Well I got my wish. I wanted a split, and the Bucs did it the hard way. They even showed a little bit of bite to them on the way. The Bucs move out of last place, if only momentarily, with the win. Two games below .500 with a sub-par Washington Nationals team up next.
This game seemed marred with controversy. Most folks are talking about the Randy Johnson, Doug Mientkiewicz scuffe, but I'd also point to the missed call on Mark Reynolds' double. As I mentioned yesterday, I was afraid he was starting to heat up. That's now confirmed. What I don't understand is why ballparks, PNC included, are allowed to have walls that are not clearly marked with the bright yellow line.
I realize I'm arguing for the enemy in this case, but I'm sure the day is not too far off when the Pirates are bitten by the beast as well. I also realize that a fan reached over the wall to catch the ball, but I still think the "highlite stripe" would be a good idea on the top of the fence there at the Clemente wall.
It was refreshing, for once, to see the other team make more mistakes than our team. Especially against the better teams in the league, it's been the Pirates that have choked in the field this year. With their 4 errors on Monday, the DiamondBacks sure shot themselves in the foot, and lost a winnable game. All that said, it felt good to get away with one.
Hopefully yesterday's game brought about some growing up from our young Bucs, and I think games like this often do. Much has been said about the talking that went on, so I won't go into it much further, but I do think that Mr. Johnson should be more careful with his words. Saying that someone "would be on a stretcher" if he cared, is not very nice. Not professional of him either. Maybe he has some growing up to do too.
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