whereisvanslyke.blogspot.com - 7/2/2008
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This was a weird game. In one column you've got Edinson Volquez starting against us, Jack Wilson running the bases like an idiot, Freddy Sanchez bunting with two strikes, Matt Capps and the Flat Fastball, Damaso Marte giving up home runs, and Romulo! firing fastballs towards the plate with no clue where they're going to end up. On the other hand you've got a finally hot Adam LaRoche, Obi-Wan ...
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Pirates 6, Reds 5
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... -Speaking of Greg Brown, there must have been something weird going on in the radio booth last night. I'm talking about the "lucky noise" fiasco. I heard a little about it on the radio postgame, but for a better explanation, see the comments of this [WHYGAVS] post. Very strange. ...
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John Van Benschoten would be left in long enough to record just seven outs, but the Pirates rode a multi-homer game from Xavier Nady to come out on top Wednesday night, 8-5, in a slugfest against the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
