There is no one else to blame for tonight’s loss, no other shoulder that can possibly take the burden of defeat. The Pirates’ 6-5 loss to the Phillies was completely Zach Duke’s fault and there can be no doubt of that, as the starting pitcher wasted a solid offensive effort against a Philadelphia team with [...]
Over the last two nights, fans have been treated to the best and worst of Pirate baseball, but one thing has remained constant - the starting pitching isn’t very good or very consistent. On Wednesday night, Ian Snell surrendered four runs in the first inning only to last through the sixth inning en route to [...]
The Pirates managed to do something new on Tuesday night, win a game, even as Nate McLouth failed to get a hit despite a successful offensive night. Pittsburgh was able to put together a good start, and a halfway decent offensive night at the same time in order to come out victorious by a [...]
The trainwreck that is Matt Morris pitching for the Pirates claimed another game last night as Morris surrendered eight runs in four innings en route to a 10-4 loss to the hands of a Florida Marlins team that should be among the worst in baseball. Morris is quickly becoming an automatic loss before the [...]
The Pirates are back to being the Pirates. Since hitting 7-7, they have dropped four straight, more often embarrassing themselves than not. Matt Morris getting roughed up is expected, even anticipated. Ian Snell being touched up a little bit is not so anticipated, but he did a solid job of preventing hits from turning into [...]
The Pirates cannot beat the Cubs. That statement is quickly becoming reality as the Cubs won Friday’s game 3-2 in order to move to 4-0 on the season against the Pirates, who seem to be entering the time of the season (meaning the first longish road trip) when they start to falter significantly.
