northsidenotch.com - 10/13/2009
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The Pirates were in the midst of one of their best stretches of the year as they came into this game winners of 5 of their last 6. Their opponent: the 1st place Philadelphia Phillies.The Phillies jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a lead off homer by Jimmy Rollins off Ross Ohlendorf in the 1st ...
Saturday Notes: PIRATES WIN!!!
northsidenotch.com 9/26/2009 — If I were to tell you that the Pirates would win a game in which Jeff Karstens started and pitched 3 innings before giving way to Donnie Veal for 2 innings, which was followed by one inning of Steven Jackson and 2 innings of Jesse Chavez before handing the ball to Matt Capps for the 9th inning, ...
2009 #3 Greatest Moment: August 1st
northsidenotch.com 10/9/2009 — 26,855 were on hand at PNC Park to witness one of the greatest displays ever performed by a rookie. Sure, the Pirates won the game 11-6, but that is not what people really cared about from this game.What they cared about was how their 22-year old rookie center fielder broke out for one of the ...
What did we learn in 2009?
raisethejollyroger.com 10/6/2009 — I’m not quite ready to put together a huge season-in-review post, but as a bit of a preview to that, here’s a list of things that we know now, but didn’t back in March:
Brandon Moss is not the answer in a corner outfield spot: Management was pulling hard for him after the ...
I Can't Look
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 9/21/2009 — I have to admit I really have not seen all that much Pirate baseball over the last two weeks or so. Part of that is that well they have not been on TV and another is that what looked to be an interesting end to a season, just went down hill. Injuries are starting to hurt the lineup, which was ...
Morning links: Off to ... Vancouver?
community.post-gazette.com 10/8/2009 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Tuesday
Points of order before the annual gushing of gratitude ...
I will be gone from the coverage -- from this plane of existence, really -- until a week before the Winter Meetings. It is a weird job, the one ...
2009 #4 Greatest Moment: July 17th
northsidenotch.com 10/9/2009 — The Pirates were facing the San Francisco Giants to begin the 2nd half of the year in the first game after the All-Star break. The Bucs were hoping that break would help them regroup after losing 4 in a row beforehand.Boy did it ever.Garrett Jones led off the scoring after a brief rain delay for ...
Game 122: Pirates 6 Phillies 4
whygavs.com 8/26/2009 — After Andrew McCutchen got caught stealing in the fifth, struck out swinging in seventh inning, and badly misplayed Shane Victorino's flyball to center into a go-ahead triple for the Phillies tonight, for the very first time this year I thought that ...
Postponed Game Bodes Well for Phillies
philliesnation.com 10/11/2009 — Alright, so we had to wait one more day to watch the Phillies take on the Rockies in game three. It’s not like we haven’t waited before. As matter of fact, it was our waiting that really set the precedent for the major league, when it ...
Awful Umpiring Help Phillies Take Game Two
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/12/2009 — What the heck is going on with the umpiring during these playoffs? It has been truly terrible. I think the home plate umpiring has been okay. For the most part, the home plate umpires have been consistent with their umpiring
But the issue is--they are missing obvious calls.
Did Brad Lidge Sell His Soul?
metsmerizedonline.com 10/11/2009 — Can The Phillies Repeat? Or Did Brad Lidge Sell His Soul To The Devil?
Last year the Phillies hit on all cylinders, just at the right time – playoff time. The Mets were mostly responsible for the Phillies winning the division. But as the playoffs started, the Phillies clicked, easily ...
NLCS Redux: Dodgers get second chance —
Major League Baseball News 10/13/2009
The Dodgers now get a chance to get revenge marker vs. the Phils, who took them out of the 2008 National League Championship Series in five games. No hard feelings, as the '09 NLCS kicks off on Thursday? That's what the Dodgers may be saying, but not ...