Cleaning out the Inbox

A good time to clear the inbox with no Pirate game yesterday.

Watched the Marlins 1-0 win over the Giants yesterday and came away shaking my head at Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogelsong took the hard luck loss,but was not even in the same universe as the Vogelsong that was dubbed "Vogelsuck" by Battlin' Bob.
This version looks similar to the Charlie Morton revamp,keep the ball down,throw strikes and try to not overthrow or make the perfect pitch either time....

I am a huge Buster Posey fan,but you cannot blame Scott Cousins for the season ending injury to Posey.
Neither player did anything wrong,just a good hard baseball play-the way the game should be played...

Two very nice tributes to the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
One by the "Sports Guy" Bill Simmons at ESPN and the other by Shane over at From the Shadows.
My brother is one of the best wrestling writers out there and if you want to gain a greater grasp on the business,there is no one that I would recommend reading more than he.
I really need to work on the dream that I have for this site.
Someday,I'll tell you about it....

Odd that both Savage tributes mention the 1980 Bruno Sammartino-Larry Zbysko angle,especially you consider that neither had a large connection to Savage in their careers...

The Kansas City Star has an interesting read on the touted Royals system and the dangers of counting on all to succeed.
The comparison for the Royals? The 1997 Pirates,check that out and shudder a bit,Pirate fans....

Speaking of the Royals,sorry to hear about the passing of Paul Splittorff at 64.
Splittorff was the definition of the term "Crafty Lefty' for the several close but no cigar Royals teams of the late 70's.
Splittorff is the Royals all time leader in games won and spent his retirement years as a much loved voice of the Royals on television.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the radio voice of the Cleveland Browns,Jim Donovan,who will be undergoing treatment for leukemia.
Donovan also works for Sports Time Ohio's Browns coverage and we wish him well in his fight.

All for now,back tomorrow with Pirates-Cubs....