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Carnegie Chip
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... Yeah, last year we were winning games in an unsustainable fashion. Unless you're the '27 Yankees or '89 A's, you can't figure on winning 8-6 or 10-7 every day. Plus all our offense was concentrated in like 4 guys (Nady, Bay, Nate, Doumit) with bupkiss from the rest. Like I've said before, its a bit of a blessing not to have any one superstar player because when you get a little bit from everybody, you don't rise and fall with one guy. PS: JR badly mismanaged this game. He should've hooked Karstens as soon as he got in trouble. 5 good innings is all you can expect out of him. |
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bucconewbie
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... any chance the mets are interested in adam laroche now that delgado is out 2 months? |
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Ann
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... I was at the game last night, and it was definitely a roller coaster--great feeling until the 4th inning, then dread that the bullpen was going to explode, then disappointment when it actually happened, then back to the awesome feelig when Gorzelanny shut down the ninth and the runs came through in the 10th. There was also some hilarity thrown in, when the drunk 18 year olds sitting behind me decided to ignore the game and yell at the guy in a Crosby jersey sitting several rows ahead. |
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Bishop
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... I also don't think we can discount the fact that our defense is light-years better than last year's squad. For a pitch-to-contact staff like the Pirates', being able to get to balls and not screw things up once they are gotten is critical. Andy, Nyjer and Brandon are all significant upgrades over their '08 counterparts, and a healthy Freddy is certainly better than an injured Freddy. Also relevant is the fact that our C's are throwing out 31% of base-stealers. Again, we have lot of guys on base, but eliminating almost 1/3 of those trying to take an extra base is huge. |
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Sheldon
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... I was also at the game (and I hope to see at least one more of this series) and thought of what you've said, Pat: We can't waste a good start from Karstens. We can't waste a homer from Andy. Quite the nail-biter. It must be rough being a Pirate starter, knowing that, regardless of how well you pitch, your team isn't going to get you too many wins. |
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apk
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... Speaking of Russel- why did he pitch to Dunn in the 9th once 1st base was open? Sure, you can say that Burnett struck him out, so it's all moot, but why pitch to the guy most likely to end the game with a) you don't have to; and b) you need two outs, so creating a force situation would be nice. The only reason I can see is that leaving the base open lets Jack and Freddy play straight up- but is that really worth it? Thoughts? And may I remind you that 1st base was open when Capps pitched to Hawpe last Friday- the last time we lost. I'm just wondering what the managing consensus is for the situation. |
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azibuck
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Three reasons it feels different 1. Pitching 2. Pitching 3. Pitching 2008 through 39 games: Starts by Matt Morris - 5, ERA 9.67 Appearances by Frank Ellis - 18, ERA 5.60 2009 through 39 games Starts by Matt Morris - 0, Karstens ERA 5.21 Appearances by Jesse Chavez - 18, ERA 2.20 |
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Ryan
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... I don't think anyone is taking these wins over the Nats and Rockies as proof that we're a playoff contender (and if you are, may God help you). But for once, it's just nice to beat the teams you are supposed to beat. |
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Tyler
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... I went to the game also, and thought I was going to see a blown lead, but Yay! It was ugly, and Karstens was out there too long, but they managed to win. Let's hope that continues tonight as well. I just can't find anyone to use my other ticket! |
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Sheldon
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... Sounds like we need to have a WHYGAVS night here in the District, there's apparently enough of us down here that read this blog. |
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Cory
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... For me at least... the difference between last year's start and this year's: - we're getting similar production in our outfield from "scrubs" (exluding Nate) that we got from Jason Bay and Xavier Nady... - Our starting pitching has been relatively consistent, which I haven't said in years - We've overcome big injuries (Doumit still out, Mclouth missed time, Nyjer missed time, dunno if i'm missing anyone) yet the backups are playing at an above average level Not saying we won't find a way to make this season an embarrassment, but hard to not have hope... |
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