By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (2-0) vs. Minnesota Twins, exhibition
Starters: RHP Kyle McPherson vs. RHP Vance Worley
Time: 1:05 p.m.
Site: Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers, Fla.
Radio: 93.7 The Fan
Here is the official live box score.
Here is the TribLIVE’s Pirates page. Rob Biertempfel is on the scene.
And here is a TribLIVE video interview with Jameson Taillon …
With Curtis Granderson out 10 weeks with a busted forearm, it’s be nice to see the Pirates trade one of their extra OFs (Alex Presley, anyone?) since they have such a glut. Can always use another prospect.
I read they are looking for a right handed hitter.
I’m hoping for Tabata & TSanchez for the Yanks catching Gary Sanchez.
The Yankees are looking for a hitter. That pretty much excludes the Pirates.
Looks like Jeanmar Gomez may need a little work. Guess that’s what ST is for.
Funny you bring that up. They try to tell us how deep their minor leagues are & there’s room for this jabrone on the 40 man.
+2
But that’s just FO hatred-talk, Milo, you naughty kitten!
Didn’t we trade for this guy?
Yes sir. For Quincy Latimore I believe.
Well, nuttin ventured, nutting gained, I guess on this one, but its only one outing….
Sigh……..
+++1
Joggin’ Joe ties it up with an 8th inning homer.
7th inning homer, my bad.
The Twins are playing 3 guys we had at Indy last season, Boggs, Clement and Fryer. And winning.
Hocka Hey works?
*hoka.
This is where we invoke the “Spring Training Games Mean NOTHING” Rule!
+1
Somebody is having trouble lately spelling four letter words.
What happened? We lost!
Lower the Jolly Roger. The Bucs’ winning streak ends at 2.
ST lament.
We’ll never win another game.
I have 4 World Series tickets I’ll trade you for a 1 day bus pass. Guess it’s too late.
And so the slide to .500 begins
I’m cold. I’m so cold.
Pirates close to a deal with Kip Wells
No, not really??
You serious, Clark?
Nah; just messing with you guys…. but would you be surprised if they did?
Very surprised. No broken or transplanted arm.
+10
on a SERIOUS note the Pens just brought back Eaton. Wonder if this means Bortuzzo is heading out; could have sworn he would have had to clear waivers.
Don’t think it’s Bortuzzo, almost has to be Depres. He definitely has shown his potential, but as already been written, that for his long term developement, he is better off playing big minutes as a 1 or 2 in W/B than as the 5 in Pittsburgh, since he still has options. Tough deal, but probably in the best interest of the organization….unless this is a precursor to a trade.
And on an even more serious note Jon Morosi is reporting that the Pirates have spoken to Scott Boras concerning Kyle Loshe; this according to the ESPN rumor mill
You sure you read that right? Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
The Pirates don’t appear to be pursuing Kyle Lohse, although he would be a great fit with them.
Morosi is wrong. It would NOT be a great fit.
Once again. Is his arm broken? Transplanted? 41 years old?
Terrible fit.
Doesn’t Morosi work for CBS Sports? What would he be doing in the ESPN rumor mill?
SP McPherson’s line is a rare one: 2 IP, 1H, threw 6 pitches, all strikes. And his ERA last season across 26 innings was 2.74? These are submicroscopic sample sizes, but he has my attention.
Gisele Bündchen has my attention.
You should see the narcissistic practice swings she takes.
Ok. But it we have to choose between covered ears or size of her butt, we will have crossed over a line. So I’m not going there.
What we really need here are NH’s bust, waist and hip measurements, if they can be had without influencing the election of the next Pope.
I have to ask. Where’s our daily Pitt-South Florida thread?
DK: Why I ought to …
Wow. Don’t wake the sleeping journalist.
At least I have a reprieve until noon. Ish.