Game #82: Griffey Walks Off
Great American Ballpark | 7:10 | Maholm vs. Harang | Box
It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Adam LaRoche had a three hit night – his second in the last week – and drove home three. Paul Maholm gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks in seven innings of solid effort.
But [...]
Game #81: Sonnanstine Handcuffs Bucs
PNC Park | 1:35 | Gorzelanny vs. Sonnanstine | Box
I was Sam Horned by Andy Sonnanstine. Sam Horned is a term that my brother and I use when we criticize an opponent only to have that opponent haunt us. It started on Opening Day in 1990. My brother’s favorite club, the Royals, were playing the [...]
Game #80: Bay Turns it Around
PNC Park | 7:05 | Taubenheim vs. Edwin Jackson | Box
As Matt noted in the comments, “Woooooo!”. Jason Bay was hitless and had whiffed three times. But he stepped up in the bottom of the 13th and blasted a game winning homer. That’s baseball.
The Pirates had battled all game. Emergency starter Ty Taubenheim was effective [...]
Game #79: Rays Bomb Bucs
PNC Park | 7:05 | Barthmaier vs. Scott Kazmir | Box
Scott Kazmir wasn’t at his best. But, Jimmy Barthmaier had a debut worth forgetting. The Bucco’s starter gave up a pair of three run bombs – one to Evan Longoria and the other to Eric Hinske – en route to giving up seven runs and [...]
Are Russell's lineups hurting the offense?
In last nightÂ’s game against the Yankees, John Russell went with the following lineup:
Morgan
Sanchez
McLouth
Doumit
Bay
LaRoche
Bautista
Wilson
Duke
Yes, the first two batters in the order had respective on-base percentages of .217 and .264. These are the hitters that will receive the most plate appearances. According to the Baseball Musings Lineup Analysis tool, this lineup would net the [...]
Game #79: To Be Continued…
PNC Park | 7:05 | Maholm vs. Mike Mussina | Box
This one was called in the third due to rain. The Yanks were winning 3-1 thanks to five extra base hits off of Paul Maholm. This one will go down on July 10 at 7:05 PM.
Game #78: Chamberlain as good as advertised
PNC Park | 7:05 | Duke vs. Joba Chamberlain | Box
If we need some new lexicon to describe something that is as good as you had heard, I vote we say it was “Joba.” Mr. Joba Chamberlain was great in 6-2/3 innings. Six hits, one walk, no runs and seven whiffs. Plus, one win.
The Yankees [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable, 06/24/2008
Question:
At what point do you expect the Pirates to field a championship-caliber team? Will the team’s top prospects (McCutchen, Walker, Pearce, Alvarez, etc.) be enough to take them to that level?
Mike from Hyzdu Headquarters
This is something that I have pondered at length. I think when looking at the future we may be looking at 2010-2011 [...]
Game #77: Offense Steamrolls Yanks
PNC Park | 7:05 | Gorzelanny vs. Darrell Rasner | Box
The Pirates offense got things going early, giving leads of 3-0, 5-1 and 7-1 to ineffective starter Tom Gorzelanny. Jose Bautista and Ryan Doumit homered. Doumit added a double. Nate McLouth and Jason Bay each had a pair of doubles. It was Doumit’s first game [...]
Rotation falling apart
It is no secret that the PiratesÂ’ starting rotation has held the team back all season. The Pirates have scored 370 runs, fifth in Major League Baseball. But they have allowed 414 runs, second-highest in the league. The starters have played a large part in that number, with a 5.41 ERA and [...]
Read more
