Burns on Bernie Brewer

Three solo homers that must have caused burns on Bernie Brewer from sliding so often combined with an awful seventh inning led the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Milwaukee.
Jeff Karstens allowed two of the homers,but no other runs in falling to 2-3 on the season.
Lyle Overbay homered after the game was out of reach for his third longball of the year.
The series concludes today with Kevin Correia against Zach Grienke.

Pirate Hooks

1) I cannot blame the loss on the umpiring,but it was not good at all.
The worst of all was the run that snapped the trap shut in the seventh as Joe Beimel looked to have gunned down Corey Hart at the plate off a Craig Counsell bunt.
Hart never got to the plate,let alone touched it,but was called safe anyway.
All downhill from there...

2) Clint Hurdle was tossed for arguing Neil Walker being called out at first on a seventh inning twin killing.
That play was close,or closer than the Hart play,but I thought Walker tied the throw and as we all know-tie goes to the runner....

3) Give Jeff Karstens some credit for another decent outing.
I know giving up two homers is not great,but my point is that they were solo shots,so runners aren't getting on....

4) Pedro Alvarez is still struggling with the bat,but the glove as well.
Corey Hart should have never been on base to begin with to score had Alvarez whiffed (literally) on Ronny Cedeno's throw to Alvarez.
Hart would have been out by a mile.
Just an awful play by Alvarez....

5) The Pirates released Scott Olsen yesterday.
Olsen never pitched for the Pirates after being signed in the off season in what is looking to be a less than excellent free agent period for the Bucs.
Only Kevin Correia has given the team their money's worth thus far....


6) The draft is coming up soon and most have the Pirates taking Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon or UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Of the two,I prefer Rendon as part of my usual stance on spending first rounders on college pitchers,but a  name that I would like to hear more about is Kansas high school outfielder Bubba Starling,who is thought to be the best athlete in the draft and have the highest upside.
Starling is committed to Nebraska to play quarterback for them,so he will not be cheap and there is always a higher chance of a bust from a high schooler,but Starling could be the best player in this draft.
Check the youtube below for more Bubba Starling....





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