What can be said for a VERY slow day in sports.The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC this afternoon 6-4.Shawn's favorite Bucco(Actually i like him,Shawn doesn't lol)Phil Dumatrait pitched 5 2/3 innings,Only giving up 2 runs on 4 hits,walking 2 and striking out 3 D backs.Jason Bay finished off the scoring for the Bucs in the 5 run 4TH inning to give the Bucs a 5-1 lead,And chasing D Backs starter Doug Davis after 3 2/3 innings .The Pirates added a insurance run in the 5Th inning off a Jack Wilson single,Scoring Raul Chavez.Leading the Pirates 10 hit attack today,Adam LaRoche,Who went 3 for 4 .Dumatrait has allowed 4 earned runs in 18 2/3 innings,And his ERA in that span is 1.93. Bucs Dugout - Has an interesting article on the Pirates pitchers feeling uneasy when Catcher Ronnie Paulino was starting, Maybe that's why he isn't now?The Bucs record now stands at 30-33.Last year on this date,Our record was 26-35.We may be turning the corner,Matt CAPPS has 14 saves on the year,And 32 of 34 since taking over last year as the closer.Capps' .941 save % is the best in the NL since he took over in 2007.Kasey Khane won the Nascar race at Pocono,I'm sure the 3 milf's that are in his commercials will be chasing him down at a donut stand or something now,Insert smirk here.I'm not a huge Basketball fan,And after seeing Paul Pierce wailing like Nancy Kerrigan the other night,I'm even less of a fan.You're telling me his team mates carried him off the court,Into a wheel chair,But he still comes back and plays like nothing happened?Typical Boston/New York show boating in motion.
