Note: I wrote this Wednesday night and forgot to post it.
A great performance by the Pirates got overshadowed by the trade of another starter Wednesday. Brandon Moss hit a walk-off, McCutchen hit his third, Doumit went yard twice, and Garrett Jones hit his 73rd home run of the season.
But the big story was Adam LaRoche getting called up to the GM's office to be told he's joining Jason Bay in Boston. LaRoche's legacy in Pittsburgh will be that he never fulfilled expectations. He spent years in a ballpark custom made for left-handed power hitters and didn't do a whole lot with the opportunity. Even LaRoche said he wished he could have done more.
But, he did come down to the dugout to watch Moss hit his walk-off. Prince Fielder made sure to stoke my hatred of the Brewers by saying if it had been him that was traded he would have been gone. I like how he and the Brewers act like they've won eight-straight world series. Didn't they limp into the playoffs last year only to lose the series? Didn't they just lose two out of three to a team they seem to look down on so much? (By the way the Bucs have just taken two straight series from two playoff contender.)
And let me add this, If I'm a mid-level free agent in the upcoming off season and I'm not getting any bites from contenders I'm having my agent call the Pirates. Because the way Neal Huntington is making deals if you have a decent year, you're ending up on a contender by July. So far only Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett have gotten the shaft by being traded to the Nationals. This season and last the Pirates have sent three players to the Yanks, Two guys to the Red Sox, and one guy to the Braves.
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