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Revisiting the Fiers-Stanton Incident
“He hit a guy in the mouth, number one,” Redmond said. “After he hit Reed in the hand, he looks in our dugout, throws his hands up in the air like, ‘Hey, why are you guys mad?’ You just knocked out our...
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Tony LaRussa Loves Animals – People, Not So Much
I won’t pick apart Tony LaRussa’s rambling diatribe in defense of the Arizona Diamondbacks and their childish display of macho thuggery that injured not only one of the game’s greatest players, but an...
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A Weird Weekend in Arizona
“Guys get hit,” he said. “It’s part of the game. I think he’s probably trying to make a pitch and missed his spot a little bit and it ends up getting in, so it’s just part of it.” - Paul...
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Pirates Lose Third Straight to Cardinals
The Pirates bit the dust against the Cardinals for the third straight night, losing 5-2 in a game in which they never really appeared competitive. Knowing this team, I would not make too much of this,...
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Pirates Hang On, Win White Knuckler 5-4
I thought this place was a hitter’s park? If anyone can explain to me how Andrew McCutchen’s first inning blast stayed comfortably in the ballpark, I would love to know. Two balls crushed in the 1st,...
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The Pirates Break the Streak
It finally happened; the streak is over. I almost traveled to Texas for the series in the hope of seeing it happen, but the kids are just back in school so the timing wasn’t right. Ironically, I have...
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Pirates Score 8, Lose in Rout
This was an ugly game, but let’s not make too much of it. It would be very easy to look back at this one and think that if only the Pirates middle relief had held the Cardinals in check, Pittsburgh...
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Pirates Lose to Brewers in Blah Effort
Wake me when the game starts. That is about the only reaction I can muster to last night’s unassuming 4-0 loss to the Brewers. Yovani Gallardo showed up and threw his glove on the mound, and the...
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Pirates Streak Ends with Loss to Phillies
* The Pirates winning streak came to a quiet halt last night, as they fell rather meekly to the Phillies by a 3-1 margin. For the first five innings, it appeared that the game was adhering to the...
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Pirates Drown Brewers For Series Win
The Pirates emphatically put the finishing touches on their four game series victory over the Brewers with a 7-1 rout last night at PNC Park. The only other way the Pirates could have dominated this...
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