Game 74: Pirates at Angels

Escobar vs. Snell at nine. Eldred sent down to make room for Phelps. Duffy's back.

Which way I fly is Snell; myself am Snell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep Still threat'ning to devour me opens wide, To which the Snell I suffer seems a Heav'n.

Josh Phelps

Bucs claimed 1B/C Josh Phelps off waivers from the Yankees on Friday to bolster the anemic bench, Dejan Kovacevic reports. Phelps will be in uniform and available for Saturday's game.

Game 73: Pirates at Angels

Saunders vs. Duke at ten. Rajai Davis plays CF and leads off, Brad Eldred DHs and hits seventh. The Bucs haven't scored a run in 20 innings.

Kolb down, Eldred up

Kolb designated for assignment and Eldred recalled, Dejan Kovacevic reports. In other news, Snell's burned finger is OK, and he'll start tomorrow. Torres might not be back until after the ASB.

Game 72: Pirates at Mariners

JVB and Hernan at ten.

Game 71: Pirates at Mariners

Maholm and Weaver at ten.

Kuwata and Ichiro

Ken from the comments found this picture of Kuwata and Ichiro.

I thought it was pretty interesting until I saw the picture of the lady with the beaver sign in the second row. Then I got confused.

Game 70: Pirates at Mariners

It will be Gorzelanny and Batista at ten o'clock tonight.

Off day

The Pirates play in Seattle tomorrow night.

Game 69: White Sox at Pirates

Vazquez and Duke at one-thirty.