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I’m not even sure what to say at this point. The Pirates are playing terrible baseball against terrible teams and losing in embarrassing fashion. It’s just sad to watch.

From this Trib article: “We haven’t had a conversation with Joel about pitching two innings yet,” Hurdle said Friday. “What you’d be asking a guy to do is re-create himself in the middle of the season.” Still, Hurdle did not … Continue reading →

My recap last night was pretty harsh on Clint Hurdle for his usage of the Pirates bullpen in high leverage spots. It hasn’t been just me saying these things. For the past week and a half or so, there’s been … Continue reading →

Look, I’m sure that Clint Hurdle is a great person. He’s very personable, it seems like the players like him, he has his players’ back, and he has some awesome sayings. If I met him in real life, I’d probably … Continue reading →

Over at WHYGAVS, there used to be an Andy Van Slyke quote in the header that I think is particularly apt here. Long time readers of that blog are very familiar with it, and the quote is “Every season has … Continue reading →

Sometimes, a lot can go right in a game, and you still lose. That was the case in this one, as Derrek Lee homered twice, Pedro Alvarez had two hits and a nice play on defense, Andrew McCutchen had a … Continue reading →

This is just a quick and dirty post about some trends I’ve noticed lately, a prediction here and there, and some things the team needs to do to stay competitive in August and September. Prediction: Derrek Lee will hit, Ryan … Continue reading →