Link Roundup: 3/24/08

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 24, 2008 12:46 PM EDT in News

There are several good things from off the beaten path to read today, so away we go:

-P- I've never heard of the author of this piece about the ten best things about being a Pirates fan, but he obviously is a fan of the team - this is dead-on. An excerpt:

5. Bragging about your loyalty becomes fulfilling after awhile. Being a Pirate fan is the ultimate trump card. People call you a fair-weather fan or a bandwagon jumper on anything, and you pulll out the "Hey, I'm a Pirates fan, so I stick with teams even when they've descended to the depths of Hades" card. Plus, the payoff is going to be sooooo sweeeeet when they finally break through and make the playoffs in 2023.

-P- Vlad has a really good article about former Pirate prospect Alex Ramirez.

-P- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article about the Pirates' streak of losing seasons. Expect to see lots, lots, lots more of these as the season progresses, unless the Bucs miraculously pull off a .500 season.

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I'm "off the beaten path"?

I'd argue, if I actually updated more than once a week.

by Vlad on Mar 24, 2008 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, no offense intended.

By "off the beaten path" I meant "not the Post-Gazette," more than anything else.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 25, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

looks like this is the year

no, not to win, to pile it on the pirates.

i would bet there's a paraphrase of the st. louis story appearing in the paper of every city where we play a road game. there's a lot of paul meyers out there.

by johnnycuff on Mar 24, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions

Love the list

You're right, Charlie - a perfect explanation for loving the Bucs. My first tickets are for April 9 and 10 and I'm practically counting down the hours already. They should still be within single digits of first place then, right?

by TPenaRules on Mar 24, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions

Ian Snell

is throwing a pitch that he threw last year...but through the first three innings today it has been probably 60% of his pitches.

Bob Walk is calling it a slider, probably because the velocity is pretty similar to Snell's slider. But when Snell actually does throw a slider, you can tell this other pitch is much different.

He looks like he is getting on top of it and it the movement is almost 12-6 with a little bit of a tail. I think it is a sinker, but it has ranged from 80-87mph so who knows maybe he calls it a changeup. Is there anyone watching today or can recall the pitch from last year?

The main point is that it looks pretty damn effective and I'd be happy to see him throw it a lot this year. Plus, his 92-95mph fastball is an absolute rocket by comparison and is really sneaking up on the Twins hitters.

by The New Guy on Mar 25, 2008 1:54 PM EDT reply actions