The Pittsburgh Pirates scored
2 runs on
12 hits through the first eight frames. In the ninth, thanks to a Freddy Sanchez inside-the-park homerun, they scored
7 runs in about
15 minutes. I could try to analyze this ball game, but my day today and this affair itself is too crazy and ridiculous to relive and write-up about. Late clutch homeruns from Jason Bay and Adam LaRoche, fantastic pitching with a one-run lead by lefty John Grabow, and a iffy-yet-solid start by RHP JvB (John Van Benschoten) gave this Houston contest all the entertainment it needed.
Next on TBB: With a comeback like this, I'll be interested to see if this ridiculously streaky ball club can get a winning slide going. It'll all start tomorrow with the Bucs' most consistent pitcher, left-hander Paul Maholm. He'll face the 'stros in the middle game of the three-game set. Tune in 8:05 PM ET.
With the emergence of Maholm (and our offense... well, okay... outfield and catcher), I can only wonder about what might have been if Snell and Gorzelanny had shown up this summer. JB, I know you frequent some of the finer Bucco message boards. Has the blame begun to fall at the feet of the once and future minor league pitching coach currently working his magic on the big club?
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Hey JB, boy that Houston ballpark is funky. Anyway, great blog, even though I'm not a huge fan of the Bucs. I am however, a huge fan of the State College Spikes (A- affiliate of PIT) GO Spikes!! Recently I saw Daniel Moskos start in Frederick and well, the results were dismal. Oh well, I still have high hopes for him in the future. I wrote a fairly long post about the Pirates on my blog. I hope you read it and comment. Tell me what you think and if you agree with what I wrote.
Aaron
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J.B. - With Neil Huntington at the helm, I sincerely believe the Pirates *will* eventually become a good team. If you look at the rest of the N.L. Central, the Pirates are only team that is seriously focused on building for the future. The Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Cardinals, and the(gulp)Reds, are all in a win-now mode. In four years, all those teams' farm systems will be weak, and the Pirates should stand tall. Extreme patience is usually rewarded.
Aaron
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