There have been several injuries/replacements to the All Star rosters, so here they are...
Dustin Pedroia will miss the All Star Game due to family reasons. He will be replaced by Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena. Pena's addition means that the entire Rays infield is on the AL roster.
Dodger closer Jonathon Broxton injured his toe and will be replaced by Trevor Hoffman.
And our very own Zach Duke has been added to the NL roster to replace San Francisco pitcher Matt Cain, who took a line drive off his right arm on Saturday.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Mid-Summer Classic
It's that time of the season. The annual contest between the best players of the National League vs. the American League to earn bragging rights and home field advantage in the World Series. This year's star studded event will be held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The starting lineups for each league are as follows (arranged by defensive positions) :National League
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Albert Pujols
2B: Chase Utley
SS: Hanley Ramirez
3B: David Wright
OF: Jayson Werth (replacing injured Carlos Beltran)
OF: Ryan Braun
OF: Raul Ibanez
American League
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Mark Teixeira
2B: Dustin Pedroia
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Evan Longoria
OF: Jason Bay
OF: Josh Hamilton
OF: Ichiro Suzuki
The American League has won 11 of the last 12 All-Star Games, thanks to a 7-7 tie in the 2002 Miller Park A.S.G. That is not as impressive as the National League's victory in 19 of 20 All-Star Games between the years of 1962 and 1981. The last three victories by the American League were all by 1 run.
The all time record of All-Star Games is: National League 41 wins, American League 36 wins, 2 ties.
The Home Run Derby, what most people look forward to about the All-Star break, will be Monday night at 8pm. The contestants are the following.
1. Prince Fielder
2. Adrian Gonzalez
3. Ryan Howard
4. Albert Pujols
5. Joe Mauer
6. Brandon Inge
7. Nelson Cruz
Lets take a look at the past 10 winners of the Longball Contest...
2008, Yankee Stadium - New York: Justin Morneau
2007, AT&T Park - San Francisco: Vladamir Guerrero
2006, PNC Park - Pittsburgh: Ryan Howard
2005, Comerica Park - Detroit: Bobby Abreu
2004, Minute Maid Park- Houston: Miguel Tejada
2003, U.S. Cellular Field - Chicago: Garret Anderson
2002, Miller Park - Milwaukee: Jason Giambi
2001, SAFECO Field - Seattle: Luis Gonzalez
2000, Turner Field - Atlanta: Sammy Sosa
1999, Fenway Park - Boston: Ken Griffey Jr.
Friday, June 26, 2009
McCutchen's Month
Andrew McCutchen has been playing with the Pirates for a little under a month and his impact has been felt since day 1. In 23 games in a Pirate uniform, McCutchen has already racked up 30 hits, 10 of which are extra base hits, including 5 triples, tallied 18 RBIs, and stole 4 bases..Before going 0-10 through 3 games against the Royals, McCutchen was on a 13 game hit streak.
McCutchen has been the leadoff hitter who gets on base in consistent fashion that every teams loves having. When he gets on, his speed is always a threat in any way imagineable. It's nice to have McCutchen jump right into the waters that are Major League Baseball when he arrives to the team instead of being a guy who dips his toes in and takes awhile to adjust to the different pace of the game. He has done nothing but exceed the expectations that everyone had for him since the day he was drafted by the Pirates. Hopefully he'll be around for awhile and will turn into the type of player that can contribute to turning around a franchise.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Comeback that wasn't
Snell Sucks
Adam LaRoche killed his home run... would have been nice to have 2 in the same inning though
Rough Times right now.
Snell is still terrible.
Adam LaRoche killed his home run... would have been nice to have 2 in the same inning though
Rough Times right now.
Snell is still terrible.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Donald Fehr is out
Donald Fehr is an idiot
In the whole A-Rod/Sosa ordeal, where is Donald Fehr telling people that those are sealed confidential statements and tests, and they should shove them up their ass.
He has handled the whole steroid situation terrible, and I could not see him happier to go.
Who will come next? Hopefully someone who has a pair.
Sean Casey '09
In the whole A-Rod/Sosa ordeal, where is Donald Fehr telling people that those are sealed confidential statements and tests, and they should shove them up their ass.
He has handled the whole steroid situation terrible, and I could not see him happier to go.
Who will come next? Hopefully someone who has a pair.
Sean Casey '09
Sweeps Week
Getting Swept is a terrible feeling.. Especially in games where you should have won 2 of 3.
The one good thing is the Alvarez express is making his way to Altoona.
No more use for this then
The one good thing is the Alvarez express is making his way to Altoona.
No more use for this then
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Morton Gets 2nd Start
Charlie Morton will start his 2nd game in a Pirates uniform tonight, Jason Hammel (4-3)
The Game yesterday was one of the most frusturating of the year.. and I think you can really tell that the inconsistency of the offense, and the Pirates in general has really started to get to Nevrett and Walk. They just sound disgusted in the booth.
Yes the Rockies are probably the hottest team in the majors right now, but when your offense consistently tries to pull an outside fastball on the paint, you are not going to win many games.
