I told you I had a good feeling about this weekend series. The Pirates, thanks to a two-homer, four-RBI day today by Jason Bay, leave St. Louis with two wins in four games. i have to consider that a success, despite the ugly pitching by the starters … [Continue reading]
One of the strangest softball goofs I’ve seen
I coach my church's softball team. We've a got a group of well-intentioned 30-somethings and a few 40-somethings like me, most of whom have seen better playing days. Basically, we think we're pretty good, but we've only won two out of 13 games. I'm … [Continue reading]
Cardinals 8, Pirates 0
OK, OK ... I'm disappointed. I couldn't even stand to listen again. Tomorrow's another day! … [Continue reading]
Cardinals 8, Pirates 1
It was no fun listening to the last three innings of Friday's loss to the Cards. In fact, I lost interest pretty quickly when the Cards started crushing home runs. Nonetheless, I'm optimistic that the Bucs will at least break even in the series, and … [Continue reading]
First post — new blog software
This is my first post using WordPress. Once I got my FTP working properly, this was a snap to install. … [Continue reading]
A previous post … with pic
A post from June 1: I met Pirates GM David Littlefield last night. I scored last-minute tickets to the Trib's box for Tuesday's game, and Dave stopped by while making a round of visits to some of the luxury boxes. Daryle Ward, Freddy Sanchez and … [Continue reading]