Saturday, June 23, 2012

Game 70: Tigers at Pirates

Lincoln and Scherzer at four.

Smells like first place.

Kevin Youkilis has never laid down a BUNT in his career. Not sure what message signing him would send. He could at least show the other Bucs how to shake up a bottle of champagne and spray it around the clubhouse.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Game 69: Tigers at Pirates

Burnett and Fister tonight in a possible World Series preview. Bucs just two games back.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Game 68: Twins at Pirates

McDonald and Hendriks tonight.

Must win (or bunt) game if you care about the playoffs.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Game 67: Twins at Pirates

Bedard and Liriano tonight.

Bucs are 2.5 games out of first. For the first time in recent memory, the Win Meter, the Playoff Meter, and the Bunt Meter are all glowing various hues of green.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Game 66: Twins at Pirates

Correia and Diamond tonight.

We'll be thoroughly entertained if Pedro hits three dingers.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Game 64: Pirates at Indians

Burnett and Jimenez starting soon.

Rumors about a possible Manny Ramirez acquisition have not been substantiated.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Game 63: Pirates at Indians

McDonald and Masterson today at four. Win meter turned off and back on.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Game 62: Pirates at Orioles

Bedard and Hunter tonight. The Bucs need to get back to fundamentals, like bunting and defensive shifts.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sunday, June 10, 2012

First place

Nice view from up here.

Bucs have Monday off to prepare for the 1979 World Series rematch.

Game 59: Royals at Pirates

Burnett and Chen starting soon. Alvarez, Jones, and Tabata are all on the bench, stealing signs.

The Bucs are one game out. Playoff meter glows the hue of lush infield grass.

Saturday, June 09, 2012

Game 58: Royals at Pirates

Mazzaro and McDonald at 7:15.

Pirates are three games over .500 and two games out of first.

Boyz II Men playing after the game.

Friday, June 08, 2012

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Game 56: Pirates at Reds

Correia and Leake tonight with the playoffs on the line.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Game 55: Pirates at Reds

Lincoln and Cueto tonight, with the Bucs just two games out.

Bucco playoff odds holding steady around 77%.

Monday, June 04, 2012

Game 54: Pirates at Reds

Tomorrow, June 5. A.J. Burnett vs. Homer Bailey.

The Pirates are 27-26 and three games back of these 30-23 Reds.

Draft

Bucs draft Stanford RHP Mark Appel with the #8 pick, and HS OF Barrett Barnes with #45. In the late rounds, the Bucs should just draft the BBA - Best Bunter Available.