A late afternoon in Denver
With the Pirates and Rockies finishing up their three-game set in Denver this afternoon, I'll repeat the mantra I used on Sunday: win two out of three. The Pirates have not played their best baseball coming out of the All-Star break, but a win today puts them at 3-3 since play resumed last Thursday and it ensures they'll be no more than one game out of first place. That's not a great result against the Brewers and Rockies, but it would be a good result for a week in which a team hasn't played their best. Two out of three, two out of three.
The Pirates send James McDonald to the mound to get back on track after his rough start last Thursday. He'll face Jeremy Guthrie, who's been unabashedly terrible this year in most situations and has been even worse at Coors Field. Lefties destroy him. There's no reason for the Pirates to not hang a crooked number up on the scoreboard this afternoon. First pitch is at 3:05.
JGuth really was as bad as advertised. Walk's tirade about him running off the mound was pretty funny. Baseball has so many unofficial rules.
@Carnegie Chip @Eephus I was referring to having him bat with two men on, having already given up five. But yeah, at this point might as well leave him in for a bit.
So much for closing them down after the 1st. Just 'cause LaRussa snubbed you for the ASG doesn't mean you have to prove him right, JMac. He's already insufferable enough...
Daydro strikes again. Let's hope JMac can right the ship here on out because I think we can hang a crooky number on JGuth as well.
@Carnegie Chip Colorado is land-locked. Looks like this voyage was doomed from the beginning.
