6 ER Allowed

Pirates 4, Nationals 2 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_25_wasmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm(W) 2 ER Allowed

Rockies 4, Pirates 1 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_04_30_pitmlb_colmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 4 ER Allowed

Astros 3, Pirates 2 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_06_houmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm 1 ER Allowed (Resop got the loss)

Dodgers 2, Pirates 0 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_11_lanmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 2 ER Allowed

Nationals 4, Pirates 2 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_16_pitmlb_wasmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 3 ER Allowed

Tigers 2, Pirates 0 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_22_detmlb_pitmlb_1)
Maholm(L) 2 ER Allowed

[Borski]

The most run support he got this season was 3, and Meek Blew that one for him. Granted he had a couple bad outtings but also almost non-exisint run support. 3 games he had 0 chance of winning because we didn't score anything.

[X-Terminator]

Well, that's pretty definitive. Other than the Marlins and 2nd Rockies games, he's pitched pretty damn well all season, while getting nothing from the offense. They scored 1 or 0 runs in 6 of his 10 starts...what, exactly, is he supposed to do?

[Borski]

We need to get our offense back. Looks like Morten pitched a good game (I didnt see it just looking at the box score) but we didn't score again.

[X-Terminator]

We need to get our offense back. Looks like Morten pitched a good game (I didnt see it just looking at the box score) but we didn't score again.

7 innings, 7 hits, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K. Pretty good numbers, though 3 walks isn't what you want to see. And yet, once again, the offense doesn't do a damn thing and wasted his effort. They would be over .500 if they were just an average hitting team. If I were the hitting coach, I wouldn't get too comfortable, especially if they continue to lose winnable games due to the lack of offense.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

So we had 9 hits today and still lost.. Just saying..

[BPS3akaWirels3]

7 innings, 7 hits, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K. Pretty good numbers, though 3 walks isn't what you want to see. And yet, once again, the offense doesn't do a damn thing and wasted his effort. They would be over .500 if they were just an average hitting team. If I were the hitting coach, I wouldn't get too comfortable, especially if they continue to lose winnable games due to the lack of offense.

I just like messing with you XT because it's funny to see you so defensive for something you so dislike.. ahah.. Hate = Nutting

[Nadroj 20]

Wooo go braves!! :chuckle:


Honestly the braves offense is so depleted with injuries I was really glad to see some decent pitching from them. That is what wiill carry them until they are healthier.

[cakmakli]

Leaving three on base in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied just ain't going to cut it.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Leaving three on base in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied just ain't going to cut it.

Any other offense would have brought them home. That's why they walked Jose. Pearce just sucks.

[cakmakli]

Tied with the Cubs. This is a must win series.

[Borski]

Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

2 more to .500

[Borski]

7-0 Pirates so far!
Plenty of HR's today

[X-Terminator]

Bucs win 10-0, hit four HR and Maholm pitches a 3-hit shutout. As much as the Brewers own the Pirates, the Pirates absolutely own the Cubs. They've now won their 7th road series...they won just 7 in the last 2 seasons combined. Unbelievable. Now, if they can just start winning some games at home and the offense gets more consistent...who knows where this team can go?

[Borski]

10-0 Raise the Jolly Rodger! :jolly:

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Bucs win 10-0, hit four HR and Maholm pitches a 3-hit shutout. As much as the Brewers own the Pirates, the Pirates absolutely own the Cubs. They've now won their 7th road series...they won just 7 in the last 2 seasons combined. Unbelievable. Now, if they can just start winning some games at home and the offense gets more consistent...who knows where this team can go?

You asked for it the Lumber Company came to town... ahah..

[Edman]

The Bucs definitely own the Cubs. Now if only they can start getting some wins against Milwaukee and get the hang of winning at home.

[steelerdude15]

The Bucs definitely own the Cubs. Now if only they can start getting some wins against Milwaukee and get the hang of winning at home.

I couldn't agree with you anymore!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I'd just like to see one sweep this season.. Why is that too much to ask for?

[steelerdude15]

Good score tonight, I just wish I could see the games more often.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Good score tonight, I just wish I could see the games more often.

