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<t>Tallion seems to have tired out in his last 2 starts. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> My hope for tonight is that he keeps his pitch count down and he goes 7 giving up no more than 2 runs. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Also, I have posted several times regarding my interest in the Pirates obtaining another out...

I know that the options are limited and that the team is really banged up right now, but I believe NH must go look for another outfielder.



A team of light hitting infield reserves doesn't make it.

<t>If the Bucs' can accept Polanco's awkwardness and bad glove in left in return for his bat (which has yet to deliver), they surely should accept Bell staying in the game at 1st. Jaso is a better first baseman, but he is no all-star defensively, and he isn't hitting a lick. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> ...

If the Bucs had been able to move Harrison and his salary, like they were trying to do, Rodriguez would have been a Pirate and had a staring position, although he likely still would have seen time at multiple positions.

<t>Last night's game, like quite a few other games was brutal to watch. While I am hoping and praying that much of last night's malaise was attributable to the weather, there were so many unforced errors that the future of this season - as of today - looks really bleak. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While...

<t>Horrible News. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The OF defense, which was already suffering, will likely now take another dive with Cutch in CF, Polanco in RF and Frazier in LF most of the time. It will be interesting to see if they give Bell some playing time in RF with Jaso playing more at 1st. Don't kn...

<t>I had the great joy of being able to watch the Pirates up close yesterday when I attended the game at Fenway. I was sitting along the right field line about 7 rows back from the field and about 100 feet back from first base. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> First, I had a great time at the Park and loved ...

<t>My general take on the first 7 games of the season --- <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Ouch!<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> They didn't look good when they won, and they haven't hit when they lost. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Going to Thursday's make-up game in Boston. I would like to be optimistic, but at present, ...

<t>I rarely get to go to Pirate games but I did have tickets for today's game. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While I am happy not to sit through a game when it is 35 and sleeting/raining, making it to next Thursday's game will be a struggle. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Have a meeting until 9:00 pm on Wednesda...

<t>A couple of thoughts.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> 1) Cole looked great for the first 4.2 innings. Unfortunately, quite a few things went wrong after that. A double (Bradley was running like it was a double and not a triple) becomes a triple, a perfectly hit ball by Sandoval, the bunt, and then Pedrori...