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<t>I remember when the Pirates demanded Andujar as part of a trade package for Gerritt Cole.  The Yankees wouldn't part with Andujar.  Below I took some excerpts from a long story I read about Andujar.  It is really interesting that many of the things we Pirate fans complain about with player develo...

Until the debacle in the 9th, last night’s game was one of the most enjoyable of the year. Fun, competitive, and some exciting play. Ortiz was impressive on the mound. Hopefully, Contreras can match Ortiz’s performance. Is Bednar back tonight?

Cruz is a menace all around the park. They need to put some safety netting in left field when he hits, and they need to provide Chavis some goaltending equipment. Safety first!

Chavis and Hayes have saved some runs tonight.

Good recovery by Ortiz. He has a live arm and really looks like he would be hard to hit against.

Lodolo is really tough on lefties -- has only given up 5 hits in 41 plate appearances this year. Righties have 307 PAs against him, so a lot of LH hitters have been avoiding him this season. I was disappointed the Bucs couldn't sign Lodolo when they drafted him several years ago.

Good win!

I remember the old days when the Reds mandated short hair and no facial hair. Between India and Friedl I feel like I am watching a Dutch Masters commercial.

Fun game so far. With Castillo and Suwinski back, we have some pop again. Hayes with two stolen bags. Allen has two good catches and a nice bunt. And Chavis has made some nice plays at first. I think we will need more runs before this one is over.

<t>74515252476C51595B4C3E0 wrote: Castro now has more HR’s than Hayes in 268 less at bats!<br/> <br/> Just saying.<br/> <br/> <br/> In Castro's 254 career MLB at bats, he has hit 12 HR and has 21 RBIs. Think about that -- he has 21 RBIs and 12 have been himself -- that may be some kind of record. An...