Pirates rally in extra innings, but Doumit hurt

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Blue Collar teams are winning the right way
Published 5/14/2008 by Deaner (noreply@blogger.com) at Blue Collar Baseball
... The Pirates are hot. They're 19-20 and 4 games out of first place in the NL Central; It's been a long time since Bucco fans have been able to say that. The best thing about this team is the fact that they aren't giving up. They are grinding out the close games (games that they have lost in past years) and not giving up when they get behind. ...

THE NEWS
Published 5/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... --Imagine the shock of watching Adam LaRoche clear the loaded bases with an extra-inning double around midnight last night. No, it wasn't a dream, it was all too real, as the Pirates beat the Cardinals, 8-4. ...

Ryan Doumit Placed on the Disabled List
Published 5/14/2008 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... MLB Injuries, PittsburghGenerally, being a Pirate fan is a pretty grim existence. When they go on a run like they have in the past week (seven wins in eight games to pull within a game of .500), it's generally unexpected, pleasant, and inevitably followed by bad news. Last night, the other shoe dropped on the Pirates in their otherwise solid 8-4 win over the Cardinals: catcher Ryan Doumit broke his thumb and is going on the disabled list for a while. He's not happy, either: "Obviously, it hurts," Doumit said. "I don't even know what ...