Diamondbacks 2, Pirates 0: Chris Young Homer Decisive In Shutout
by Charlie Wilmoth on Jun 9, 2011 10:57 PM EDT
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PrintI kept feeling like Jeff Karstens was constantly on the verge of losing it in this one. He was efficient, but lots of his pitches were getting hit hard, then dying deep in the outfield. Somehow, though, he lasted seven innings without giving up a run.
Meanwhile, the Pirates couldn't do much of anything against Josh Collmenter, despite occasionally putting together some really nice at-bats against him. They got him to throw 102 pitches through five innings, but only managed two walks and four hits.
Chris Resop entered in a scoreless game in the eighth and promptly allowed an infield single, and then a long Chris Young homer. That proved to be the difference, as the Pirates failed to score in the eighth and ninth. They picked up only five hits in total, including no extra-base hits.
The Pirates will take another shot at .500 Friday.
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It was pretty crazy how hard they made Collmenter work,
and even crazier that they couldn’t get any solid offense going against him. Karstens definitely didn’t look good, but he just keeps keeping runs off the board.
Collmenter worked so damn slow
It seemed like just about every pitch, he had his glove and hat off, rubbing the ball. Let me tell you, it was frustrating to watch
The glare of the spotlight is harsh, and the pressure that success breeds immense. We revere our heroes, but expect much. And criticism can come as easily as praise.
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The only thing they can really do is put Jones back in the lineup. Paul is down to a .617 OPS, and he just can’t get it done as more than a PH/defensive replacement. Other than that, there aren’t any quick fixes.
i think paul shouldnt be starting against rhp anyway
Jones has a chance to do more damage… if we had Pedro and Doumit in the lineup, I may be tempted to go with Paul’s glove over Jones’, but otherwise i dont see much point…
What if we call up Presley?
The glare of the spotlight is harsh, and the pressure that success breeds immense. We revere our heroes, but expect much. And criticism can come as easily as praise.
Twitter: @shanecglass
Presley -
we could call him up, yes?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 9, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
We could
call him up.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 9, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL at the Presley thread going on ^^^^
So uh, has anyone heard any news on Pedro since his little setback?
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend!
I haven’t heard much news, but I’m not expecting him back for another 1.5-2 weeks at least.
by StripesForLife on Jun 9, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like
there should be a punchline after that.
by BlindSquirrel on Jun 9, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We're gonna end up
80-82, losing the last game of a three-game series.
Gah.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
Ha!
Well, I never really was very good at being Eeyore…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 9, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
nevmind – attempted humour fail on my part.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 10, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I got the humor
I’m just shocked by the idea the we can now even think about winning 80 games.
Carry on.
too the f'n Brewers of all teams
I really hope Prince is traded July 31st
Our offense is a lot like LeBron James' 4th-quarter offense...
It seems to disappear
Did the Heat lose again tonight?
LeBron – most over rated superstar of all time?
Dallas Mavericks – everyone’s new favorite team?
Everyone’s new favorite team is whoever is playing the Heat.
"When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth."
-Roberto
by blackjackfishtaco on Jun 10, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Despise both teams.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 10, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
The Jerk Store called ...
for LeBron and Mark Cuban.
Nice.
I was thinking that only LeBron could make people be okay with Cuban, but I know he gets slack for being a hometown guy.
Someone tweeted last night…
“Americans celebrate performance of Jason Kidd, who hit his wife, against LeBron James, who took a job in a new city. We are strange people.”
I can’t say I hate LeBron, either. He’s like the Yankees to me — I know he’s there and he’s good, but I harbor no hatred.
Thank you Ned Colletti.
LeBron’s only problem is he let is ego show.
If he had acted little humble or modest in making his decision to leave Cleveland, or had been completely direct about his plans instead of the “the whole world must kiss my ass before you shall know my decision” act, he would have been fine.
On second thought, that’s not his only, or even his biggest problem. His other problem is that he is fast developing a reputation for disappearing in big games. He can’t seem to will his teams to win like real superstars can.
Oh yeah, well you're their number one customer.
-tell me you were making a Seinfeld reference?
#AllTheBuntsAreBad!
No, I actually like LeBron. Love him actually.
It’s absolutely amazing to see a guy 6’8", 275 lbs be able to do all the things he can do. He’s the most complete player in the game and arguably the game’s best.
