Archive for July, 2009

31 Jul

Pedro Alvarez Show Continues

Pedro Alvarez got news yesterday that he will finish the season in AA.  Trying his best to change the mind of the Pirate brass, Alvarez promptly went 3-for-4 and scored a run.   Alvarez was hitting in the three hole last night and he is on a .353 tear in his past ten games with 3doubles, a homer, [...]

31 Jul

Pittsburgh ‘Laughingsox’ Beat Natinals

The Pittsburgh Pirates were called laughingstocks by former pitcher Sean Burnett yesterday. It’s ok if you haven’t heard of Burnett.  The Pirates simply went out and displayed dazzling defense, pounded the ball all over PNC Park and 23,000+ Pirate faithful got the last laugh as the Pirates won 5-4.
Lastings Milledge was 2-4 with 2RBI in [...]

31 Jul

A Song for the Pirate ‘Fans’

The Pittsburgh Pirate jokes are flying. I saw a funny video about the Red Sox on Yardbarker. I thought heh, I wonder if Ryan Parker did anything about the Bucs. All the fun ended. Well, kinda. I enjoyed Ryan Parkers take on the Red Sox, but it hit home when [...]

31 Jul

Goodbye Grabow and Gorzelanny

John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny traded to Cubs.  Those two names have a lot of ‘what if’s’ attached to them.  Grabow has bone chips in his elbow.  Gorzo, well, he was out of shape and we have no slack for players not professional enough to keep in shape.
Personally, I really liked Grabow.  He was great when [...]

31 Jul

When Did Burnett Become Joey Porter?

Washington Nationals left hander Sean Burnett has drawn the line in the sand.  Burnett and OF Nyjer Morgan were traded for Joel Hanrahan and Lasting Milledge earlier this season.  Burnett wasn’t bashful with his recent comments in the PG including, ”the Pirates are the laughingstock of baseball” and ”We want to make them look stupid for making [...]

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