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Hey /sp/ in case you missed it, I almost threw a no hitter tonight.

>>In two starts with the Pirates since being acquired from the Yankees, Jeff Karstens has allowed zero runs in 15 innings.

Guess the Pirates did ok in the trades as well... .500 next year pl0x?
>> Anonymous
>>235711

Brett Favre
>> Anonymous
>>235729
NO, BRETT FAVRE!
>> Anonymous
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>>235729

>>235734

Dod someone coll me?
>> Anonymous
BASEBALL
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Hey guys, I did that, too........

ON ACID.
>> Anonymous
>.500 next year pl0x
>Pirates
lolol
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>>236067
Ever pitch a no-no....ON ACID!?
>> Anonymous
>>236069
their hitting has been solid all year.... if these new pitchers work out then .500 is plausible
>> SidtheKid !!c1tIRB58ezW
>>236090
more than plausible...the Pirates are a solid team with a lot of young talent. It just sucks that their pitching absolutely blows (well, we'll see with the new guys) I mean, look at the guys who have started their career in Pittsburgh: Aramis Ramirez, Oliver Perez, Jason Bay, Brian Giles, Jason Kendall....they always produce talent, but give it away...And I'm not even mentioning Bonds.
>> Anonymous
Not just a no-hitter, but a FUCKING PERFECT GAME

I blame Chris "Mad Dog" Russo for following your game while on air only after 7.2 perfect innings. He started talking about it and then BAM double in the gap right away.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>236104
>they always produce talent, but give it away...

Welcome to the Pirates business model.

They are in it to make money, not win baseball games.
>> Anonymous
>>236119
Clearly some guy talking about it was the reason he gave up a hit.
>> Anonymous
>>236122
Clearly.
>> Anonymous
>>236104

Their pitching needs some serious help, Zach Duke and Ian Snell make some formidable 4s and 5s, but they shouldn't even be NEAR the top of the rotation.

Also, Doug Mienkewitz(or however you fucking spell it) and Sanchez are really underrated this year.

My roommate is a huge Pirates fan, so I hear a lot about them.
>> Anonymous
>>236130
Dirty Doug is appreciated here in Pgh, outside of here, I think people just notice his dugout demeanor, joking around during good times, but throwing shit during the bad.

Sanchez had a horrible start to the year. 3 months went by without him producing much more than double play balls. Rivas stepped in and covered a bunch of games, and Sanchez is now back in proper batting form. Just a few months too late for it to matter.

All in all, the trades will hurt the team a bit, until all of the pitchers we gained get some time in the big leagues. Harrerra pitched wonderful his 1st start, but then blew it big time his next 2. He's down in the minors right now getting some more starts, so I expect him to be back within a few weeks, give it another shot. Could have just been how important things were got to him after he pitched a great game, and was too nervous to keep it going. He's a good prospect, so he's worth it to keep trying.

Jeff Karstens pitched beautifully today. He made the game look easy. He pitched conservatively, going for routine ground balls and fly outs, rather than trying to strike out the side each inning. He was at 85 pitches when the first hit happened. That's fine though, a 2 hit SO CG against the diamondbacks.

Hell, he went 2/3 on the day, scoring a run as well.

As a Pirates fan, I'm obligated to say I hope next year will be better. But for once, this management team traded players during their top performance on the team, and didn't wait until they hit a slump, and try to offload them for basically nobody. We got 4 players for Nady and Marte (who pitched god awful for the yanks) and 4 for Bay.

I'd love for Nady and Bay to still be out there, so we could have 3 30hr outfielders, but I'll take that hit for some starting pitching. Maholm is about all we've had to look forward to. I only go to games he pitches anyways, because I hate seeing 6 runs in the top of the 1st from everyone else.