You could if you buy me a slingbox... :)

[X-Terminator]

Bucs win again 9-3; Correia gets his 8th win to lead the majors. He becomes the 13th straight starter to allow just 2 runs or less, and the Bucs are now 23-5 when they score 4 or more runs. It is still amazing to me how well they've played on the road - they already have as many road wins as they did all of last season. They need to try to bring some of that home - their upcoming 10-game homestand would be a good time to start. They have been so much fun to watch and are making it extremely difficult to stick to my guns about not giving one cent to Baghdad Bob to watch them play at PNC.

[Edman]

Bucs keep showing the inspired play.

One leaves the question if the Bucs are still in this position by the All star break. Not over .500, but flirting with it. Like 2-5 games behind and showing the inspiring play. What will the Nutjob do? Break the team apart, sell our best players to the big teams or bring someone in to help? We'll see.

[steelerdude15]

You could if you buy me a slingbox... :)

Just looked it up on Google, looks pretty cool. A good win tonight by the buccos. Maybe we should starting calling them the battling bucs again.

[Edman]

Bucs blow a 7-0 lead today and lose 9-8.

Finding ways to lose is not good. If the Bucs want to continue the progress in a work in progress, they have to start putting teams away. First step to winning: Don't find ways to lose.

[steelerdude15]

I watched and was pissed at the end of the game. Horrible pitching starting in the sixth, followed with poor defense and no offense. Brown our catcher played horrible today.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Maholm on twitter after the game...

Maholm28 (http://twitter.com/#%21/Maholm28) paul maholm



Obviously not a good day. I sucked and blew 7 run lead. Not much worse feeling for a starter. U move on prepare for the next one.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I watched and was pissed at the end of the game. Horrible pitching starting in the sixth, followed with poor defense and no offense. Brown our catcher played horrible today.

Can't get on Brown too much being that this was his second game with us..

[Edman]

Again, I don't understand why we kept Maholm. He's proven to be a holdover from the really bad Pirates teams we've seen before last year.

If this Pirates team is going to improve. They need to get some winning players.

[X-Terminator]

Maholm on twitter after the game...

Maholm28 (http://twitter.com/#%21/Maholm28) paul maholm



Obviously not a good day. I sucked and blew 7 run lead. Not much worse feeling for a starter. U move on prepare for the next one.

Yes Paul, you did suck yesterday. HARD. There is absolutely no excuse for blowing a 7 run lead. To me, that undoes a lot of the good pitching you've done this year, and I am not surprised at all that you were the one to end the streak of 13 consecutive starts allowing 2 ER or less. Oh, and thanks for reinforcing my stance on not spending any money at PNC. I was getting worried that I was slipping.

Anyway, hopefully Charlie Morton can get the ball back rolling again, but the Phillies will be a VERY tough opponent. I am not expecting much offense out of the Bucs this weekend.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Dam good game tonight so far...

[X-Terminator]

Bucs win 2-1, and hold the Phillies' offense to just 1 run and 6 hits in 12 innings. That's some damn fine pitching right there. Too bad Maholm had to suck yesterday, or they'd just be a game under .500 right now.

[Hindes204]

Walk off single, what a great game...Nice to beat the Phillies in Da Burg

[SteelCityMan786]

1 down, 2 to go. LETS GO BUCS!

[steelpride12]

I love how the Buccos have the best record at home at PNC against one of the best teams in the league. Sure is embarrassing to see so many Philly fans in our house, but watching the Buccos get the W is the best! GO BUCS!

[X-Terminator]

Yeah, it's not cool seeing so many Philthy fans in PNC, but you know, that's what happens when the fans are apathetic. So instead of Pirates fans being loud and proud, I feel like I'm watching a game at Citizens Bank Park.

[steelpride12]

Yeah, it's not cool seeing so many Philthy fans in PNC, but you know, that's what happens when the fans are apathetic. So instead of Pirates fans being loud and proud, I feel like I'm watching a game at Citizens Bank Park.
Oh well could you imagine the number of bandwagon fans the Phillies have? Wouldn't be too hard to be a fan of them....

GO BUCS Finish this in the 9th!

