Comments on: First Pitch: Finding a Post-Season Team

By: Brian Krueger

Brian Krueger — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 02:38:00 +0000

I am a lifelong Bucs fan but have lived in S. Florida for over 30 years and like the Marlins as my adopted team. Therefore, I am rooting for the Tigers, who have a former Bucs/Marlins manager, former Marlins GM Dave Dombrowski, and former Marlins players, Miguel Cabrera, Omar Infante, Anibal Sanchez, and former Bucco Octavio Dotel. Go Marlins/Bucs North!

By: TonyPenaforHOF

TonyPenaforHOF — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:15:00 +0000

All true. If 1 WAR = 5 Mil he was over 1.5 WAR with only 90 innings it might be the price they have to pay.

By: John Lease

John Lease — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:22:00 +0000

Pitching is too much of a premium, and the Pirates guys at AAA aren’t overwhelming, to say the least. I’d keep Karstens before I hand out a job to Locke, or McPherson. Pirates can’t keep on being predictably cheap.

By: TonyPenaforHOF

TonyPenaforHOF — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:01:00 +0000

I agree with you on Barmes but I think we are stuck with him. Not sure on Karstens. Saw his projection around 5 million. 90 innings this year would make me look for better options first.

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:14:00 +0000

Haha, agreed on the LaRussa comment. I went to a Cards game a few years ago when we were passing through St. Louis. They were playing the Phillies in August I believe, and the atmosphere in that ballpark was amazing. My wife, then girlfriend, was so confused about how the fans were acting…..then I had to explain to her about how St. Louis actually wins, lol. That’s why they were so excited. Up until then, she had only been to Pirates games with me where the most exciting game we had ever been to was when Freddy Sanchez locked up the batting title, but I think she was only like 16 or 17 then, so I hadn’t fully immersed her in the baseball culture. Good ballpark though, no PNC, but if I lived in the area, I could definitely see myself getting into their culture.

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:09:00 +0000

lol, yeah, I would settle for that one. Honestly, and people can believe whatever they want, that’s part of what’s awesome about America, but I don’t want some Tebow sounding pitcher playing for the Pirates. I mean, come on rich boy going to Standford with the golden arm, how has your faith ever been tested? I just want to hear the cliches; like from Cole and Taillon, or straight Spanish, like from Marte and Heredia, lol.

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:52:00 +0000

I’m rooting for the “he gets screwed” part…lol

By: John Lease

John Lease — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:27:00 +0000

Right. Payroll topped out this year, at $61 million. Don’t spend it on jobbers, spend on guys who you know, or are worth it, relatively speaking. Spending 5.5 million on Barmes next year isn’t going to cut it. Neither is letting Karstens go because he is arbitration eligible.

By: brendan

brendan — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:43:00 +0000

Depends if you’re talking about city population, metropolitan population, or media markets? In those categories PGH ranks 61st, 22nd, and 23rd.

By: Jon Emrock

Jon Emrock — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:36:00 +0000

CARDS! The best baseball town, IMHO. I hated Tony LaRussa so now it’s very easy to root for them as my buccos blew up again.