Blowing out the Cardinals on national TV? I could get used to this.
Brad Lincoln had his second straight nice start. I like seeing him do well, not just as a fan of the team, but because I like rooting for guys like Lincoln. His path to the Majors has had a lot more bumps in the road than a lot of first rounders, as he went through Tommy John surgery, a few periods of ineffectiveness, and the baffling decision to not have him learn a changeup, leaving the player development staff to teach him a pitch in AAA that most see as crucial to getting Major League hitters out. All of these things lead to him making his Major League debut at 25 years old (not old, but old for an advanced college pitcher drafted at 21 that was supposed to make the Majors quickly), get hit hard, and be called up again this year as a reliever. He’ll probably never be an ace or even much above average at this point, but I’m rooting for him to succeed.
As for the announcement…
I’m afraid that with classes starting this week, I can’t dedicate as much time to this blog as I would like to. I know both of my readers are used to semi-regular updates (strong emphasis on semi), but the courses I’m taking this semester require a lot of time on my part. As such, I’ll probably only be updating this blog on the weekend unless there’s a blowout (because these posts are easy to write) or something major happens. I’m disappointed that I can’t more effectively manage both things, but between being a full time student, a husband, and a part time employee, writing about the Pirates is honestly kind of low on the priority list right now (especially since I’m not pursuing a journalism career or anything.)
