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Batting Stance Guy does the Pirates
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Huge ups to reader Baldwin for sending along the video embedded below. It's the Batting Stance Guy aping the stances of Pirates past and present. He nails all of the current Pirates and brings back some early '90s memories of guys like Bobby-Bo, Barry Bonds, Jay Bell, and of course, Andy Van Slyke. And if you think that I didn't do that weird little tuck with my front elbow when I was eight years old, you're sorely mistaken.
GameDay #113 at D-Backs
Raise the Jolly Roger —
Pirates (51-61) at Diamondbacks (58-54) 9:40--Chase Field, Arizona Zach Duke (4-9, 5.27) vs. Brandon Webb (15-4, 3.04) [Preview] ----------- Couple of notes before actually previewing tonight's contest: - Yoslan Herrera was sent all the way down to Altoona after last night's miserable outing. Called up to replace ...
I Told You I Was Bored
Top Shelf —
One of my favorite random, goofy things on the internet is Batting Stance Guy. BSG is, as you might have surmised from the name, a guy who's really good at mimicking baseball players' batting stances and swings. Some of them are a little over exaggerated but they're crazy accurate. Well, glory days are here again, and BSG has finally gotten around to the Pirates. Probably three people will actually watch this but I'm posting it anyway. You'd probably miss it if you're not looking for it but at the beginning of his Andy Van Slyke he shrugs his shoulders and gives the sleeve of his front shoulder a little tug. I do that to this day ...
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Game 112: D'Backs 13 Pirates 7
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Batting Stance Guy does the Pirates
whereisvanslyke.blogspot.com 8/5/2008 — Huge ups to reader Baldwin for sending along the video embedded below. It's the Batting Stance Guy aping the stances of Pirates past and present. He nails all of the current Pirates and brings back some early '90s memories of guys like Bobby-Bo, Barry ...
Davis into rotation; Sanchez recalled —
Major League Baseball News 8/6/2008
Pirates manager John Russell said Tuesday that right-hander Jason Davis will take the rotation spot vacated when Yoslan Herrera was sent down after Monday night's start. The Bucs also recalled right-hander Romulo Sanchez from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Time ticking down to sign Alvarez —
Major League Baseball News 8/6/2008
Time is winding down for the Pirates to sign No. 2 overall Draft pick Pedro Alvarez, a third baseman out of Vanderbilt. The deadline to sign him is Aug. 15, but team president Frank Coonelly says that the team will not overpay to get the prospect.
