Herrera latest shelled out of Pirates' system

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Published 7/20/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... -P- I missed the game yesterday, but I'm baffled as to how the Bucs can fail to score more than one run on a starter as poor as Jorge de la Rosa. Less baffling is the performance of Yoslan Herrera. Why the Pirates want Herrera to "throw more fastballs" is completely beyond me, since his breaking ball and changeup are pretty good and his fastball is absolutely terrible. I get that he needs to throw it sometimes to set up the other pitches, but a fastball that comes in at 88 MPH and is completely straight just won't work in the majors if you throw it all the ...

Optical Illusion, Remember When and Game 98
Published 7/20/2008 by Dave Harrison (dharr18@gmail.com) at Bucs Trade Winds
Vitals: PITTSBURGH PIRATES (44-53) LHP ZACH DUKE (4-6, 4.40 ERA) COLORADO ROCKIES (42-57) RHP AARON COOK (11-6, 3.57 ERA) Game Time 3:05 EDT XM XM 185 TV ...

Yardwork: Jason Isringhausen Sucks
Published 7/21/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
A reader sent in this photo, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Are your eyes playing tricks on you? Cardinals 9, Padres 5: Troy Glaus his a three-run bomb in the 8th to the give the Birds a 5-3 lead, but Jason Isringhausen blew his 8th save in 19 chances after giving up three hits in 1/3 of an inning. Aaron Miles hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom half, giving the Cards their third straight come from behind win - and a four-game sweep of the Padres. Nationals 15, Braves 6: Willie Harris drove in five and reached base five times against his ...

Pirates' Pitcher Gets Erotic Massage, But Rockies Get The Happy Ending [MLB]
Published 7/21/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
One might say that the Pirates tried everything to make rookie Yoslan Herrera feel comfortable on the mound on Saturday in his debut against the Rockies. Some days, nothing works. Of course, this could simply be Bud Selig's random cup check policy we've been hearing about. The bad news: Herrera was sent back to the minors after posting a 19.50 ERA in the bigs; lasting only 1 2/3 innings in a 7-1 loss to Colorado. The good news: He'll arrive in Class AA Altoona just in time to see Will Ferrell. Clearly, Pittsburgh catcher Ryan Doumit broke one of baseball's cardinal rules: As the Marlins demonstrate below, the ...