Phil Dumatrait Gets His First Win

Phil Dumatrait Gets His First Win

Posted 5/8/2008 on FanHouse

I'm gonna let you in on a secret: despite my rough, cynical, blogger exterior, I occasionally feel happy for baseball players. I particularly have a soft spot for guys that spend lots of years toiling in the minors, only to eventually find some modicum of big league success. I'm not talking back from the dead or anything, just things like Phil Dumatrait picking up his first big league win ...

Game 33 Recap--Pirates 3 Giants 1

Posted 5/8/2008 on Raise the Jolly Roger!

[Box] Two wins in a row and the first series win in quite a while. Very good. The Pirates didn't exactly hit the awful Barry Zito hard, but X-Man hit a 2-run homer to account for the only score off the lefty in 5 innings. Phil Dumatrait countered with 5 innings and change of scoreless work, and would pick up his first major league win. The bullpen was great. Yates, Marte, and Capps with a ...

Giants vs. Pirates, 7 May 2008

Posted 5/7/2008 on Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts

Barry Zito vs. Phil Dumatrait , 7:05 PM. No wins between these two pitchers; Zito is 0-6.

Posted 5/7/2008 on Raise the Jolly Roger!

Giants (14-19) at Pirates (13-19) 7:05--PNC Park, Pittsburgh Barry Zito (0-6, 7.53) vs. Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 4.74) [ GameTrax ] ------- If Zito's insanely bad numbers above didn't jump out at you, his contract will. Before the Mets signed Santana this offseason, he was THE HIGHEST PAID PITCHER IN BASEBALL (7 yr, $126M). Last year he was terrible, but this year he's been so bad that the Giants ...

Gameday #33 vs. Giants

Posted 5/7/2008 on Raise the Jolly Roger!

Giants (14-19) at Pirates (13-19) 7:05--PNC Park, Pittsburgh Barry Zito (0-6, 7.53) vs. Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 4.74) [ GameTrax ] ------- If Zito's insanely bad numbers above didn't jump out at you, his contract will. Before the Mets signed Santana this offseason, he was THE HIGHEST PAID PITCHER IN BASEBALL (7 yr, $126M). Last year he was terrible, but this year he's been so bad that the Giants ...

Game #33 vs. San Francisco

Posted 5/7/2008 on Pittsburgh Lumber Co.

PNC Park | 7:05 | Dumaitrait vs. Barry Zito | Box Pre-Game Thoughts Phil Dumatrait gets his second shot in the rotation this year. His first time out was underwhelming. He gave up four runs in four innings pitched and received a no decision against the Nationals. He has yet to face any of the Giants. “I’ll take ‘Free Agency for $100, Alex.’” “The ...

Game 29 Recap--Pirates 11 Nationals 4

Posted 5/3/2008 on Raise the Jolly Roger!

[ Recap ] We can say this regarding Phil Dumatrait taking Matt Morris' rotation spot: It no longer means an automatic loss every 5 games. Dumatrait actually came out throwing, opening the game with two perfect innings and giving up a run in the 3rd. Then, the lights went out. Literally. There was a 25 minute delay in the 4th at brand-new Nationals Park because many of the stadium ...

Dumatrait enjoys change of fortunes

Published 5/8/2008 on Major League Baseball News

Phil Dumatrait earned his first win Wednesday, thanks in part to his ability to use a changeup he added to his repertoire this season.