Two posts today.
This one deals with the Pirates and some bullpen notes and later I will talk about the trip to Altoona and hopefully post a pic or two.
The Pirates lost yet again to the Mets 6-3,falling to a stellar 1-10 since the All-Star break,but the worrisome news is Tom Gorzelanny's exit from the game due to "Stiffness" in his shoulder after just 2 and 1/3 innings of work.
Gorzelanny and Jim Tracy seemed to downplay it after the game,but considering this organization's track record with pitching injuries,it is only natural to be concerned.
Gorzo was not having a great game any way,as he allowed 3 runs in the 1st inning and 3 more before being removed in the 3rd.
Jason Bay homered for the second night in a row (16) and seems to finally be busting out of a brutal long term slump.
Adam LaRoche added the other RBI.
The series concludes tomorrow as old friend Oliver Perez faces the Pirates at 12;35
Pitching Matchup
Pittsburgh: Paul Maholm (6-12) at New York: Oliver Perez (9-6) 12:35
Bullpen Notes
The San Diego Padres made out like bandits today as they swapped reliever Scott Linebrink to Milwaukee for 3 minor league pitchers,one of which was former West Virginia Power righty Will Inman.
I saw Inman last year and came away quite impressed with his feel for pitching.
If this is the type of return that average bullpenners are getting,as far as value goes,the Captain should make able to get quite a return for Damaso Marte and maybe even Gas Can Torres.....
But before you get too excited,remember the Littlefield Line."Low Ceiling Major League ready".
Sorry to have to burst any bubbles,but until he does differently,we have to grade by the record.
The Dodgers need bullpen help and might be interested in dealing 3rd base prospect
Andy LaRoche to fill the need,as written in the Post-Gazette
The brother of Adam could step right in and start,but would make a difficult decision on Neil Walker staying at the Hot Corner.
The above link also shows that Ian Snell's wanting to win apparently isn't taken too seriously in the Pittsburgh clubhouse.
Nice to see Browns Bust (projected) Brady Quinn is doing so well while holding out.
His recent charge of 75 bucks to sign a picture at a Cleveland mall makes me glad that I stick to baseball autographs!
In other Quinn news,his holdout looks like a long and protracted one.
He is asking far more than he is worth,but I understand this.
Really,I do..
If I knew I was going to be the next Ryan Leaf and suck as bad as Quinn will,I would try to make as much money on my first contract as I could too........
Did I mention how much I hate Charlie Weis for his relentless hype job on Quinn??
I did?
Get used to it.
Arkansas State is dropping the Indians name from their sports teams.
A while back they dropped the familiar Runnin Joe mascot for Red.
Red was this silly looking Nick for kids looking guy.
It is too bad,when the NCAA passed this rule on Tribal nicknames-the clock was ticking.
On the topic of Arkansas State.
Note to Arkansas play them once in a while!
They will not beat you and you keep the money in-state for your non-conference patsy win...
Finally,one of our pitchers that we follow here-Eric Krebs of Hickory, returned to the Crawdads last night for the first time since a May injury.
You can read about it from our neighbors at Crawdad blog.
All for now,later today a post on Altoona and coming up over the next few days will be a quick look at how some of the pitchers we follow here are doing and maybe the controversial post I have written yet and it does not involve Captain Dave or Will Smith!
Photo credits
Gorzelanny-AP Photo-Ed Betz
Quinn and Running Joe-Unknown
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