Pirates vs. Reds, 2 October 2009
by Charlie on Oct 2, 2009 6:29 PM EDT
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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds, Oct 2, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
Lehr is probably the worst pitcher the Bucs have faced all year, so expect him to pitch a shutout here.
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I dunno, Jeff Suppan (who we saw more than once!) and Kip Wells are very terrible.
by Adam Reynolds on Oct 2, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In other news
DK reports that Jose Ascanio had surgery this morning to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder performed by Dr. James Andrews. Not good.
And Gorzo got lit up for 7 runs in 3 innings by Arizona today in his last 2009 start.
After watching Grabow get pounded 2 days ago by the PBC, and K. Hart go from bad to worse, this may be one of those trades that helped no one.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So who's going to be following this one tonight...
With the Pens opening vs. the Rags?
by Yotum on Oct 2, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m here. BTW, there is already a thread open about the Ascanio situation.
by Charlie on Oct 2, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cutch takes over PBC lead
in SB with 19.
Good — up until now NyMo was leading with 18.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
im one of the few
who would rather lamecast the bucs than watch the pens
by balick18 on Oct 2, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think there are plenty of us, even some like me who couldn’t tell you what team the “Rags” are without Googling!
by Adam Reynolds on Oct 2, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manchester United has been called the Rags by opponents since before WWII.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doumit missing that good Chicago cooking
back to being a DP machine
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
from yahoo's Red Sox - Indians box score
SB – J Ellsbury (69, 4th base off J Sowers/K Shoppach).
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no
that’s the funniest part, apparently scored after stealing third, plus a throwing error from Shoppach
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like he stole third and came around to score on Shoppach’s throwing error.
by Traco Bucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Lloyd McClendon did it when he was managing the PBC. :)
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kind of makes you wonder
what that might mean in the whole baseball/getting with the ladies metaphor
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn -- I think Charlie called it
Shutout tonight by Lehr.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn -- I think Charlie called it
Shutout tonight by Lehr.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow — didn’t even know I could do that.
Like Bullwinkle, I “don’t know my own strength”
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick Q
I missed my chance to gush during cocktail’s post how BD and Charlie’s efforts have exponentially increased my appreciation of Bucco baseball. When and if my comprehension approaches that of all you fine folks I’ll feel more free to chime in. Thanks to all who put more effort into this than I do at my vocation. That being said, ..is there any online broadcast of Pirate games? I’m not a total moron, but I do a great impression of one.
Paul
Morgantown, WV
by GoldNeck on Oct 2, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I watch them at MLB.tv on MLB.com. There’s a monthly fee—I think it’s $15 a month. And since you’re in Morgantown, which is in market, they won’t let you watch live broadcasts there; I think you can only listen to radio.
by Charlie on Oct 2, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had MLB’s thing a few years back and spent more time with Vin lulling me to sleep than actually listening to the PBC broadcast. And for most folk, radio reception’s not a big deal – for “cable-less” kids like me, it’s a bit dicier. Just wanted to know if there was any live streams I was ignorant about. Thanks Charlie, Traco, WstCst and all interested parties.
Paul
Morgantown, WV
by GoldNeck on Oct 2, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I haven’t found a live stream in several years. MLB is doing a good job shutting them down to protect their copyright.
Now NHL was allowing live streams just last season.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try MLB.com. They charge about $15 for a package that gives you all MLB games in a season.
by Traco Bucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if Morgantown is included (I think it is), but the Pittsburgh area is blacked out of Pirate games, even ones that aren’t televised. I’d look into it before you subscribe.
by ElDuce on Oct 2, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never let lack of comprehension keep me from blogging here. Ask anyone.
But I do need to take a mo to thank Charlie, Vlad, WTM, Thunder (our secret weapon), phillybuc, my cuz westcoastbuc and others too numerous to mention, for making this such a great site. And as always, a special shout out to cocktails, my spiritual guide.
Now, go Bucs and don’t lose 100.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of questions
im trying to plan a trip to bradenton…does anyone know when the spring training schedule comes out?
by balick18 on Oct 2, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lehr is ridiculously slow to the plate. Steal at will.
And now he walks the pitcher.
by ElDuce on Oct 2, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
now D Cutch
needs to come back and throw up a quick zero…
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phew — was worried after the double that the jinx was back.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT
Pen up 1-0 on the famous Rags. PP goal by Gonchar (nice to have him back healthy)
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa — they switched the goal to Geno with assist to Gonchar.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s had a really nice September. Still it’s too bad about last night’s HR being erased.
His offense, defense and smarts (e.g., breaking up the DP in Chicago) have all been outstanding.
This trade is looking very good for the PBC, even though it cost them “cornerstones.”
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And 108 pitches after 6 IP
Time for the hook?
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only the same could be said of the PBC’s 3 and 4 hitters tonight.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, I called it yesterday.
With the cancellation, all we need to is win one in this series to avoid 100.
Maybe we can get a comment from Sean Burnett on which team is an embarrasment to baseball.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget Burnett is one of the cornerstones. :)
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Moskos?
Don’t all great teams build around middle relievers?
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think being one of the cornerstones means that Burnett has powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men – he can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands, and comment on the shortcomings of other clubs with better records than his.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doah!
Brandon Moss with the whiff…in the field. lol
by Brakeman8 on Oct 2, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Followed by a nice ctach by Milledge
by Brakeman8 on Oct 2, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not parroting your comments
But Gameday has this timelapse thing…..in close games, I have to turn off Bucs Dugout so I don’t get tipped by the comments
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a completely unrelated note...
The Internet is pretty darn scary – I just googled an obscure Irish song and came up with the complete background on the song.
