-P- Here's a great post by Van Slyke one why Ryan Doumit should be the Bucs' starting catcher.
-P- Apparently Bronson Arroyo said some stuff about the Pirates that was maybe a little bit tactless, but entirely true. A bunch of Pirates players responded and sounded a little dumb, because it's pretty hard to sound smart while defending a 13-28 team. That's all I have to say about this stupid, stupid matter.
-P- Sean Casey is relatively close to returning and providing the Pirates with a golden excuse to bench one of their only good hitters.
-P- Here's a nice article on Dale Long, the Pirate who hit homers in eight consecutive games fifty years ago.