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Rockies vs. Pirates, 30 July 2008

Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates, Jul 30, 2008 7:05 PM EDT


Aaron Cook vs. Zach Duke, 7:05.

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Pearce sitting again

CF Nate
2 Rivas
C Doumit
LF Jason-ity
1 Eye Chart
RF Nate Sr.
3 Joey Bats
P Duke
SS Wilson

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Other news from Dejan

Karstens will start Friday at Wrigley.
Dumatrait & Capps out till September.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply actions  

zero runs

for COL in the 1st.

Nice change.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

This should be interesting -

gonna try to get thru a Pirates’ game drinking only iced tea. I hope they don’t drive be to break out the hard stuff.

Wish me luck.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah, well....

as someone wise once told me, “Hope is cheap – indulge yourself.”

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Jeebus

AP has David Samson saying he wouldn’t rule out trading for Manny Ramirez.

Heh. Wonder if he’d like Bay instead?

by bucdaddy on Jul 30, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Not looking good for Duke

in the 2nd.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Well

we held off the early deficit for one inning.

a start, right?

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

FWIW

Joe Frisaro at MLB.com mentions the possible Manny/Jason-ity/Hermida 3-way…

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Hermida is another OF...

how many do we need?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't mind getting Hermida...

....however I think if the Pirates send Bay to the BoSox they should look at getting some of their young pitching as well. You have to think Manny is going to bring more than just Hermida to Boston so maybe in turn more would come to Pittsburgh in this as well.

by Brakeman8 on Jul 30, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mientkiewicz

you had to know he was gonna go for 2nd as soon as that was misplayed. what a guy

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit Zach

That 3-1 pitch was a ball…

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Gorzo for Indy

so far…4 IP, 1 H, 5 K. 56 pitches, 33 strikes.

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow

that’s encouraging

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Details of the potential Manny deal
Officials from teams around the sport are now beginning to hear details about the structure of the Manny Ramirez deal. According to one of them, the three players the Red Sox are seeking from the Marlins for Ramirez are Jeremy Hermida, pitcher Ryan Tucker and big-time outfield prospect Mike Stanton. However, the two sides also have discussed substituting Josh Willingham for Hermida.

From the WWL.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions  

That's just a two-way, I think...

nothing involving the Pirates.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm hearing about

a 3 way with the Bucs for Stanton?

by 5ksuperdave on Jul 30, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I care

about the WNBA about as much as I care about that jackass Manny.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not high on him either

but this 3-way has me kinda intrigued.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

He already is.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dang it.

Good opportunity wasted. Again.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Duke Bunting

Makes no sense with one out and a pitcher that can handle the bat a little like Duke can.
If Wilson had been batting eighth, would Russell have had him bunt, notwithstanding the fact that Duke would have been the next hitter. Of course not.

The pitcher batting eighth is a gimmick to make the manager look like he is a “thinker”. Nothing more. You’ll really have to go deep into Bill James’ bible to prove to me that it makes any difference.

by thegunner on Jul 30, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

right...

but think of it this way too…wilson would have grounded into a DP if he was batting 8th. which would have duke leading off in the 5th

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Houston still in it...

via Stark…

The Astros are close to a deal with the Yankees that would send reliever LaTroy Hawkins to Houston for a low minor-leaguer, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.

Hawkins is another FA to be (a la Wolf).

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Hawkins was DFA'd

after the Nady trade…so if the Astros wait…they can get him for free.

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good throw by Nate

but just couldn’t get him

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Crap

Duke just puked.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Ugh

Gave me douche chills

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gah.

Where’s the booze?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Really

tiring of suffering through Duke starts.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice

2-out rally by COL

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Drayton McLane in Houston

When you have as much money as McLane has, you have fun and do whatever you want. The Astros are a toy for him and he seems to be having fun even if he has no idea what he is doing. (You have seen the McLane Distribution semis on the road? They have been the major distributor to Walmart for many years, and McLane sold the company to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway a couple of years ago.)

So that explains LaTroy Hawkins!

by thegunner on Jul 30, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Gorzo done for the night

5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 79 pitches, 47 for strikes. Two of the hits were the last 2 batters he faced. Safe to assume his pitch limit was 80.

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Ooh

Doumit up with a couple on… and Cook out. I likey.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions  

let's hope

the offense can bail us out one more time.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

DOUMIT & JBAY!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jeff Andrews

I know nothing about him, and I realize that he cannot pitch. But if the Pirates are going to stand behind their “accountability” mantra, I will have a hard time understanding Andrews’ presence at PNC in 2009.

by thegunner on Jul 30, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Doumit!

gameday says Cook’s still in.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Cook is still pitching...

But Doumit doesn’t care. That man is a machine.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Chance for....

....another come from behind win!

by Brakeman8 on Jul 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Bay!

