Taking two more

The Pittsburgh Pirates have taken the first two games from the visiting Detroit Tigers and go for the sweep today at PNC Park.
I was able to see the 10-1 thrashing of the Tigers on Friday,but thanks to the ridiculous MLB rules that will not allow anyone to watch a non-home town game other than the game being shown by Fox,the win yesterday was not televised.
This rule needs to be relaxed for those that PAY for other MLB games and allow them to watch the game of their choice.
That is what the out of town packages were created for,correct?

I am going to keep this along the lines of team thoughts and not as much about specific games.
I hope to be back later with a tribute to two recently deceased athletes,if not today then tomorrow...

Pirate Hooks

1) How much is a pitchers record determined by run support?
Answer-A massive amount.
Look at the numbers of Kevin Correia at 6-4 and compare them to Paul Maholm at 1-6.
The stats are comparable and Maholm has a small edge in most categories,but the won-loss record tells a different tale....

2) A swap of Pedros as Pedro Ciriaco was called up from Indianapolis to replace the injured Pedro Alvarez.
Alvarez will attempt to properly heal an injured quad after trying to play through it.

Ciriaco will move into Brandon Wood's spot at utilityman with Wood getting the yeoman's share of the time at third.

3) Perhaps Alvarez can use the time to find the hitting stroke that has been missing this season.
Pedro will likely have an eventual rehab stint at either Indianapolis or Altoona and sometimes the smallest thing to change could pay huge dividends.
The Pirates need something to change as Alvarez has easily been the largest disappointment of the season..

4) Charlie Morton is the teams biggest surprise,but a close second goes to Daniel McCutchen,who has been so dominant thus far,he has moved ahead of Chris Resop into the more important role of 7th inning reliever and as setup man until Evan Meek's return.which should occur shortly..

5) The new name being mentioned for the number one pick is Virginia lefthander Danny Hultzen.
Hultzen is "closest to big league ready" etc.
I heard this note before-anyone recall Bullington,Bryan?????

6) I am generally against college pitchers in the top few to begin with unless they have proven to be far and beyond to be the best talent in the draft.
I would have had no issues with the Pirates taking Stephen Strasburg had they picked first in 2009,but even then I still have injury concerns.
Considering the draft pool,I stay away from Hultzen and Gerrit Cole and take either Anthony Rendon or Bubba Starling.....

7) Shocker of the night-An ESPN commercial for Sunday night baseball featuring the Red Sox and a follow up promo for Monday night baseball with the Red Sox again.
I realize that the top handful of teams have the largest following and ESPN wants eyeballs,but overkill is overkill....