SOG for Sunday, June 3rd, 2012:
Pirates d. Brewers 6-5
Pirates hop above .500 at 27-26
Pirates take 2/3 from the BrewCrew
Pirates drop Brewers down to 24-30
Pirates move up to 2nd place in Division, 3 GB of Reds
Attendance: 34,334
And the Votes are in:
Andrew "the Man with the X-Ray Eyes" McCutchen 2 votes
Clint "Back from the Lab" Barmes 6 votes
James "Lights Out" McDonald 15 votes
Thank you for your Votes!!!
I think the Pirates may have multiple All-Stars this season. James "showed composure" McDonald came out a little shaky but finished strong to make his case for a trip to the All-Star game. McDonald went 6 IP, 4 hits, 3 Runs, 1 Earned Run, 1 BB, 8 Ks to improve to 5-2 with a 2.14 ERA. McDonald did not lose his composure and kept the game close in another, yes i will say it, dominating start. 1 earned run, 4 hits, 8ks in 6 IP is waaaaaay above the MLB curve.
James "Turned the Corner" McDonald for the Star.
The Brewers died but they died hard.
It took great games from several players to finally drive the stake through the home team. 'Cutch continued to terrorize the Brewers going 2/5 with 1 RS, 2 RBI and his 9th homer of the season. Clint "back from the grave" Barmes had himself a day going 2/4 with 1 RS, 2 RBI and his solo homer, his 3rd of the season, on the top of the 9th turned out to be the difference.
It is great to see another Pirate, 'Cutch, do well against the Brewers. Jack "The Ripper" Wilson used to be the designated Brewer Buster.
The Bullpen combo of Cruz and Grilli did not have the sharpest of days but the "this was not a boating accident..." type of day had the game teeter on the brink but not get "on a express elevator to h*ll...going down."
The Hammer flirted with disaster but nailed down his 14th save.
Miller Park has indeed been a House of Horrors and the Brewers came back more then Jason Voorhees, or his mother, ever did.
Very satisfying, if hair raising, series taking win. Hate the Brewers. HATE...THE...BREWERS.....
The Pirates drew 2 walks and struck out 12 times.
The Buccos moved to second place and start a 3 game series with the first place Reds on Tuesday. Should be good times.
Get em Buccos!
" You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a Hero or a Goat." Mickey Mantle
Star of the Year Standings:
Andrew "McClutch" McCutchen 6
James "Lights Out" McDonald 4
Erik "Winning!" Bedard 2
Rod "Gets on Base" Barajas 2
A.J. "Power Pitching" Burnett 2
Pedro "El Toro" Alvarez 1.5
Brad "Hot Rod" Lincoln 1.5
Kevin "K.C. and the Sunshine Band" Correia 1
Garrett "The Legend" Jones 1
Clint "Better then Ronnie" Barmes 1
Charlie "Ground Chuck" Morton 1
Josh "Say Hey" Harrison 1
Michael "The Fort" McKenry 1
Matt "The Hague" Hague 1
Jeff "our favorite Ewok" Karstens .5
Alex "The King" Presley .5
"James incurred the wrath....of a jealous woman...." J.Tillman
Edited 6/4/12 by Fundamentality