A soft liner into right makes it 6-3.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Jason-ity!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions  

The Pirates ...

like to play from behind. I’m not sure what that means.

by thegunner on Jul 30, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions  

i think

it means our starting pitching likes to give up runs

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's only natural

The team has awful pitching and miraculously good hitting. That is a formula for come-from-behind victories.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oops

I’m watching the Phils and the Pirates at the same time, and it was the Nats who made a pitching change :P

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Gah...

and you’ve seen DL’s moves first-hand too.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm calling it...

pinch hit homer by bixler…

what are the chances?

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL

He keeps biting on Cook’s hooks

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm cheating.

0.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Joey Bats!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Ah

now there’s the Bixler we all know and “love”

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Nah...

that Bixler would’ve been back in the dugout after the first pitch.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Will Carroll...
I’m hearing that a multi-team deal involving Jason Bay and the Florida Marlins is in the "final stages." This could involve the previously in-place dealings involving Manny Ramirez as reported by our own John Perrotto. Joe Frisaro of MLB.com thinks that Bay could end up in Boston, Jeremy Hermida in Pittsburgh, and prospects flying every which way. My sources agree, though I will update as details become clearer.

Link.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions  

i honestly

would not mind having hermida…just, we don’t really need any more outfielders

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really though?

Why would we want Hermida? I understand that he’s young, but his ceiling seems to be around .375/.475, which is just a tad above league average…

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

he

still has so much upside. he could easily develop into a 30 HR guy

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

hmm

I guess that it’s possible, but I don’t think it’s particularly likely. His career minor league slugging percentage was .436. He did have really top-notch plate discipline, but even that’s eroded quite a bit in the majors. In 2007 he showed quite a bit of power but it appears to have been a blip…

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmm

just a thought… I honestly didn’t know either way. We do have a heckuva lot of outfielders

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes, but....

...Hermida is major league ready and allows you to have Hermida, McLouth and Pearce open next season with McCutchen at AAA and Tabata at AA. Once McCutchen is truly ready, if Pearce is performing then you look to deal LaRoche. That being said, Hermida is a nice starting point for Bay, but a solid picthing prospect or two (even if we have to include Grabow) would make it much sweeter.

by Brakeman8 on Jul 30, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh

I hate the Red Sox so damn much… I don’t wanna see Bay in one of their lame unis :(

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait… why did Nate just sacrifice there?

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jul 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Sigh

Who knows?

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by MBandi on Jul 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's a 2-run game

That’s what you do, even if it’s your best hitter up there. And Rivas was 3-3 yesterday…

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

When you need two runs

The LAST thing you do is give away outs.

by matskralc on Jul 30, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Especially when your best hitter is at the plate is what that should say. I’m so angry I can’t even vent properly!!!!

by matskralc on Jul 30, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought the same thing

team leader in homers??? and he’s the tying run.

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought maybe

they were trying to surprise the Rockies again like last night with a bunt base hit

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

But I didn't see how the infield was playing...

I’m fluctuating between this game and the Phils rout of the Nats

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

They were playing straight up

But it didn’t look like he was trying to surprise anyone. It was just a straight up sac.

In any case Rivas grounds out and Doumit pops up to end the inning.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

That

was about as dumbarse a move as I have seen a manager make.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Really?

I’d still vote for benching McLouth in favor of Nyjer Morgan last September.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ha

Clarification….In-game move.

Some of JR’s lineups are mind-boggling also.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whew

That was almost outta here

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions  

from dejan's blog:
8:52 p.m.: I am aware of the three-team scenario that has been floated in some circles - some more definitively than others - that would get Bay involved in a three-way trade between Boston and Florida that would send Bay to the Red Sox, Manny Ramirez to the Marlins and Jeremy Hermida to the Pirates. But I just spoke with a source in Miami who threw water over the whole thing, even the more commonly reported Ramirez-Florida straight-up suggestions. Waiting for independent confirmation either way.

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Dejan is awesome

I already liked him a lot, but this blog has made him even cooler in my book.

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's growing on me, too

after I trashed him for his man-love of LaRoche…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

i know

i check that thing like every 30 minutes

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

i know

basically hang around the team all day every day and know way more about what’s going on than any of us

by northsidenotch on Jul 30, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jeez

Beam is getting crushed here, but most of those lasers have found gloves. Come on, TJ, get Iannetta…

by shayborg on Jul 30, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

For what it's worth

probably not much but:

Rocco DeMaro’s Facebook status: Rocco is working the phones on the Bay to TB deal….looks encouraging.

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Who?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rocco

does the postgame show on the radio after every Pirates game.

It’s great—and he knows what he’s talking about. He definitely wants to see trades

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gah...

so many links. :)
MLBTR. this one. gameday. MLB’s trade blog. WWL’s trade blog. that. ugh.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

theres nothing much there now

but you can download the shows the morning after….or listen live on the site ( i think)

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good to know.

