I had to scoot my chair back, the hot stove is so hot.
Centerfield: the always-temperate John Perrotto handicaps the Ben Grieve - Tike Redman battle now shaping up. No reason to worry about the Pirates having more players than positions in January. Someone will probably get hurt. In the meantime, we're looking at a situation where Bay has to prove he can handle center, where Lawton has to prove he can handle left, and where Redman has to prove he play center and hit for something more than a somewhat-high empty batting average.
Joe Rutter reports the Bucs have made a competitive one-year offer to Burnitz. He also reports Burnitz wants to go only to a "contender." If Burnitz doesn't think the addition of Burnitz will help the Pirates contend in the NL Central, then he has no business signing a contract with the Pirates. Many reports suggest the Cubs will make Burnitz a happy man. In the meantime, Bucco fans such as Charlie are cautiously optimistic.
Caravan: Another report on the Bucco road show, this time from the Wheeling paper that once featured the work of Steve Novotney.
Rotation: Dejan Kovacevic looks into the big red book and sees the team's rate of arm injuries is not high. All the time we think or gripe that the Bucs are the worst at this, the worst at that, and so forth, when if we knew more about some of the other teams, then we'd know better. Fans everywhere complain about pretty much the same things. That was the point (if there really was one) of the Aramis Beltre post a few months ago. There are exceptions, I know.
Joe Rutter reports that the Bucs have interest in Pedro Astacio. I can't say I have a clue about this Pedro's current ability. John Perrotto catches up with a well-rested Oliver Perez.
the Funny Water rant: John Perrotto writes it up. John Mehno gives McClatchy the glass house treatment. Leeeny also comments. And here's how one out of town writer comments.
Rowdietta brought some kind of nasty virus home from daycare and now we're all laid low. Stay well, people.
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