People gave the guy WAAAYYY too much crap about leaving Cleveland. Why in the world would he stay and play with a team full of scrubs when he knows there’s no way he’s winning a title there? Cleveland fans ought to be upset at the owner, Dan Gilbert, instead of LeBron. Gilbert just sat back and watched LeBron get eaten alive in the playoffs last year, and then did nothing to try to bring in better players to help him. Then he has the audacity to send out a letter to Cleveland fans calling LeBron and traitor and saying we don’t need people that are gonna turn their backs on the hometown team?! Child please.
LeBron didn’t turn his back on anybody. LeBron was the only player worth a dang on your team, and YOU, being the owner, made no serious attempt to upgrade the talent to help him out! No one player has ever won a title by himself. LeBron knew he couldn’t, so he left. As you can tell, I can’t stand Dan Gilbert. Dude is a tool for the way he handled all that.
Now I completely understand Cleveland fans — or any other fans of teams that LeBron was considering — not liking LeBron going on live TV to announce his ‘decision.’ It was disrespectful and a slap in the face to all the team vying for his services. Stupid.
NOW having said all that, I can’t understand LeBron’s lack of aggressiveness in the 4th quarter of Games 4 and 5. No explanation for it. He had Jason Kidd — 38 year old Jason Kidd at that — and Shawn Marion guarding him for most of the final quarter, and he’s firing up jumpers and 3-pointers! You’re 6’8" and 270 lbs! TAKE THE BALL TO THE RACK! If you don’t make the shot, at least get fouled.
These last two 4th-quarter performances have just been mind-blowing as a LeBron fan. For a guy who called last night’s game the biggest game of his life and tweeted “NOW or NEVER” before the game to come out and do nothing when his team needed him in crunch time is unacceptable. Yeah, he had a triple-double and that’s great, but LeBron James isn’t a normal player. We’re talking about arguably the best player in the game, and 17 points — only 2 of those coming in the final quarter — isn’t going to get it done. You would think seeing his other superstar teammate in visible pain for nearly the whole game with a hip injury would make him step his game up and shoulder more of the scoring load. Nope.
At times, he just 1) doesn’t look like he cares that much about winning a title, or 2) is scared to fail. I don’t know, but this is one thing I do know — If LeBron doesn’t care that much about winning a title, I’m dang sure not gonna waste my time trying to care for him.
You’re the best all-around player in the game. Time to start playing like it when it matters.
That concludes my rant for the day. Hope ya’ll enjoyed it.a
Anyone read Smizik’s blog, talking about how it would probably take Starling Marte to get Rodriguez from the Nats.
What on earth is he talking about.
I did see that acquiring Rodriguez would show a commitment to winning. Read that again, it didn’t say spending, but winning. Pudge has an OPS lower than .600
"When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth."
-Roberto
by blackjackfishtaco on Jun 10, 2011 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, Pudge really “fights up there.” His leadership will push runners around the bases, a la Derek Jeter.
No jinx no jinx no jinx.
by Suffering Buc on Jun 10, 2011 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions
i read bob’s blob for pure amusement. he makes stupid comments all the time. when ever he says anything remotely positive about the bucs there are 10 people who repeatedly bash the entire FO and rip anyone who makes a valid point. true morons.
This actually makes perfect sense
Bob has been relatively positive about the Pirates the past few days, even taking some of the super-Anti regulars to task for not just relaxing and enjoying the team’s success. I am sure his page hits have been down as the lunatics try to figure out if he is on the Nutting’s payroll now.
With this, he gives them something absolutely batsh$t crazy to run with, and they can talk about how “Bad Deal Neal” won’t give up a promising minor-league OF, who isn’t doing a damn thing to help the MLB team today, in order to solidify the catcher position for a couple of months in an insane quest to get to the .500 mark. They can gripe about how bad Huntington is at being GM, how cheap Nutting is and how it is always about tomorrow, never now; then they can make a few corn dog and Seven Springs references and Bob can go back to having high traffic on his blog.
The internet isn’t about quality, it’s all about quantity.
a bit hazy right now
but are you saying that Bob driving the lunatics crazy is all part of a marketing plan? (just like a washed up Huey Lewis concert or a runs scored promotion when we go to play the Brewers on the road) and that Nutting is a business partner in these endeavours? Sale the internet lol
#31 All Day...
Rodriguez is a known name...
Known names = tons of value to most of these hacks.
#AllTheBuntsAreBad!
Who said "No more 10 hit 1 run nights"?
Don’t say that again.
Not actually affiliated with whygavs.
by WHYG Zane Smith on Jun 10, 2011 7:43 AM EDT reply actions
Well, I forgot to reply “nojinxnojinxnojinx,” so it’s my fault too.
Not actually affiliated with whygavs.
by WHYG Zane Smith on Jun 10, 2011 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions
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