Morton pitched very well tonight, he threw a lot of first pitch strikes and did not waste time when he was ahead. He stayed with his fastball in a lot of situations and it turned out nicely for him. He went 6+ innings giving up just 2 earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 3. That's a breath of fresh air right there. If Morton can get it going the Pirates will be a exponentially better team.
The offense tonight came from a couple different sources, which was also extremely nice to see. Bobby Crosby, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, and Ronny Cedeno all had 2 hits on the night. Ryan Church also chimed in with his 2nd home run in as many games. Andy LaRoche also added a hit to give the Pirates a grand total of 10, which leads me to the title of this post.
These two guys were on the FSN Pittsburgh broadcast of the game tonight in the bottom of the 5th inning. They call themselves Andy's Army, and I happen to be pretty close friends with both of them. There are a couple other potential members of the club that could not make the game tonight, possible myself included, but they are looking for more.
If you want to be a member of Andy's Army you can go to their website at http://www.wix.com/AndyArmy. To be a member all you have to do is join the facebook page to coordinate what games they will be attending and buy a t-shirt for $15 dollars. It's a fun group and you're sure to get your face on TV.
Tomorrow the Pirates play for the sweep of the Cubs as they send Brian Burres to the hill to face an undefeated pitcher in Randy Wells. First pitch - 7:05.