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A fitting end [Pirates 0 Reds 6]
The Pirates finished 2009 with a 62-99 record after a very deflating loss to wrap up the year this afternoon in Cincinnati. The loss ensured the Pirates will pick 2nd in the 2010 draft, so that’s good, I guess. Baltimore won, too, but the Bucs ...
Relevant baseball tomorrow [Pirates 4 Reds 8]
The Twins and Tigers aren’t the only ones who will be doing scoreboard watching tomorrow afternoon. With this loss and [Baltimore's 6-4 triumph over Toronto], the Orioles have overtaken the Bucs by a half game. In other words, Pittsburgh has a ...
Say no to 100 [Pirates 3 Reds 1]
Thanks to tonight’s win, the Pirates cannot lose 100 games this year. Feels kinda good, I guess. Nobody would’ve thought that a week ago, to be sure. Lastings Milledge homered, and Dan McCutchen was really, really solid for 6.1 innings (1...
Only 161 games this year
The Pirates-Cubs game Thursday night was cancelled after three innings. It will not be made up. The Pirates led, 3-0, when the game was delayed by rain. Lastings Milledge hit a 2-run shot in the 1st, just after Garrett Jones had singled home Andy LaR...
Turning the tables [Pirates 8 Cubs 2]
Who would have thought? A win from Jeff Karstens? A huge offensive output from Ryan Doumit? Sweeping a doubleheader? Against the Cubs? AT Wrigley? Yep. All that and more. The Pirates put a whooping on the North Siders Wednesday. Karstens notched his ...
Muuuuch better [Pirates 4 Cubs 0]
Last time Charlie Morton pitched at Wrigley Field, he went 1+ innings and allowed 10 runs, making for quite the humiliating afternoon. Today was a bit different. The Pirates pounded Ted Lilly for 4 runs in the first inning, and Morton came right out ...
Still away from home [Pirates 0 Cubs 6]
The Pirates played on the road. Kevin Hart pitched. The opponent was the Chicago Cubs. What do you think happened? In a game featuring fielding miscues, another bad start by Hart (despite returning to his former home, where he used to pitch well), an...
Not in our house [Dodgers 1 Pirates 11]
The Pirates closed down PNC Park for the year in brilliant fashion this afternoon, blowing out Los Angeles and preventing them from clinching the NL West for the 2nd straight day. Similar to the Mets a few years ago, the Dodgers will have to go elsew...
More bad news [Dodgers 8 Pirates 4]
Whether you’re a Pitt fan, a Penn State fan, or a Tim Tebow fan, college football was not kind to you on Saturday. Sadly, the result at PNC Park was all too familiar. Paul Maholm put together another decent start (7 innings, 3 runs) and is fini...
What’s this? A win? [Dodgers 1 Pirates 3]
Somehow, some way, a combination of Jeff Karstens, Donnie Veal, Steven Jackson, Jesse Chavez, and yes, Matt Capps held National League powerhouse Los Angeles to just one measley run. JR decided to go with Karstens in a spot start (to fill a hole crea...
If nobody sees it…[Reds 4 Pirates 1]
Here it comes again. Another lifeless recap of another remarkably boring and depressing loss. PNC Park closed the upper deck for the first time since it opened. I’ve seen the place empty for a lot of games…but goodness, look at [these pic...
Extra bad day for Pittsburgh [Padres 4 Pirates 0]
The Pirates were shut out for the league-leading bazillionth time Sunday afternoon. “At least we can go watch a good team now, the Steelers,” fans like me must have thought after the game. We know how that one turned out. Paul Maholm allo...
Epitome of a season [Padres 2 Pirates 1]
I’ve said this time and time again about Zach Duke…but Ross Ohlendorf has to be one pretty frustrated dude. He pitched a whale of a game today–his last start of a great year due to an innings limit–and has nothing to show for ...
Home is where the heart is [Padres 1 Pirates 5]
The ridiculousness continues. The Bucs improved to 37-34 at PNC Park this season, compared to a 19-55 record on the road. Who knew the racous crowds on the North Shore created such an advantage? Charlie Morton pitched really well tonight against a pr...
Old news: Bucs swept on road [Pirates 1 Dodgers 3]
Things did not look good with only Kevin Hart and a lineup that didn’t feature Lastings Milledge or Ryan Doumit standing between the Pirates and a sweep at Los Angeles. As luck would have it, Hart pitched exceptionally well, working as efficien...