[steelpride12]

Also the largest crowd tonight EVER at PNC Park which is a big deal sadly with mostly Philly fans. I should be at a game this week hopefully Tuesday or Wed. I got free tickets from work woo :)

[steelpride12]

Morton wow. Pretty much speechless about his 2011 performance so far. Biggest surprise, he shouldn't even be a starter let alone one of our aces. Buccos 1 game behind .500 again. Sweep tomorrow!

[Edman]

Bucs are 28-29. The surprising Pirates season continues and a game away from sweeping the first place Phillies.

[X-Terminator]

I don't know, I still feel like this is too good to be true, and the collapse is imminent. But I am enjoying the heck out of what they've done so far.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

I don't know, I still feel like this is too good to be true, and the collapse is imminent. But I am enjoying the heck out of what they've done so far.

I'm ok with you having that feeling... It's been our good luck charm... Sunday's have not been our day to win. We lost the last 2 Sunday's. Can we change that today?

[steelpride12]

I don't know, I still feel like this is too good to be true, and the collapse is imminent. But I am enjoying the heck out of what they've done so far.
I would usually agree about the imminant downfall, but come on you have to admit the starting pitching has been not only phenomenal, but consistent and if they continue to have that success they will be a .500 team.

[X-Terminator]

I would usually agree about the imminant downfall, but come on you have to admit the starting pitching has been not only phenomenal, but consistent and if they continue to have that success they will be a .500 team.

But that's just it - I'm not expecting them to continue to have that success and eventually they'll have a similar 2-18 stretch like they had last June. They have some pretty tough teams coming up as well - Indians, Orioles, Red Sox. If they can win even half of those games, then maybe I'll fully get on board. The thing is, I WANT to support the team with my wallet as well as on TV, but I just can't yet because I don't trust the Three Stooges.

[steelpride12]

But that's just it - I'm not expecting them to continue to have that success and eventually they'll have a similar 2-18 stretch like they had last June. They have some pretty tough teams coming up as well - Indians, Orioles, Red Sox. If they can win even half of those games, then maybe I'll fully get on board. The thing is, I WANT to support the team with my wallet as well as on TV, but I just can't yet because I don't trust the Three Stooges.
I understand that, but at some point you have to be like "oh well" and just suck it up, buy a $10 ticket and enjoy the game.

[steelpride12]

Figured the Bucs wouldn't get the W against Halladay he is just too damn good. Oh well back to the top of the line up with Correia on Tuesday against the surprisingly good D-Backs.

[Edman]

Pirates fail to get that elusive sweep, but taking 2 out of 3 from the Phillies is fine.

The Bucs have been surpassing expectations this year, but in the back of my mind I'm waiting for them to do their season fade.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

The draft is tomorrow and I'm going with Rendon -

Rendon, the Howser Trophy (national POY) winner last season, has piled up impressive stats as a collegian. He’s followed up a 1.331 OPS (including 26 HRs) last year with a 1.053 mark this year despite playing with an injured shoulder.

[steelpride12]

Agreed on the draft pick! Me and the woman are going to the game Tuesday against the D-Backs, it's her birthday so why not treat her right!?

[SteelCityMan786]

Agreed on the draft pick! Me and the woman are going to the game Tuesday against the D-Backs, it's her birthday so why not treat her right!?

Gentlemen, treat your woman right!! Take her to a Pirates game (well, that is if it's something she likes lol).

Anyway, DeJean said on the Showdown tonight the Pirates appear to want Cole (they need pitching, they're not gonna get it in free agency).

[Borski]

Nice playing by the Pirates recently! 2 out of 3 against the Phillies is really good!
I haven't had much of a chance to get online recently with my job at camp but I hope we keep up the good play and get above 500 again.

[steelpride12]

Gentlemen, treat your woman right!! Take her to a Pirates game (well, that is if it's something she likes lol).

Anyway, DeJean said on the Showdown tonight the Pirates appear to want Cole (they need pitching, they're not gonna get it in free agency).
She is a die hard Buccos fan since she was a baby so yes sir that is exactly what she wants!

[steelerdude15]

Even though they lost yesterday, I will take a 2-1 series against the Phillies! I'm starting to wonder if Hurdle has a little bit of an issue of when to pull a pitcher. This was evident in the game yesterday and the last game against the Mets which pitching cost both of those games. O well, a break today and back to the field against the D-Backs.