And that sure looked like a 2-base error.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I repeat — The Edge is looking like the real deal.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to be DCutch
Holds the guy on 2B after leadoff double. And EDGE is the mannnn.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to be the whole team...
…normally, our left fielder lets one drop in, then we have a throwing error in the infield, then someone hits a batter on an 0-2 count.
I feel like I’m in a parallel universe where the Germans won and Spock has a beard.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very good
I’m drinking and looking up song lyrics, so no time to go bananas w/the pictures
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, I was actually looking for the bearded Eric Cartman.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
That was not such a good half inning by 6-7-8.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we're still up
3-0…thats all that matters
by balick18 on Oct 2, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bite your tongue.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
evenin’.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
going back to strictly fastballs? going back to his old self?
by balick18 on Oct 2, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whoa
that was crushed
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that
was just BLASTED
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Relation
with 5 Ks…nice!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
shaddap…. it wasn’t like I said he had a shutout going.
;-)
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You joined the thread
That’s jinx enough!
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammit.
when you’re right, you’re right…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammit.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For those truly sadistic types
You can listen to or watch Ian Snell make his last start w/Seattle later tonigh.
I take it that something bad has happened and I’ll see it in a few minutes
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There it is....
hit into Willie Stargell land.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, it was a belt high pitch
But I’m not sure there’s any need to pull “no relation” at this point.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
96 pitches
May have something to do with it. Wladimir just sat changeup and mauled it.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still
McCutchen’s last performances have given me alot of hope for next year
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Control and gopher balls will either make or break him.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
I can live with a few solo HR’s if he can get his K’s higher. Fergie Jenkins gave up alot of HRs too.
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Hence why control is the other issue.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
His stuff seems better now then when I saw him pitch at Indy
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silly Gameday....
Seconds ago, McCutchen was getting pulled and I’m thinkin’ I got time to get a fresh beer. Suddenly, its a 3-1 count on Nix the pinch hitter.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you not know better by now?
really?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, its a better option than buying MLB on tv
..until the schmucks blocked it, I could watch at work. Now, I can still get audio broadcasts, if I’m willing to listen en espanol.
I can watch from any room in the house (or on the deck) via the wireless…
just can’t watch the posts in here at the same time.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
check yer inbox.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that should have been
splash, out….and man was LaRoche dead at second.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chavez not looking like
the replacement for Matt Capps.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chavez is lucky his arm hasn’t fallen off.
Saying he’s been a little overused is like Bob Ueker saying “JUST a bit outside.”
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man
Jones has struggled down the home stretch
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2-1 against.
$2.00?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That happens when
pitchers figure out you can’t hit a slider down and in.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, the Dodger announcers just carved Jones up the last two weeks. It was brutal, mostly because it was so matter of fact.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you owe me $2.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's your right
as an American.
You still owe me.
=-P
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hanrahan!
I guess it would be bad form to post up the Hanrahan picture from Slap Shot with the “Your wife’s a dyke!” quote now that he’s on the team, eh?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would approve
Slap Shot references are always welcome
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s ok with me. It’s not like he’s one of the team’s cornerstones, like the scary-talented Sean Burnett is.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JOEL!
Beast mode activated when he comes in the game.
by Slizeezyc on Oct 2, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Opponents hitting .200 against Hanrahan since he joined the PBC.
For comparison, opponents are hitting .326 against Capps this year.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hanrahan!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
To think that...
People I know went to be extras while the movie was being filmed in Jtown….
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's assuming that there's such a thing as
a good hockey movie.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pffft.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay,
now you’re just blowing sh_ _ out your azz.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love Story? I like it when the Cornell player pounds Ryan O’Neal for calling him a Canuck.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are on fire tonite, Señor.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Pirates Crack the Champagne
after tonight’s win? It clinches a <100 loss season….
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CAPPS
AAAAIIEEEEEE!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cocktails - in answer to your e-mail.
20 years worth….Dan
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
awesome, amigo!
Thank you for doing that.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No problema....
other than the 3 &1/2 – 4 years (but who’s counting) separation from family, it was fun the whole time. Go new places, meet new people all the time.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has Capps had an outing all year in which he didn’t allow an XBH?
by WTM on Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He only got a double because Capps didn’t want to walk him because that would put a runner on base.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s virtually a quote:
“Solo home run,” Capps said with a shrug. "I don’t want to walk him and have someone aboard.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good heavens...
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Just don’t ask me to prove it.
didn’t he strike out the side 1 time?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't closers supposed to....
shut down the opposing team in an easy, no-sweat fashion? Just sayin’ that the Yankees fans I know don’t go through this when Mariano is on the mound in the 9th….
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ask Met fans. K-Rod’s WHIP has never been higher than 2009 (though I’d take him in a heart beat).
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You canna use
hosted pics (flickr, imdb, etc.)
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wha?
I don’t think its from any of those….just found it on a historical website.
by Trogluddite on Oct 2, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta always use the “preview” button.
Check your work.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
link the site?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuggin' RAISE IT!!!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
okay, I will!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No 100 losses
And the Drive For 63 is still alive.
by WstCstBucco on Oct 2, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s hope we can pull off 64 though. Finishing off the season with a 5 game winning streak would be amazing, and great for the morale of many of the young guys on this team.
by Akshay R on Oct 2, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure why
but im overly excited that 100 losses will not be a reality…
by balick18 on Oct 2, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And just for good measure, since we got dicked out of it last night...
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 2, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Woo Hoo
Glad I was wrong about 100
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dont Forget
Lastings got screwed out of a HR too
by eyeofhorus777 on Oct 2, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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