Glad I didn’t stay up [Pirates 4 Dodgers 5]
I was up late studying for a test, occasionally taking a glance to see how the Bucs were doing. When I finally was ready to go to bed, it was the ninth inning and the Bucs were up a run. Matt Capps was on the mound, and since it was far from a sure t...
LA dodges bullets [Pirates 2 Dodgers 6]
The Pirates failed numerous times to capitalize on potential big innings, and stranded runner after runner in last night’s loss at Los Angeles. Pittsburgh seemingly had baserunners every inning against Jon Garland, but time and time again they ...
Raised at last [Pirates 2 Astros 1]
I was beginning to think we might not get to raise it any more this year. Scary thought, but the way the Bucs have been playing, it was an entirely realistic one. Paul Maholm put an end to that. 8 dominant innings, 6 hits, 2 walks, 2 K’s. No ru...
Back in the hunt [Pirates 2 Astros 4]
Once we went on that little winning streak a while back, I abandoned the Bryce Harper Standings. The Nats were no longer winning, and there was simply too much separation for us to catch them with so little time left in the season. That still might b...
Do we care anymore? [Pirates 1 Astros 9]
Slugging through these gamedays and recaps is honestly getting to be kind of a pain. We’re horrible right now, it doesn’t matter at all, and for that reason I have a really hard time caring. Charlie Morton was OK tonight: 6 innings, 3 run...
Swept away again [Cubs 8 Pirates 5]
It’s getting harder and harder to stay interested in these games. They’re meaningless and the Pirates are playing like it. Kevin Hart was bad once again, and his numbers since the trade are starting to look pretty ugly. His final line was...
Dinked to death [Cubs 9 Pirates 4]
The Cubs opened the game with 8 hits in a row off Zach Duke, leading the way to an easy blowout win. Duke was charged with 8 earned runs in 4 innings. I missed the game, but many reports indicated a bunch of the hits were a result of slow rollers and...
The Losingest Team in Pro Sports History
The Pirates lost today (4-2 to the Cubs). It was loss number 82 in a 162 game season, assuring that the Pirates will finish under .500 for a record 17th consecutive year. That goes for all four major North American pro sports. I really don’t ne...
Screw history…Pirates win!
Two comebacks! GFJ! Paul Maholm nearly pitched himself into the record books this afternoon, but a 3-run rally in the 6th made his 6-inning, 4 run performace good enough for a no-decision. Key 2-out hits by Ronny Cedeno and Jason Jaramillo tied the g...
Familar Formula [Cardinals 2 Pirates 1]
One to go. The Pirates cannot have a winning season in 2009. Ross Ohlendorf pitched a great game. A GREAT game. 8 innings, no earned runs, 11 K’s (!!!), one walk, and four hits. He threw a nine pitch, nine strike, 3 K inning, which is totally a...
Inching towards history [Cardinals 14 Pirates 7]
That’s loss number 80. We’ve got to win out to finish with a winning record. To avoid a record 17th consecutive losing season, the Bucs will have to finish the year with no more than one more loss. 29 games remain. Kevin Hart started toni...
What else is new? [Pirates 3 Reds 5]
The Reds swept a four game series from the Bucs for the first time in Cincy since the 70’s. The Pirates will return from their road trip empty handed: 0-7. At least there was some firepower today. Garrett Jones went deep yet AGAIN. It was a his...
Is it over yet? [Pirates 5 Reds 11]
These games are honestly becoming a pain to watch. There’s very little to play for, and even if there was, the Pirates would certainly not be succeeding. Tonight was their sixth straight loss. The fun started early on as Charlie Morton allowed ...
0-for-2 [Pirates 3 Reds 6]
The Pirates followed a depressing loss with a boring one, going 0-2 on the day against their companions in the NL Central basement. Paul Maholm threw 42 pitches in a nightmarish first inning and trailed 3-0 right from the getgo. Meanwhile, Johny Cuet...
A new way to lose [Pirates 3 Reds 4]
I can’t imagine how newcomers to this team feel after their first game with the new club, especially if they go anything like this one did. Daniel McCutchen made his major league debut today. Besides giving up a homer to the first batter he fac...
