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• You Did It, Fans! Last night's fan walk-out at PNC Park magically fixed the Pittsburgh Pirates, I'm happy to report ... either that, or the Nationals just happen to suck worse than the Pirates. The Buccos won 7-2, thanks to a solid performance from Tom Gorzelanny, and also to the 1,000 or so people who left their seats in the third inning, and then, for the most part, returned. It must've been inspiring. Gorzelanny went 7 and a third, allowing 2 runs and 5 hits, making his case to be the Pirates representative on the All-Star team. They might just send the Parrot.
• They Might As Well Have Worn Matching Earrings. Brad Penny and Jake Peavy did fine impressions of one another last night. They both threw 7 innings and gave up 1 run. Peavy issued 1 less walk, and Penny had one more strikeout. Neither of them got the win, but that's alright, they've still got 19 between then. Both bullpens did their job, too ... until the 12th inning, when the Dodgers trotted out Brett Tomko, who got beat up for 2 runs, allowing the Padres to bring in Trevor Hoffman to nail it down. When a game comes down to Tomko vs. Hoffman ... I like the Padres chances.
• He Likes It, He Loves It. I guess the Mets are just going to make a weekend out of kicking the hell out of the Phillies. They've won the first three of the four-game series, and Carlos Beltran homered twice (again). None of this would be happening if Pat Burrell were still alive. Oh, and Tim McGraw threw out the first pitch ... he's schedule's cleared up now that has Nashville Kats missed the Arena Football playoffs.
• Proud To Be in Purple Today. Look at that ... a Rockies game that doesn't end in total misery for the team in purple. Hm. The Rocks ended an 8 game losing streak behind seven excellent innings from Jeff Francis, and then one each from Latroy Hawkins and Jeremy Affeldt. The Astros managed just 4 hits all game, 2 of them from Craig Biggio, who joins the 3,004 club.
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They left & then came back??? Way to show 'em Pittsburgh!
Wow, a Rockies closer didn't give up a crushing walk off HR last night? I'm shocked...
Sending in Brett Tomko is admitting defeat when you still have a chance to win.
tWWL was reporting last night that somewhere between 100 (100, not 1k) and 7000 people walked out...
Gotta love how accurate they strive to be...
@Spectacular Sam:
By chance, did the ghost of Roberto Clemente emerge to play right for the Pirates? That may be the only way to revive the Bucs.
I've heard so many different numbers on the walkout, I just don't know what to believe.
Although I've read a couple of places that Doc Ellis's pre-game rally speach was really good. I have to find video of that.
Since it seems that its being ignored I'm going to conclude that its perfectly normal for middle relievers to set their equipment on fire.
@Spectacular Sam: They realized they were in Pittsburgh and there isn't anything else to do.
@Fornelli: You can't say that until you've gotten your drink on at the 222.
Penny and Peavy sitting in a tree...
@TheStarterWife:
Al Sharpton said it was a million.
Anyone watching the Concert for Diana from Wembley on VH1?
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I am gonna miss ya Weekend Daddy. godspeed.
I watched the Nats/Pirates game. Nothing noticeable.
So at what point do we turn this into a Weekend Daddy roast? Will there be a post later in the day for that?
Captain Jeter: PROCTOR!!!!
@Slothrop: a rollicking band of pirates, we....
I watched the Nats/Pirates game. Nothing noticeable.
The protest? Or the game itself? Because this works for both.
Weekend Daddy, are we going to that place where we get to watch movies in a booth?
@Unsilent Majority: There is some good discussion about the coverage in the comments here - [bucsdugout.com] and here [whereisvanslyke.blogspot.com] .
(The former having a very smart comment about Pittsburgh blue collar ways, where any sort of dissant is not looked at kindly.)
@Lady Andrea:
For I am a Pirate King!
And it is, it is a glorious thing
To be a Pirate King!
I just protested MJD leaving by reading 1/3 of this post, leaving the room for 10 minutes and then coming back and picking up reading 3 lines below where I left off.
MJD, you're not going to leave now, right?
@Slothrop: hee! Did you just know that? Cause I am most impressed if you did. I think that is my favorite musical I've been in.
@Lady Andrea:
nah--I had to Google it. I was in Pinafore when I was a kid, though.
@UkraineNotWeak:
I've watched bits and pieces. So far I've seen Duran Duran and Tom Jones. Apparently William and Harry hated Diana.
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