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06-26-2013, 08:10 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, 08:24 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, 09:07 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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06-26-2013, 05:57 PM
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Pirates win again! 18 games over .500 now.
Just a half game behind St. Louis for the best record in all of baseball.
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06-28-2013, 04:49 PM
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06-28-2013, 09:04 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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06-30-2013, 03:40 AM
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8 wins in a row.
20 games over .500 First team to 50 wins. The current streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons (the longest in the history of any of the four major sports) is obviously toast. Now five straight home sell-outs. The crowds look pretty rowdy as well. The big home crowds and success will be especially key for Jeff Locke. He was not getting some calls on pitches that brushed the corner earlier in the year. He's got a lot of walks for someone who is tremendously accurate, because he tries to be too fine and almost never gives in. Everyone is expecting Locke to hit a wall and regress... I don't see it. He's a different pitcher than he's ever been since adding a turn to his delivery. Quite a few of his walks wouldn't have been walks if K-Zone graphics were used to call balls and strikes instead of live umpires. With a rowdy sell-out home crowd and the kind of stats he's posted this season, he's going to start to get more respect from the home plate ump. If the 50/50 calls turn his way in the second half of the season, he will prove the real deal, at least.
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#9
06-30-2013, 08:50 PM
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Great extra inning win today for the Pirates. Kind of sucks they had to get Locke up in the bullpen to pitch the 15th if it went that far, supposedly he'll skip his scheduled start on Tuesday because of all the work he did getting ready and they'll have to juggle the rotation around this coming week.
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#10
07-01-2013, 05:25 AM
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It's crazy that Locke is going to miss his scheduled start on Tuesday just because he warmed up between innings in the 14th inning.
The Pirates Bullpen ("The Shark Tank" as they're called) pitched 12 scoreless innings yesterday, giving up just 2 hits and allowing 0 walks. 9 wins in a row for the Pirates, seven of them came after this thread was started. Thankfully a day off today, as the bullpen got gassed yesterday because of the early rain delay.
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07-02-2013, 07:33 AM
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Doug...do you know who is supposed to pitch tonight, or did they change direction and give Locke the ok to make his scheduled start? They're showing Locke at around a -165 on the line currently. I was thinking they might go with Cumpton tonight since they have used him a few times before as a spot starter but haven't heard or seen anything either way yet.
Last edited by Duvalier : 07-02-2013 at 08:53 AM.
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