Marlins 4, Pirates 1

by Charlie Wilmoth on Sep 11, 2011 6:45 PM EDT

I feel like a bit of a chump even continuing to write about these games when the Pirates play like this, but what the heck. The Pirates' offense was, again, awful, and they'll end this series with five runs in three games. They struck out nine times, which I suppose qualifies as a reasonable total for them.

Meanwhile, the Marlins only got five hits the whole game, but James McDonald walked a bunch of batters, and paid for them. Pitcher Javier Vazquez walked to start the fourth and then came home on a double by Greg Dobbs (after, by the way, the Pirates failed to hold Vazquez on first). The Marlins ended up scoring three more runs that inning, including another run scored by a batter who reached via a walk. As with yesterday's game, the only real highlight was a bunch of scoreless innings from the bullpen.

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Sat in the Lexus Club for this one

I was actually pretty underwhelmed by it. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely enjoyed the experience for free, but I would never pay those prices for it. Face value on the ticket was $185. Totally not worth it when you look at the prices of other seats.

by ElDuce on Sep 11, 2011 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

It’s gotta be especially hard to keep churning out posts when the team itself clearly has packed it in for the year. That seems to be a growing pattern with this ballclub, and it can’t be blamed on John Russell any more.

You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts.

by WTM on Sep 11, 2011 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, wasn’t Clint Hurdle supposed to be the cure for that? I’m really disheartened by the way this team has folded like an old lawn chair.

by Aphthakid on Sep 11, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Ditto

by azibuck on Sep 11, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

So do you actually believe that that is the problem rather

than that they are just not very good baseball players? Most if not all of the players have clear financial incentives to play as well as they can. If you think the problem is lack of effort instead of lack of talent, who specifically do you have in mind? Surely not the whole team since, for instance, the relievers have usually been quite good lately.

It seems to me that the biggest problem is a lack of strike-zone judgement throughout the lineup. Opposing pitchers have come to realize that for the most part that once they get ahead in the count, there is no reason whatsoever to throw strikes since the whole lineup more or less are suckers for breaking pitches in the dirt or fast ball around the eyes.

by WestCoastBuc on Sep 11, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

12 - 30 since peaking at 54 - 49

Regression to the mean is a bitch.

by maguro on Sep 11, 2011 7:55 PM EDT reply actions

Didn't they peak at 51-44?

15-36 since then

by Schide on Sep 11, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I think at this point in the year

The city shifts it’s focus to the Steelers completely. The fans arent into it any more, neither are the players.

by bosten7 on Sep 11, 2011 9:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Personally, I’m glad I went to the Pirate game today instead of watching the Steeler game on TV. Whatever you can say about how we did today, you can’t say we did worse than the football team.

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by wg1of5 on Sep 11, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't have any particular bone to pick with the Steelers,

but I wouldn’t mind a 4-12 season once in awhile, just to teach their fans a little humility.

by bucdaddy on Sep 11, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

OKay

So, that’s the team’s excuse today. What was their excuse for the previous six weeks? You can’t blame this on the fans. The fans stopped showing up because the team stopped winning, not the other way around.

by Aphthakid on Sep 11, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Swept 6-0 by the Marlins for the season

and they’re now 1/2 game ahead of us.

by Central*Scrutinizer on Sep 11, 2011 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

Pitiful

To get swept by this bunch. They are about as below average and uninspiring as we are. Makes things even worse to not hit their run of the mill, pedestrian pitchers at all. This team has quit and 70 wins likely won’t happen. Could get REALLY ugly with a Card, LA then AZ sweep.

by fitguync30 on Sep 12, 2011 12:15 AM EDT reply actions

I could see getting swept by the Fish...

if they were at full strength. Johnson has been out for much of the season, Ramirez is out, Stanton played 3 innings in the series. That makes this series almost as embarassing as the Cubs-Padres homestand in the middle of the 10 game losing streak.

by Thunder on Sep 12, 2011 12:27 AM EDT reply actions