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Community Projection Review: Matt Capps
PLAYER POS. COMMUNITY ZiPS ACTUAL Matt Capps RP 73.3 IP, 63 K, 17 BB, 2.93 ERA 90 IP, 68 K, 15 BB, 3.40 ERA 53.7 IP, 39 K, 5 BB, 3.02 ERA The community did pretty well here; it didn't foresee that Capps would miss time, but it still pwned ZiPS, which did an even poorer job...
Pirates 9, Reds 5
Five days ago, I wrote that the next few days after that might mark a turning point in the Pirates' season. Fast forward to the present and Matt Capps is now gone, but the Bucs have won three of five despite starting the likes of Jimmy Barthmaier, Ty Taubenheim and, tonight, John Van Benschoten....
Matt Capps to Miss Two Months
Yikes: Capps, who blew saves here Monday and Tuesday nights, went to Pittsburgh today for tests, which revealed "internal range of motion detriment," according to manager John Russell. What is "internal range of motion detriment," and why would that cost Capps two months? Any doctors in the...
Nationals 7, Pirates 6
This game started swimmingly, with Paul Maholm racking up one- and two-pitch outs against the weak-hitting Nationals. The Bucs grabbed three quick runs in the first inning after an RBI groundout by Freddy Sanchez and a two-run jack by Ryan Doumit. The Bucs even caught quite a break -- Jason Bay was...
Mets 5, Pirates 4
There are only two types of Pirates games. This one was both. The first, and most common, type is the one in which the Pirates completely undo themselves with terrible defense, and allow a relatively harmless inning to blossom into a six-run stinkweed when Luis Rivas or someone all but dances out...
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