I’ll have to check it out.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Grabow...
As the Red Sox, Marlins and Pirates discuss a possible three-way deal for Manny Ramirez, the sides are also discussing lefty reliever John Grabow moving from Pittsburgh to the Red Sox. The current sticking point, according to a well-placed source, is that the Marlins want the Red Sox to add a prospect to their take in the deal.

via Olney.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

These extended at bats

are extending the chances that we’re gonna drop this game :/

At least we will have won the series.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

And extending the chances

of a deal before the end of the game. Right?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

well,

here’s your boy Davis.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

I'll take it.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

or,

we could score 4 in this half, and he’d get another win. ;-)

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Davis

no reason why he can’t at least be the long relief man

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jul 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm bored.

I need some trade talk now. It’s been too quiet in the last bit.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Rumor circulating

that the Red Sox are interested in Brian Bixler for “comedy value”

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

DK's blog updated

looks like the Pirates would get about 4 prospects in a 3 way trade with Red Sox/Fish. And also get Hermida. And Grabow would probably be involved as well. No indications of who the prospects would be or which system(s) they’d be out of.

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2008/07/30/pirates-red-sox-marlins-talk-3-way.aspx

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Dejan's blog...
Preliminary indications are that the Pirates would receive four or more prospects, along with, possibly, Florida outfielder Jeremy Hermida. It is expected, though, that Hermida would not be the centerpiece. That would have to be two elite prospects.

Earlier in the day, talks about Bay cooled between the Pirates and Tampa Bay, as the Rays steadfastly declined to include any of their top three pitching prospects.

Me like!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Gah

forgot the link.
But Thunder has it above.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think I need to update

my RSS feeds on google reader.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I missed the memo

advising that Taylor Buckholz had become unhittable.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Perotto
Perrotto says it could be expanded to have Jed Lowrie go to Pittsburgh and Jack Wilson to Boston

Link.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Cmon Nate

Jack one outta here

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

or neither.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jul 30, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Meanwhile, from Carroll
Mike Jacobs has been pulled from the Marlins lineup. It’s not clear why, though Jacobs was mentioned in discussions for Bengie Molina. Multiple sources continue to tell me that discussions between all three teams (Marlines, Red Sox, and Pirates) are ongoing and have involved ownership at various times.

Link.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

On the plus side

it could mean we’re close to a deal.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would note that

Hermida is still in the same game.

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wreck Specks in.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Hoooboy...

White flag has been raised.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

We need two flags at PNC

Jolly Roger and White for when Osorio enters.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Which prospects?

I’ll bet this guy is one of ‘em… what’s that about happenings in threes?

by Captain Easychord on Jul 30, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Hope not

he hasn’t recovered from his hamate bone surgery real well looking at his numbers at low A

by Thunder on Jul 30, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Plus...

he has no face.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ownership...

means Coonelly. FC speaks for ownership, I have to admit I’m going nuts waiting for something to happen. I hope that if it does it happens tonight.

by Slick1 on Jul 30, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Fuentes in...

could be his last appearance as a Rockie…

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Any guesses as to how many new names arrive in Chicago Friday? Already minus X amd Damaso. Possibly Bay, Wilson, Grabow?

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Since the X-Man/Damaso trade

we’ve also “lost” JVB from the 25-man squad.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

forgot JVB. Big loss there :)

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's going to be so weird

seeing Wilson in a different team’s uni.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

He drives me nuts sometimes but he has grown on me through the years

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not really.

Of course, I’ve only seen him in a Pirates uni once… the ASG a couple years back.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

And it's not like

I watch much baseball as is.

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Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess

it’s just because he’s the longest tenured Pirate of this current iteration of the team

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

That first pitch looked inside

at least based on the placement on gameday.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rivas...

3-4 yesterday, 0-3 today. Nice.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Fuentes pitching

like he wants out of Colorado.
And the Buccos batting like they want him to leave too.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Carroll

The Commissioner’s Office has been informed of a deal involving the Pirates, Red Sox, and Marlins. The Commissioner has to sign off on any deal involving cash considerations of more than a million dollars…
...
Marlins get Manny Ramirez, one prospect (BOS), and cash (likely Ramirez’s remaining salary)
Pirates get Jeremy Hermida and three prospects (two FLO, one BOS)
Red Sox get Jason Bay and John Grabow
...
There is still potential for this to fall apart over the prospects, though things appear closer now than ever before.

Link.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Seems like

Jack stays. For now.

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The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Back up the tractor

Life on the farm is kinda laid back …

by bucdaddy on Jul 30, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well

Catch you all Friday, with a possibly alien line-up…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jul 30, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Yep

Looking more and more like Jason has played his last game as a Buc. Happy trails JBay if true.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

One more thing....

If Grabow goes….our vaunted bullpen will be even scarier.

by Hitman Easler on Jul 30, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions  

You mean you don't trust

Bautista, Wreck Specks, Burnett, Walkman, Davis, etc.??

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jul 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

240 for Jamie Moyer

Tied for 12th for lefties in MLB history with …

Frank Tanana, whom I once saw pitch a shutout in Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.

by bucdaddy on Jul 30, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions  

OK, but what’s that have to do with Frank Tana—-oh, wait.

by matskralc on Jul 30, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

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