[X-Terminator]

Bucs pick Gerrit Cole with their #1 pick, and predictably, a lot of fans aren't happy. OK, so he didn't have a good junior season...so what? The guy is the consensus best pitcher available in the draft and has top of the rotation talent like Jameson Taillon. He freaking throws a 90 MPH changeup for crying out loud. I like the pick - they are proving they can be somewhat successful with good pitching and sub-par hitting, so why not go for Cole?

[steelerdude15]

Bucs pick Gerrit Cole with their #1 pick, and predictably, a lot of fans aren't happy. OK, so he didn't have a good junior season...so what? The guy is the consensus best pitcher available in the draft and has top of the rotation talent like Jameson Taillon. He freaking throws a 90 MPH changeup for crying out loud. I like the pick - they are proving they can be somewhat successful with good pitching and sub-par hitting, so why not go for Cole?
I'm all up for a good pitcher. That's something we need BAD.

[steelpride12]

Bucs pick Gerrit Cole with their #1 pick, and predictably, a lot of fans aren't happy. OK, so he didn't have a good junior season...so what? The guy is the consensus best pitcher available in the draft and has top of the rotation talent like Jameson Taillon. He freaking throws a 90 MPH changeup for crying out loud. I like the pick - they are proving they can be somewhat successful with good pitching and sub-par hitting, so why not go for Cole?
EXACTLY! The Bucs have offense and even defense and their biggest weakness is their pitching and are improving there as well! Hell of a great pick and I hope to see him in the line up someday!

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Not sure why they didn't pick Cole's teammate instead.. 13-2 this season. Cole was 6-5... The UCLA coach said he would have done better but had no offense support for most games.. Maholm jr??

[Edman]

Bucs rally in the 8th to beat a pretty good Diamondbacks team tonight. Arizona had a 6-game road win streak going into this game.

Back to a game under .500.

[X-Terminator]

Not sure why they didn't pick Cole's teammate instead.. 13-2 this season. Cole was 6-5... The UCLA coach said he would have done better but had no offense support for most games.. Maholm jr??

Can we at least get the kid into the system before we start calling him Maholm Jr? They will work on whatever mechanical flaw he has and get him righted, because clearly this kid has all the tools to be a dominant pitcher.

Anyway, good come-from-behind win for the Bucs tonight.

[steelpride12]

Just got back from the game tonight with the girlfriend and wow hell of a come from behind win. Again Correria struggled at home, but kept it in ball park range, the Bucs struggled with offense, but when you don't have Jones, Walker, Doumit, or Alvarez out there it's understandable, but they found a way in the 8th and got it done!

[steelpride12]

A fun match up with ex Buccos pitcher Zach Duke against us. It would be great to see Maholm continue his great pitching and get some run support early on Duke! Go Bucs!

[steelpride12]

Buccos lead 1-0 in the top of the 8th and wow again Maholm has pitched a gem. Allowing about 1-2 hits through 6 and at least the Bucs gave him a run for support, but still 1 run is not enough. Hope we can hold onto the 8th with Resop and Hanrahan can hold the fort in the 9th for the series win.

[steelpride12]

Bullpen blows the lead in the 8th inning and it's a tie game 1-1.

[steelpride12]

Tony Watson makes his major league debut in a horrible position man on first and second with 1 out tie game 1-1 and he get's two strike outs in a row and ends the inning, impressive kid!

[steelpride12]

Extra Innings coming, I say put Karstens out there to hold the fort! GO BUCS!

[steelpride12]

2-1 D-backs in the top of the 10th as Drew again get's another RBI and Johnson scores, Fuck the Buccos just can't find that .500 mark

[X-Terminator]

Yet another game they are going to lose because they couldn't score any runs. How many games is this offense going to cost them this year? They'd be over .500 right now if they could score worth a damn.

[steelpride12]

And the Buccos make myself and X-T eat our words as The Hometown Kid get's an RBI double single to score Cutch in the bottom of the 10th to tie it at 2-2. Now into the 11th oh man come on Buccos!

Way to come back!