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The Pirates should sign Derrick Turnbow...
by humbucker
on May 2, 2008 12:37 PM PDT
The Pirates should sign former All-Star relief pitcher Derrick Turnbow, who was just DFA'd by the Brewers.
Why? He has a power arm (265 K in 257 2/3 career innings), which is in line with Huntington's philosophy. But mainly because he's a perfect fit for the Pirates' bullpen.
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my 8-month old son's assessment of the Pirates
by humbucker
on Apr 21, 2008 8:23 AM PDT
Yesterday afternoon my wife went to get a haircut, so my 8-month old son and I had the place to ourselves. I turned on the tv to WGN, to see if the Pirates game was televised, and sure enough it was: bottom of the 5th inning, 5-3 cubs. We watched Osoria give up two quick hits and a run, then Fontenot hit for pitcher Ryan Dempster. As we watched Adam 'Useless in April' LaRoche fumble an easy ground ball, my son made perhaps the most fitting and succinct criticism of how the Pittsburgh Pirates were playing:
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don't let the door hit you on the way out, Tracy....
by humbucker
on Oct 5, 2007 10:49 AM PDT
The Post Gazette reports that a press conference will be held at 2:30 EDT to officially fire Jim Tracy, and presumably other members of his coaching staff and other front-office personnel (hopefully including Ed Creech):
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Matt Capps projections (part 2)
by humbucker
on Mar 9, 2007 8:36 AM PST
I completely forgot to guess at Mapp Capps' performance, and now Charlie's original post is too old to accept new comments. if the community projections are still open, here's mine:
60/4.50/40/15
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I met Brian Giles ...
by humbucker
on Feb 21, 2007 4:28 PM PST
... or his cardboard cutout, anyway. Earlier this month, I was in San Diego for a conference. My hotel happened to be right next to Petco Park, so I wandered into the Padres' gift shop after lunch one day. (With the (near) life-size cutout of Brian Giles and his power swing beckoning me inside, how could I resist?) Alas, I didn't have any film for my camera at that time (film cost $17.50 for one roll in my hotel's store!), and the cardboard cutout was nowhere to be found the other three days I was there....
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