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06-25-2013, 10:11 PM
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The Pirates need good ole #39 in Right Field - Dave Parker
One of the 1st ballplayers to fashion a diamond earring and the fans loved to hurl batteries at him while he played his outfield position - his famous quote back in 1980 was - "When the leaves turn brown, I'll be wearing the batting crown".... 
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06-25-2013, 10:49 PM
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He could be the right-handed power bat we've been looking for in RF...if you ignore his .198 batting average, otherwise lack of power, and decrepit age. It's not pretty when you have Gabby hitting clean-up, a hotshot young Minor League call-up Catcher known more for his defense as your DH, and Inge as your right-fielder...but it's working great tonight.
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06-26-2013, 07:38 AM
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06-26-2013, 09:10 AM
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Honestly, Inge is the only right-handed hitter that they have available to play right-field with Tabata on the DL.
It was either that, or a 3-Catcher line-up...using Russell Martin in right-field, and have one Catcher DH and another one Catch. But, you can't put Russell Martin in right-field with Locke on the mound. The two of them have a great chemistry. The announcers claim that Locke has not shaken off Martin a single time this year, which is unbelievable. He's literally thrown every pitch that Martin has called for.
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06-26-2013, 09:24 AM
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Here's a crazy fact ... the Pirates have won all 7 games that Jenmar Gomez has started this year.
He was a huge underdog on a couple of occasions. Still, I can't believe he is only a +140 underdog against King Felix in Seattle today. If a Jenmar Gomez VS King Felix match-up in Seattle happened at the start of the year, Seattle would have been about a huge favorite.
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06-26-2013, 10:07 AM
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They'd be tough to take against Hernandez today at only a +140, really depending on what the starting lineups look like with it being a day game after a night game today...who's going to be sitting, if anyone's getting a few extra days rest with it being an off day tomorrow. I know they tried to give both McCutchen and Martin off Sunday but ended up using both of them in that wild win against the Angels.
With Gomez just coming off the DL for the forearm after that bad start he had against Cincy last out where he gave up like 4 runs in one inning of work...he seems kind of shaky even against a light hitting team like the Mariners. It'd be nice though to sweep the 5 game road series against the AL West.
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06-28-2013, 05:49 PM
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06-28-2013, 10:04 PM
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I agree. Things even look more unsettling in Right-Field now that Snider fouled one off of his foot and is out of the game getting X-rayed.
Still, another big Pirates win is looming...even though Cole continues to struggle at locating pitches in the spots where he needs to put them. 7 straight wins for the Pirates!
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