Yeah, I quoted Slaughter, what about it? Pirates lost to the Braves tonight in what was sure to be hyped, if anyone cared to hype it, as McLouth against the guys who miss him so much they probably just stared at him longingly across the field... sniff. Zack Duke missed him so much he let Natey Boy hit a home run off of him. McLouth's stats in his first game against the Bucs 4-for-7, 2 runs, 1 RBI that came from that home run. His replacement did alright. McCutchen went 3-for-7, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double, and 2 triples. Not too shabby. I guess he's not all hype after all. Anyways it all ended after 15 innings, more than four hours, and way too many pitchers. A close call at the plate that if you ask me the Umpire called the right way was the final nail in the coffin. Looked to me like Jaramillo pulled the foot. Tough loss, but if this one had gone on any longer I think it could have cost the Pirates more resources and another loss tomorrow. We'll see.
Cutch 4 for 7.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that McLouth, Gold Glove God, noodle-armed a throw back in the 7th that allowed us to tie it up too...