May 13, 2008
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:18 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| Braves ((18-18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pirates (18-19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | 4 |
W: Zach Duke (2-2)
L: Jair Jurrjens (4-3)
Boxscore
In the first game of their double-header against the Braves, the Pirates somehow managed to win despite committing 4 errors. Yes, 4 errors. That’s a lot.
Also, the winner, Zach Duke, allowed 5 hits and walked 5 over 6 innings. How many runs did he allow? Why zero, of course. Strange, strange game, which also serves as the adjective for the Pirates march to almost .500 ball. The win moved the Pirates into a tie for fourth place, a height they haven’t seen in a while.
May 12, 2008
By
Amanda
Posted at 11:01 pm
After much delay and many false starts, we finally recorded our 100th Red Hot Broadcast this evening from the left field seats in Victory Field in Indianapolis. Due to the Mother’s Day game being rained out yesterday, the Indians scheduled a double-header, with each game intended to be only seven innings long. Of course, the game was tied at the end of seven, sending the game into the regular number of innings and beyond. At the end of ten (a game and a half), the Indians lost 2-1.
This week on the podcast, we talk about batting out of order, the order of the NLC teams, and our wacky fun weekend of partying.
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May 9, 2008
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:37 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Boxscore
In the latest installment of the continuing battle to suss out the worst team in the National League, the Pirates (15-19) proved that they are better than the Giants (14-21) by sweeping them in a three-game series. I wouldn’t have expected that, actually.
Matt Cain (1-3) got the loss, in an outing where he was solid but left in for too long. Franquelis Osoria (2-1) got the win for Pittsburgh. (As an aside, is it strange that a guy can have 2 of the Pirates’ 15 wins yet I’ve never heard of him?) Matt Capps (S 8 ) pitched the 9th for the save.
The Pirates hope to show that they’re better than more teams than just the Giants when Atlanta comes to Pittsburgh tonight at 7:05pm EDT. The matchup is Tom Glavine against Ian Snell.
May 7, 2008
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:14 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Boxscore
In the competition between suck and suck, the Pirates (13-19) emerged victorious over the Giants (14-19). (At this point, I’d declare the Pirates the victor over the Reds in the competition for suck, but just barely.)
Nate McLouth has had an amazing year so far. This game was no exception as he belted two home runs and drove in three. Xavier Nady continues to hit, and wonder of all wonders, Adam LaRoche hit a home run on his way to getting his batting average over the Mendoza line. Way to go, Adam!
Zach Duke (1-2) was solid for the win and Jonathan Sanchez (2-2) wasn’t for the loss. Strangely, no save was recorded in this game.
Up next, the Giants send out Barry Zito, who’s apparently escaped the bullpen, to start against Phil Dumatrait. Considering the terrible ERAs both pitchers carry, we’ll likely be looking at a pitchers duel when the game begins at 7:05pm EDT.
May 6, 2008
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:22 pm
I saw this story on Deadspin and I had to link to it. It’s probably the most inspiring baseball story to come out of the Pittsburgh area since who knows when. A very moving story.
Lots of amazing quotes from the kid who’s the focus of the story. He has insight that most adults never achieve. My favorite is this:
A situation is what you make of it. Not what it makes of you.
You should read it for yourself.
