- The Pirates demoted Alex Presley yesterday to get some relief help in Evan Meek (there will be another move coming soon to get another bat here), and that backfired on them last night as Meek loaded the bases on a hit batsman and a walk and then allowed a three run double to Adam LaRoche to help the Nationals beat the Pirates 7-4 last night. A questionable decision to allow Meek to pitch in a close game just hours after his official promotion? Yeah, I'd say so. [Recap]
- With the move made yesterday, it is entirely possible that Kevin Correia makes a phantom trip to the DL this weekend so the Pirates can bring up a Matt Hague, which would mean Brad Lincoln would be the starter on Sunday. Obviously that's just speculation, and you'll have to wait and see what happens. Whatever it is, it'll most likely happen Friday before the game in Detroit, when the Pirates will need a designated hitter.
- Erik Bedard struck out seven but allowed three solo home runs and four runs total and got his fifth loss of the season last night. The good news is that he wasn't bothered by his back at all, which is really all you could have asked for last night. Here are Bedard's pitch f/x from last night.
- I did some Pirates count analysis on RumBunter yesterday, you can read the post here.
- Here's a post about what I think the Pirates should do in terms of the fifth starting pitcher until Jeff Karstens gets back.
- If you have a Droid phone, you need to get my app now. It'll help me get the iPhone app out sooner. Just search "The 'Mc' Effect" in the Google Marketplace, or whatever they're calling it these days
- Pirates will try to avoid the mini sweep in DC tonight by sending James McDonald the hill to face Jordan Zimmermann. First pitch is at 7:05.
Thursday 5/17 | News, Notes, and Links
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