The Pirates welcomed the Yankees to PNC for a 3 game rematch of the 1960 world s
eries. The Bucco's would have to do with out Bill Mazzeroski, but I think they handled it just fine. Before I go any further, if you read some of my previous blogs from Pirate recaps, they're just recaps. You can just go to ESPN or any newspaper to find a recap and I don't own a degree in journalism (however, I minored in it during college), I don't think my recap bias will draw any readers. So, how about if I do what a blog is SUPPOSED to be used for. Opinion and thought. Is there any set of a games to start that better than the Yankees rolling into "small market" Pittsburgh?
eries. The Bucco's would have to do with out Bill Mazzeroski, but I think they handled it just fine. Before I go any further, if you read some of my previous blogs from Pirate recaps, they're just recaps. You can just go to ESPN or any newspaper to find a recap and I don't own a degree in journalism (however, I minored in it during college), I don't think my recap bias will draw any readers. So, how about if I do what a blog is SUPPOSED to be used for. Opinion and thought. Is there any set of a games to start that better than the Yankees rolling into "small market" Pittsburgh?Let's start off by saying, there were supposed to be 3 games, they played 2. And the 2 key players on the starting rotation found themselves on a 2 week vacation via the 15 day DL. Ian Snell is suffering from a strained right elbow. I hope that injury has been looming in his past 9 starts where Snell has yet to find a solid outing. That real big miss will be Phil Dumatrait, who sits for 15 days with some left shoulder bursitis. Dumatrait had been putting up some noticeable and solid numbers for being a rookie who found himself in the bullpen at the beginning of the season. Well, the Pirates can't make it on a 3 man rotation. They can barely make it on a 5 man rotation as it is, so two new comers from Indianapolis found themselves on the starting rotation. Ty Taubenheim and Jimmy Barthmaier made the trip to three rivers for th
e Pirates series against the Rays and to give the 3 original pitchers in the rotation a break after the current Yankees series. Other than the NY millionaire's rolling into the Pittsburgh, those seemed to be tops in Bucco news. That and; “This Cubs fan sent me an e-mail and said, ‘Big deal. You beat the Pirates.’ I was, like, ‘Wait a minute. Every time I look on the scoreboard the Cubs are playing the Pirates. I think they play them every other day.”—White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, during his team’s three-game sweep of the Pirates. I think Ozzie's right, it does seem like were playing the cups every other day. Then again, it is nice not to see the Cubs for a while as the Pirates are on the verge of leaving the interleague series of 2008 at a .500 record against the AL East. That's not too bad if you ask me.
e Pirates series against the Rays and to give the 3 original pitchers in the rotation a break after the current Yankees series. Other than the NY millionaire's rolling into the Pittsburgh, those seemed to be tops in Bucco news. That and; “This Cubs fan sent me an e-mail and said, ‘Big deal. You beat the Pirates.’ I was, like, ‘Wait a minute. Every time I look on the scoreboard the Cubs are playing the Pirates. I think they play them every other day.”—White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, during his team’s three-game sweep of the Pirates. I think Ozzie's right, it does seem like were playing the cups every other day. Then again, it is nice not to see the Cubs for a while as the Pirates are on the verge of leaving the interleague series of 2008 at a .500 record against the AL East. That's not too bad if you ask me. Anyways, the buzz was in Pittsburgh on a Tuesday night, of all nights as the Goliaths of Major League Baseball walked into the house that tax payers built. Stop, how can you possibly compare a team in the Pirates to a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, MVP, All Star caliber NY Yankees? You can't. Alex Rodriguez alone makes in one year as the entire Pirates pay rolls makes. I'm sure the city of New Y
ork would downgrade any idea of a salary cap in baseball. And the Pirates small salary team put up a bunch of hits and some good pitching in a 12-5 thumping of the Bronx Bombers. Ryan Doumit continued his hot hitting ways and Jose Bautista since being benched for a hitting slump has brought his average up over 30 points and added some power. 19 hits later, the Buc's had taken game one of the David and Goliath match-up. Game 2, was a different story. This Joba guy, he's may just be the real deal. With the bill on his hat freshly ironed to horizon flatness, he came out throwing. 6.2 innings and 7 stike outs threw the Pirates off balance and the Bucco's were shut out 10-0. Bobby Abreau and Derek Jeter (who extended his hitting streak to 13 games) each had 3 hits while Abreau pumped in 4 RBI's. We never got to see what the Pirates would do against Mike Mussina, but we seen what they couldn't do against a sports media superstar Joba Chamberlain. The win for Joba was his first as a starter in the bigs and his 2.03 ERA is just about as stout as you can get. Zac Duke on the other hand went 5 innings giving up 4 runs and somehow, still leaving the Buc's within a distant reac
h of making it a ball game. TJ Beam, who had just arrived from AAA Indianapolis, gave up 4 more in the 6th on a Robinson Cano solo shot and a Bobby Abreau 3 run homer. Welcome to the bigs, TJ. That put an end to any thought of a comeback and the Yank's would tag on 2 more in the later innings and that would officially ink in the return of the shelling from the previous night.
ork would downgrade any idea of a salary cap in baseball. And the Pirates small salary team put up a bunch of hits and some good pitching in a 12-5 thumping of the Bronx Bombers. Ryan Doumit continued his hot hitting ways and Jose Bautista since being benched for a hitting slump has brought his average up over 30 points and added some power. 19 hits later, the Buc's had taken game one of the David and Goliath match-up. Game 2, was a different story. This Joba guy, he's may just be the real deal. With the bill on his hat freshly ironed to horizon flatness, he came out throwing. 6.2 innings and 7 stike outs threw the Pirates off balance and the Bucco's were shut out 10-0. Bobby Abreau and Derek Jeter (who extended his hitting streak to 13 games) each had 3 hits while Abreau pumped in 4 RBI's. We never got to see what the Pirates would do against Mike Mussina, but we seen what they couldn't do against a sports media superstar Joba Chamberlain. The win for Joba was his first as a starter in the bigs and his 2.03 ERA is just about as stout as you can get. Zac Duke on the other hand went 5 innings giving up 4 runs and somehow, still leaving the Buc's within a distant reac
h of making it a ball game. TJ Beam, who had just arrived from AAA Indianapolis, gave up 4 more in the 6th on a Robinson Cano solo shot and a Bobby Abreau 3 run homer. Welcome to the bigs, TJ. That put an end to any thought of a comeback and the Yank's would tag on 2 more in the later innings and that would officially ink in the return of the shelling from the previous night. The game 3 winner-Mother Nature. It's gonna be a make up game on either a
Monday or Thursday night when both teams have a day off. It's sure to be a sell out for PNC on a make up game. I wonder what the front office is going to do with all of the money the Pirates pulled in from this series?
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