Pittsburgh vs. San Diego, 19 September 2007

by Charlie Wilmoth on Sep 19, 2007 5:34 PM EDT in News

10:05 PM, FSNP, WPGB

Ian Snell (9-12, 3.92) vs. Chris Young (9-7, 2.77).

Here's a pretty nifty pitching matchup. Young's an extreme flyball pitcher who's in the perfect ballpark for him - he has a 1.47 ERA at home vs. 4.11 on the road. Expect to see lots of fly balls dying in the outfield.

Cleveland solidified the AL playoff situation by completing a sweep of the Tigers, making it overwhelmingly likely that the four AL playoff teams will be the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees and Angels. In the NL, there's even more uncertainty, with wins last night by the Phillies and Brewers and losses by the Mets and Cubs. Tonight, Ted Lilly and the Cubs face the Reds, while the Brewers start Dave Bush against the Astros. (Both the Reds and Astros are starting rookie pitchers, flaunting Jim Tracy's worries about "the integrity of the game" - and, in fact, the Cubs are complaining about it.) Mike Pelfrey, meanwhile, starts for the Mets against Matt Chico and the Nationals, while Jamie Moyer of the Phillies faces Adam Wainwright in St. Louis. In the West, Barry Zito and Doug Davis will face off in the desert.

The Phillies can get within a half game of a playoff spot tonight with a win and a Mets or Padres loss. Either the Brewers or Cubs could take over sole possession of first place in the Central. And the Diamondbacks could claim a share of the lead in the West with a win and a Padres loss.

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Not just Dave Bush...

...but Yinzer-by-birth Dave Bush, in case you need a rooting interest.

by Vlad on Sep 19, 2007 7:06 PM EDT reply actions

Also

In the category of belated-but-well-intentioned-reminders, today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Arrr, mateys!

by Vlad on Sep 19, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Aye!

Was wonderin' if ye'd be rememberin'!

Arrrr!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Prospects

BA just released their list of the top 20 prospects in the GCL.

None of our guys made the cut, of course.

by Vlad on Sep 20, 2007 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

However...

The Mets did place Scott Moviel on the list.

Moviel is one of the two compensatory draft picks they got for Roberto Hernadez, after he left as a free agent following the Perez trade.

by Vlad on Sep 20, 2007 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

From the prospect chat:

Sarver Andy from Pittsburgh asks: Chris, Always hoping the Pirates are a few good men away. Did you see any prospects wearing Pirate uniforms?
Chris Kline: Again, they were a little older for the most part and manager Tom Prince had a ridiculously huge roster of position players to mix in every day so a lot of guys didn't come close to qualifying . . . but even then, the one guy who was in the mix was CF Quincy Latimore. If Latimore can stay in CF, then his upside is a lot better than if he slows down as he grows into his frame and is relegated to a corner. He runs OK and takes good routes in CF now and the Pirates are going to allow him to stay there for the time being.Link (subscribers only)

For the record, Latimore hit .257/.352/.386 in 171 AB, with a 13/4 SB/CS.

by Vlad on Sep 20, 2007 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions