Reds Vs. Pirates, 23 September 2011
by Charlie Wilmoth on Sep 23, 2011 5:08 PM EDT
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If you happen to be going to the game, be sure to say hi to this guy.
Epic sports weekend activated: Pirates game tonight in Pittsburgh, LSU/WV game tomorrow in Morgantown, Saints/Texans in Nola on Sun. YEEHAW!
That's some dedication to sports, folks. If I weren't a Pirates fan, and I were going to the biggest game in Morgantown in about 90 years on Saturday and an NFL game halfway across the country on Sunday, I'm not sure I'd make a Pirates game a priority.
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On This Date.........
in 1951, pitcher Murray Dickson wins his 20th game, 3-0 over the Reds. Dickson accounted for nearly a third of the Pirates 64 wins that season.
If I was already flying into Houston to go to a game in Red Stick (Baton Rouge) the day before an LSU game I’d go see a ‘Stros game just for the heck of it too. Not that Minute Maid has as much appeal as PNC, I’m there and already shelling out a lot of money I might as well see the sites.
That's gonna be quite the overnight Saturday night...
Trying to get from Morgantown at midnight on Saturday night…to the Superdome at noon on Sunday. Unless he’s got his own plane.
WVU v. Miami
in 1993 was the biggest game, although in hindsight if WVU wins this game and continues on to an undefeated season this will probably surpass it…
What the heck do I care..? I’m PUMPED!
Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Sep 23, 2011 5:55 PM EDT reply actions
And
Go Pirates?
Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Sep 23, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Epic fail by Charlie and McCutchisthetruth
The biggest game in WVu history was the game they lost 13-9. All they had to was beat my 28.5 point underdog Panthers and they would have had a shot at the MNC.
It was the 100th Backyard Brawl against their most played, and hated, rival with EVERYTHING on the line.
Let me say again that my Panthers won 13-9 with a kid at QB, Pat Bostik, who decided to forgo his final year as a player so he could become our play-by-play announcer.
13-9!!!!!!!
It doesn’t cost a thing to believe and the payoff on a winner is huge!
Jack Wilson
Was he pursued by the Pirates back in August before Braves got him? Sure would be better than CedANO>
You forgot
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Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Just want to say
Doumit has been on an absolute TEAR since his return. I know you guys don’t put too much stock in straight average, but he has brought it up something like 60 points in a bit less than a month and a half. And I’d wager that his OPS, for you more statistically inclined, is astronomical. Doumit, when healthy, can flat-out hit. And boy do I want to see him in a bucs uniform next year.
I don't think there's many
who really disagree with wanting him back…. just not for 2 years, or at that price.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd say $16 million for two years is reasonable
IF he stays healthy. I depends if you’re willing to take a gamble.
Just watched the replay of Jones' bash.
Holy shit.
And Volquez knew it.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Locke looks to reach his pitch count this inning
Who’s in the pen?
Moskos.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
dunno -
lameday isn’t saying…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It made no sense.
It should have been a double play.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay - let's get that one back,
and a couple on top of that!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
Blow out time?
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Tht'd be nice,
since I hafta leave to pick up a buddy at the airport, and will miss the rest of the game, I’d like to have this in the bag…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I live about a mile from the airport.
I could leave now, drop him off in town and be back by the 8th inning.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you? That'd be sweet.
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.
.
…you do know I mean O’Hare, right?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh
I live a mile from the Dubuque Regional Airport.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
But yeah, I knew.
Just saying, living in the middle of nowhere is pretty nice sometimes.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew
you knew.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 23, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
And I knew that you knew that I knew.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh no, their batting averages dropped below .300!
Yeah, it doesn’t matter….
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
And they get another run.
Not looking good here.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
So who would you fire from the coaching staff on Thursday?
My first choice would be Gregg Ritchie.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Not fire, reassign
Likely has much useful knowledge, no sense giving that up. But let someone else handle the 1-1 technique adjustments.
by Central*Scrutinizer on Sep 23, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
But really, this team’s offense has been so bad that there’s no reason he should keep his current job.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
4th largest attendance ever?
Man, that’s pathetic.
I once heard that Connie Mack said he’d rather have a hot start and then miss the World Series than to start out badly and then comeback and go to the World Series because if you start out hot, you’ll get more people in the stands.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Not pitching Meek in close games?
I thought that evaluating Meek was one of the “September goals”. Seems they are not putting him in high pressure situations.
by Central*Scrutinizer on Sep 23, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Why bother?
Ease him back in and let him get ready for next season.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Gameday had ball 1 right in the middle of the strike zone. Like dead center.
"WHITESNAKE! DOKKEN! NIGHT RANGER!" -- Ronny Cedeño
Yep.
I was surprised to see after Doumit got the ball that it was 1-0 count. I wondered what was wrong with that pitch.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
There has been a lot of strikes on both sides being called balls.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Hammer Time.
I hope this Hammer time is better than the last time they faced the Reds and they scored a couple runs off Hammer to take the lead and win the game. I was there and it sucked awful.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Votto and Bruce coming up with two on in a one run game.
Greaaaaaat
"WHITESNAKE! DOKKEN! NIGHT RANGER!" -- Ronny Cedeño
Full count, bases loaded, two outs, 1 run game, 9th inning?
Naaaaw, that’s not intense at all
"WHITESNAKE! DOKKEN! NIGHT RANGER!" -- Ronny Cedeño
by Superstar25 on Sep 23, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
That was kind of anti-climactic
"WHITESNAKE! DOKKEN! NIGHT RANGER!" -- Ronny Cedeño
Most unfortunate thing now is that Locke can't get his first win
Kid pitched a good game
Um, he couldn't anyways.
He was out after 4.2 innings. Not eligible for it.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I hate September Ball in the NL…pitch hitter/loogy madness…its every manager’s wet dream and it postpones the game by 30-40 mins
Guess...
Hurdle didn’t want my call to verify.
I got it ready when JJ doubled.
But I don’t click it until the final out/run is recorded.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
RAISE IT!
SEE, MEANINGLESS SEPTEMBER BALL ISN’T ALL BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just to show you how meaningless wins are for relievers...
Hanrahan gets his first win of the season on this one.
Hahahaha.
So well earned.
He should give that win to Jaramillo.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Jaramillo: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0.00 FIP
Cy Young winner this year?
Funny
P-G posted (at least on the RSS feed) an article headlined “Pirates’ bullpen secures 3-2 win”
Where have you gone, Dejan Kovacavic?
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 24, 2011 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions
He's at the Trib and his stuff is free there.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Right spot in the order on my call...
just didn’t have Ludwick PH for Pedro.
They gotta go 5-0 to match their 2003 record.
Gotta go 3-2 to avoid 90 losses and have the 2nd best team in PNC Park history.
This the first time since 2004 that the Pirates won 70 games.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Impressed by the
size of the crowd tonight, the Bucs managed to draw roughly 6,000 more fans than Tampa Bay. This despite the fact Tampa is fighting for a playoff berth.
Five more games left, so good to see the club is still battling for wins.
That's really too bad for Tampa.
I can’t imagine the Pirates having less than 35,000 if they were in 1st or 2nd place trying to get a playoff spot.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Sep 23, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
When the Pirates do contend
in September, the atmosphere at PNC Park and the City of Pittsburgh will be unbelievable. I think we had a small sampling in July about the enthusiasm surrounding the team, and that should be multiplied many times in September.
Off topic here, but I just noticed Jack Wilson playing shortstop for the Braves on ESPN. Atlanta
looks to be closing in on the wildcard, so I’m glad to see Wilson get a shot in the playoffs after all these years.
by SteelStealth on Sep 23, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
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