GAME ELEVEN IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
CHICAGO CUBS (6-4, 4th, -0.5) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (4-9, 6th, -4.0)
PNC Park, 12:35 CDT
Weather: Cloudy, 58, Wind right to left @ 8 mph
TV: CSN, DirecTV 743
Radio: WGN, XM 185
Ian Snell, RHP
0-0, 9.00 ERA, 10 IP
7 K, 5 BB, 3 HR | Glendon Rusch, LHP
0-2, 8.00, 9 IP
6 K, 3 BB, 6 HR |
*Juan Pierre, CF
*Freddy Bynum, RF
Derrek Lee, 1B
Aramis Ramirez, 3B
*Todd Walker, 2B
Matt Murton, LF
Ronny Cedeno, SS
Henry Blanco, C
*Glendon Rusch, P | * Nate McLouth, CF
Jack Wilson, SS
Jason Bay, LF
Craig Wilson, 1B
Freddy Sanchez, 3B
*Jeromy Burnitz, RF
Jose Castillo, 2B
Humberto Cota, C
Ian Snell, P |
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| Pirates vs. Rusch
Jack Wilson: 15-33, 455/500/667, 1 HR, 3 BB
Craig Wilson: 14-26, 538/571/769, 1 HR, 2 BB, 5 K
Jeromy Burnitz: 2-20, 100/217/250, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K
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Bynum #2 and Walker #5, huh? I think it would be smarter to put Walker #2, move Murton and Cedeno up, and bat Bynum #7. But, of course, Bynum is fast, therefore he has to bat at the top of the order.
This could this be Rusch's last chance to keep his rotation spot, though more likely he'll stick around until
Kerry Wood is ready, even if he's merely mediocre. But we can hope, can't we? The guy he's matched up against, Ian Snell, hasn't been too impressive this year either, but at least he hasn't given up six home runs.
Angel Pagan's hamstring injury from last night is serious enough that he'll probably head to the DL. There's a chance Felix Pie will be called up, but Mike Restovich seems more likely. I haven't seen or heard an official annoucement yet. I'll post the transaction here as soon as I know it.
And, of course, it's time for my annual MLB blackout rules rant. When I was living in San Diego, I didn't get to see the Padres, even though I was more than 60 miles from San Diego and the town I lived in did not carry the cable channel the Pads were on. Now that I live in Pennsylvania, I'm lucky enough to have
four teams blacked out: Phillies, Nationals, Orioles, and Pirates. I get Baltimore, Philly, and Washington games either via the regional sports channel or over the air, but I'm too far away from Pittsburgh for DirecTV to give me the Fox Sports channel from Pittsburgh. So, no Pirates games to be found anywhere. It's just silly.
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