Johnny Cueto (5-2, 2.82) vs. Francisco Liriano (16-8, 3.02).
The Pirates got home field for this sudden death playoff game by sweeping the Reds to end the season. Winner goes on to play the St. Louis Cardinals, yet another divisional rival. But I look at that Eastpoint, FL logo, and all I am is hungry.
One player I'm not hungry to see is former Dodger Russell Martin, whose exile to Pittsburgh after playing most of his MLB career in large markets has turned out pretty well for him, all things considered. The Pirates are a special story, nabbing their first winning season since 1992 thanks in part to Martin's arm, if not his imposing .226 BA. But it would be difficult to root for Andrew McCutcheon and even former Dodger James McDonald...if not for the fact that Dusty Baker is helming the other team. Sigh.
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Rum time!
I'm totally cool with rooting for Russell Martin (for the first two rounds).
^ Counting the WC game as a "round."
Good news: Someone tonight is going to be eliminated and it is not the Dodgers. Our odds to win it all are going up!
Be careful with the cheering Nomo. We know your good luck doesn't have an off switch in the playoffs.
I have a feeling the Dodgers game on Sunday will be at 5. Get ready for shadow talk!
Russell Martin can bite me. He phoned it in his last season with us, so I don't respect him. Yankmes reject.
Young Mc on the other hand I have nothing but love for. I swear I thought he had gotten DFA'd though.
But hey, I bought that moon landing stuff so I'm easily fooled.
Shadowplay!
I just did what passes for research around here, and note that Young Mc is indeed left off the Pie Rat roster.
You were right the first time. J-Mac was DFAed and is a free agent as of 9/13.
Actually I was right both times. See,MAS he was DFA'd he's not on the roster.
So wrong about the moon landing, though.
I have love for 'Cutch though, so go Pie Rats!
This one is difficult for me. Pittsburgh fans don't *need* any more joy. They've gotten more than their fair share with the Stillers and Pens. But real Pirates fans could use some of the good stuff. Really though, Indians fans deserve it more.
And then there are the Reds, and fuck them.
My buddy has been in Pittsburgh for work for the last few days. He said Dusty and his coaches sat next to them at dinner last night and Michael Keaton was checking in to his hotel this afternoon
It's good to see Liriano come back. I was afraid he was done after the Twins overused him
Votto grounds weakly to first on the first pitch. I don't think he saw less than 5 pitches per at bat against us over a whole weekend. And he didn't make many weak outs like that either
2 nice innings from Liriano
Marlon Byrd with a homer, Bucs lead 1-0
On the sofa, shitty TBS announcers!
JMart goes yard now. 2-0.
Russell Martin HR. Crowd is all over Cueto. They're in his dome.
oh lord, Russ hits one out
The Cueto chant seems to be working
It's an old pirate chant, isn't it? He's definitely walking the plank here early.
Id rather play the pie rats anyday
Getting tired of the Cueto chant in 3....ok tired of it.
3-0 Pie Rats after three.
Cueto was talking to himself after that inning
I think he was chanting derisively to himself.
Choo is Korean for "hit me" apparently.
pierogi sighting
was that sauerkraut saul?
are you sure it wasn't Brandon Phillips' legbaby?
I know they are wearing big pads under their shirts but has an umpire ever looked natural throwing a ball to the pitcher?
gross - does Puig have one of those?
Sons of Brandon Phillips' Leg?
Dusty, you back to normal health?
Not that I'm aware of re Puig. Difference of centimeters in where they were hit. Either that or Puig is just that much tougher and made of a superhuman alloy.
yikes that was close
@FB
Yeah about 85%. Still have unrelated lingering foot pain but that's just arthritis I have to deal with time to time. My surly level is back to normal (baseline: 6,5), too.
3-1 going into bottom 4th. We have ourselves a game, lads and lasses!
I need to talk to the guy that owns @Nomo. He only tweets once a year.
Hah! I didn't even think about there being someone with that handle.
3-1 PIT through 3.5 innings
Whoops, Dusty said that
45
4-1 Pittsburgh, one out and two on. Morneau up
Bucs fans are annoying like Steelers fans, go figure
I thought I smelled something
5-1 Pittsburgh. On to the fifth.
On to the fifth...of Oban I will soon be saying.
cc: Orel, Sax
Enjoy, Dusty!
Well, this game is over. Fine with it...we smoked the PieRats...the Reds, not so much...
I smoked a pie rat once. Rest of the concert was terrible.
this is a joke, right?
JMart hits his second solo HR.
Choo's gonna get paid this offseason
when do we have to set our roster for this series?
Got to love twitter.
@DallasLatos: Got punched in the head at least 3 times by a pirates fan so this has been cool.
@FB
10am on the day and in the time zone the game will be played.
Michael Keaton throwing back some malt liquor there? That was a 40 for sure.
Sager - Have you ever had a game like that before?
Russell Martin - "Not in the postseason..."
That's for fuckin' sure, you sucked in the postseason here.
I think it was a 2X4 of some cheap-ass American lager.
@Cliff
I yelled the same thing at my TV re Russ!
Happy for the Pirates. Not happy for Russ and not sure why Dusty baker wears old lady's sunday glasses.
@Paul
(cries)
Sorry Dusty but Dusty Sr. needs to get some new spectacles.
He used to be fashion forward with his glasses, now he's fashion reverse. However, if he hangs on another decade or so, he'll be right back on the cutting edge.
post-game thread up
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