Three part games in Hotlanta

I have seen parts of all three games of the Pirates trip to Atlanta,but none of them completely.
Game one,I saw the last three innings after a rain delayed start and because it was on ESPN,Game two only because I got out of bed for a drink and checking the score,saw the game was amazingly still going on and yesterday's game saw the first nine innings,but the tape cut off before the Braves tenth inning game winner due to work.

So,with that in mind,I'll do some Pirate hooks with a bonus hook or two and hopefully tonight's game will be see in its entirety.

Pirate Hooks

1) First off,the play at the plate.
Yes,Julio Lugo was out and it was an awful way to lose a game,but despite all that-I still will take a pass on Instant Replay in baseball.
Tough one to lose,but I'll take it over the alternative...

2) Funny thing about this game-I remember staying up late and watching the last marathon Braves game when WTBS televised all the Braves games on ESPN of all things on a permitted jump in.
That game is also known as the "Rick Camp" game for a light hitting pitcher that tied the game with his only career homer.
Whatever happened to Camp? Well,In September 2005, Camp was sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiring to steal more than $2 million from a mental health center in Georgia.

3) Chase D'Arnaud to the disabled list and Chris Leroux brought up to help an exhausted bullpen.
So,what happens? Leroux is put into the game and loses in the tenth...

4) If this sounds pessimistic,I apologize,but I do wonder if the "Lugo" call might turn out to be the Pirates "Chico Ruiz".
Ruiz was a rookie utility infielder for the Reds that stole home with FRANK ROBINSON at bat to score the only run in a 1-0 Reds win over the Phillies in 1964.
Up until that point,the Phillies "Year of the Blue Snow" season had gone the best way possible for a team with basically two bats (Dick Allen and Johnny Callison) and two starting arms (Jim Bunning and Chris Short) and were in first place.
This game started a ten game losing streak in September that saw the Cardinals streak by the Phils for a one game margin over the Phillies and Reds.
The Pirates have had so much go their way,could the luck well begin to run dry?

5) Player I am tired of seeing (Besides the obvious choice of Lyle Overbay) ?
Right now,the call goes to Xavier Paul.
Paul is less than average defensively for the most part,he is an awful pinch hitter and his speed is his only real asset.

6) Player I hope sticks around? How about Michael McKenry?
McKenry would not be my choice as a first string catcher for an entire season,but I like him as the backup when Ryan Doumit returns from his rehab assignment in Indianapolis...

7) Carlos Beltran did not want to be a Pirate?
Well,If the Pirates had to trade an equivalent to Zach Wheeler,who the Giants sent to New York for Beltran,I am not interested in that price for two months of a player that would have walked after the season..

8) The Pirates have two choices,overpay for a Hunter Pence and hope he makes the difference or stand pat and take their chances.
I'll take stand pat,when you consider the likely cost of obtaining a player that actually could make a difference....

I hope to be back later with some Hawk talk on their free agent additions and subtractions,since the Browns have made nary a ripple in the free agent pool thus far...