Marquis was hitting his spots, and the Pirates could not do anything about it.
Hopefully the spark of the new guy tonight will get something going in our squad because right now it is starting to look bleek.
Craig Monroe got designated for assignment. Pearce is coming up. People think he will be platooning in right field with Moss and D.Y.
He should be the everyday 1st baseman.
Trade LaRoche for a bucket of balls.
Gotta get 2 of 3.
The Game yesterday was one of the most frusturating of the year.. and I think you can really tell that the inconsistency of the offense, and the Pirates in general has really started to get to Nevrett and Walk. They just sound disgusted in the booth.
Yes the Rockies are probably the hottest team in the majors right now, but when your offense consistently tries to pull an outside fastball on the paint, you are not going to win many games.
Marquis was hitting his spots, and the Pirates could not do anything about it.
Hopefully the spark of the new guy tonight will get something going in our squad because right now it is starting to look bleek.
Craig Monroe got designated for assignment. Pearce is coming up. People think he will be platooning in right field with Moss and D.Y.
He should be the everyday 1st baseman.
Trade LaRoche for a bucket of balls.
Gotta get 2 of 3.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Twins Series Recap
Our offense showed up for 1 Game.
The middle game of the 3 game series.
Nowhere to be found in the opener or closer of the series.
Pitching was decent despite other than Maholm who got absolutely pounded in the opener. Ian Snell pitched well even after blaming every person in North America for his troubles other than looking himself in the mirror. Zach Duke got a lost in the rubber match that he didnt deserve.
Russell gave Sanchez a day off in the closer, which is fine, except for the fact that Delwyn Young, who has been completely killing the ball did not enter the game. Ramon Vasquez was 0-2 again.
Brandon Moss went 2-3 which means D.Y. will be benched for the next 14 games because of Moss' 2 singles. Bank on it.
Joe Mauer is better than your mom.. and so is the Twins ridiculous Interleague record. Imagine if they could feast on the N.L. for more than a few series a year.
Anyone that looks at this series and tries to compare the Pirates to the Twins is an idiot.
The Twins have all-star potential in and out of their lineup and rotation on a yearly basis. Just because they are a small market team that bunts, they are nothing like the Pirates. We have never traded anyone, maybe ever of the cailber of Johan Santana. We have never in our history had a pitcher of his caliber, and since Bonds we have not had a hitter as dominant as him.
We do not have a power hitter-- see Morneau, Kubel. We have noone in our entire system as good as Joe Mauer. Michael Cuddyer has better numbers than anyone on our roster, and barely anyone even knows him.
Of course we could try and ''model ourselves after the Twins'',... who wouldnt want to model themselves after the Twins? Imagine if their owners could spend money to get a free agent, or retain a Johan Santana. Their stars are all homegrown talent. Morneau, Mauer, Cuddyer, Kubel, Liriano if he could get back to pre surgery Liriano. Joe Nathan is the only star that is not homegrown, and when he was with the Giants he was awful. But the best management in the league scooped him up and now he is arguably the best closer in the majors. Of course you would want to be the Twins... who wouldnt?
The middle game of the 3 game series.
Nowhere to be found in the opener or closer of the series.
Pitching was decent despite other than Maholm who got absolutely pounded in the opener. Ian Snell pitched well even after blaming every person in North America for his troubles other than looking himself in the mirror. Zach Duke got a lost in the rubber match that he didnt deserve.
Russell gave Sanchez a day off in the closer, which is fine, except for the fact that Delwyn Young, who has been completely killing the ball did not enter the game. Ramon Vasquez was 0-2 again.
Brandon Moss went 2-3 which means D.Y. will be benched for the next 14 games because of Moss' 2 singles. Bank on it.
Joe Mauer is better than your mom.. and so is the Twins ridiculous Interleague record. Imagine if they could feast on the N.L. for more than a few series a year.
Anyone that looks at this series and tries to compare the Pirates to the Twins is an idiot.
The Twins have all-star potential in and out of their lineup and rotation on a yearly basis. Just because they are a small market team that bunts, they are nothing like the Pirates. We have never traded anyone, maybe ever of the cailber of Johan Santana. We have never in our history had a pitcher of his caliber, and since Bonds we have not had a hitter as dominant as him.
We do not have a power hitter-- see Morneau, Kubel. We have noone in our entire system as good as Joe Mauer. Michael Cuddyer has better numbers than anyone on our roster, and barely anyone even knows him.
Of course we could try and ''model ourselves after the Twins'',... who wouldnt want to model themselves after the Twins? Imagine if their owners could spend money to get a free agent, or retain a Johan Santana. Their stars are all homegrown talent. Morneau, Mauer, Cuddyer, Kubel, Liriano if he could get back to pre surgery Liriano. Joe Nathan is the only star that is not homegrown, and when he was with the Giants he was awful. But the best management in the league scooped him up and now he is arguably the best closer in the majors. Of course you would want to be the Twins... who wouldnt?
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