DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS
Game: Pirates (54-48) vs. Colorado Rockies (42-60)
Pitchers: LHP Jeff Locke (2-1, 3.05) vs. RHP Tyler Matzek (1-4, 4.91)
Time: 8:10 p.m.
Site: Coors Field, Denver
TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan
Live box score: MLB.com
Pittsburgh Pirates
LF: Josh Harrison
SS: Jordy Mercer
CF: Andrew McCutchen
1B: Gaby Sanchez
2B: Neil Walker
C: Russell Martin
RF: Gregory Polanco
3B: Brent Morel
SP: Jeff Locke
Colorado Rockies
1. Charlie Blackmon (L) RF
2. Josh Rutledge (R) SS
3. Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
4. Wilin Rosario (R) 1B
5. Drew Stubbs (R) CF
6. Michael McKenry (R) C
7. Brandon Barnes (R) LF
8. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B
9. Tyler Matzek (L) P
Just back from vacation.
Any significant columnist move while I was away?
No, but there seems to be a significant downturn in sports readership for the Trib, DJ.
Great to see some of the gang again. Even better to see Luckster doing well.
Define significant. Rossi got a promotion and Milo was Archie Bunker for a while. Is that what you mean?
I haven’t even checked Travis’s blog. No interest in the Trib now. Besides, I was just foolin’ with DJ and being irascible, as he puts it.
Rossi replaced DK.
No one can really replace DK, hence the new site. Rossi can try though.
Ya, i dont even go to trib site more than once or twice, if there’s news.
I know I’m dropping the Trib
They dropped you first.
Sure did…and I do believe ty’re going to regret this in a hurry.
Dangit, DK! My post won yesterday with 5 upvotes. How am I supposed to compete with wit like this?
Do you think the Pirates will make a trade before the deadline?
Just watched “Giant Spider Invasion” on Mystery Science 3000. I think I’m ready for some baseball now.
Woo, Go Packers !
Almost everyone associated with that great show is from Wisconsin.
They take the Packers so seriously up here that a local station actually has a “training camp play of the day” during the local sports!
How many more days until Sharknado 2 ?
Cbs sportsreports the Rockies are giving away a “tulo”jersey tonight and his name is spelled wrong.
TRUE! Pretty darn funny!
Listening to Paul Desmond and anticipating a Pirate win. Hey Brandie it turned out you didn’t,t need to sign up for Face book. Hope you find us soon. lucky don,t you have her email?
Stu
No, but Jandy does.
Let’s go Bucs. Cutch keys a nice 7-2 win says me.
Reds and cards have both won today.
BOOOOOOOO!!
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I’m not a fan of this long-term but glad to see Hurdle finally moved Polanco lower in the order against a lefty. Let the young man work out of his struggles with less pressure in the 7th spot and force him to be selective with pitches to hit. Taking a walk doesn’t hurt vs LHP.
YES!
The Pirates are 29-18 in June and July, the best record in the NL Central. (Brewers: 25-23, Cards: 24-22, Reds: 26-22.) However, 22 of the 29 wins were against teams with winning averages below .500. The Bucs were 7-10 vs teams above .500. Soon, the schedule gets much tougher.
Yeah, time to step it up!
Of the four contenders for the NL Central title, the Cardinals have the easiest schedule in August & September. While the Bucs, Brewers and Reds each have 36 games against over .500 teams in August & Sept., the Cards have only 29.
OK, serious observation. 4 games against the Rockies & little to no success against their left handed starters. Our righty hitters have been overly pull happy trying to hit 500 foot 8 run homers. How about trying to stay back & go the other way for a change.
Amen, Milo. And Cutch should lead the way.
CarGo scratched from Rockies lineup
I see posted above already had him out
If you are an advanced scout, how can you not recommend to the coaching staff, do not throw first pitch fastball and dominate with soft stuff away. Pirates lineup struggles with that junk still….
My favorite play, a lefty bunting just beyond the pitcher. Perfect execution by Blackmon.
Polanco was watching hopefully.
Now THATS how you throw from third to first.
that’s exactly what I thought. Not used to seeing that at 3B.
Now Blackmon with a fabulous sliding catch in foul territory.
The Pirates are 20-27 on the road, easily the worst record of all contenders. That needs to get fixed. Now.
Russell Martin….. just keeps getting on base.
Really like the rooftop party deck at Coors Field. Original design was not to have third deck in right field anyway and recent years those seats have been mostly empty. Nice solution.
Pirates with continued poor approaches and the lack of offense continues.
Rockies gave out Tulowitzki jerseys tonight. His name is spelled wrong on the jerseys.
The second ‘t’ is missing.
Gift wrapped. Jeff Locke has twice failed to cover first base tonight.
This is starting to look like the Mets series in New York. You can’t get these games back.
A lead off double wasted, the pressure is on Locke to keep the Bucs in the game
Gunner!
Lucky
Hope you are doing better, my man.
Lousy situational hitting after the lead off double.
Cutch not having a good stretch at the plate. Pull happy and swinging at balls. Tough to not score a leadoff double.
Most of locke’s pitches are waist high or above.
Looks like the Rockies allow umbrellas. My wife and I got snarled at by ushers at PNC back in June during a rain delay while in a totally empty section.
Rockies know what’s coming. If it’s inside fastball. Outside slow stuff. Locke needs to mix it up. I’d get someone up in the pen.
Bucs sleepwalking thru this series. Embarrassing.
Pretty boring as well.
Their heads are elsewhere. Maybe it’s all the second hand smoke.
Maybe it is thin air.
Pirates doing nothing well tonight and a lot badly. This does not reflect well on the coaching staff.
And people wonder why they’re looking for starting pitching.
Their best player has been the lead offender in this mess.
He does look like he would rather be somewhere else.
YES resounding yes.
Wow. Cutch overmatched. Bucs won’t score much against leftys if Cutch looks so lost. These guys ain’t Kershaw folks.
In what might be the saddest lowlight of the year so far, the Pirates appear to have pitched around Michael McHenry.
Can’t make this stuff up.
Maybe the team can bring a witch doctor next time they play in Denver.
TB on its way to its 9th straight win Price is staying put folks.
I’m mixing Tums & Corona tonight. The things these guys do to you.
Games like tonight make you look forward to fall Friday nights, eh?
We’re working on it already Plan. Selling ads & getting the business part of it taken care of. Can’t wait.
Don’t forget the food (and cookie trays).
Glad you are looking forward to it.
Nice to see the Rockies have adjusted to seeing the same pitchers twice in a week. The Pirates have adjusted by just swinging harder.
That’s a combined 14-1 in the last 2 nights to a team that came into the weekend a NL worst -62 in run differential.
I think it is telling that the Bucs bats have been shut down when The Fort is on the Rockies. He is the best scouting report they have on both the hitters and pitchers.
Lefties. Cant hit em.
Lose ground to entire division. Lost weekend in Denver.
Totally uninspired play tonight. UNACCEPTABLE!
Let’s hope Ace Volquez brings his A game tomorrow. The Bucs are done tonight.
This has gone from nearly unwatchable to completely unwatchable.
A garbage bucket there.
Ike Davis unleashes his inner Kevin Young.
I feel like Jason Bay as a Pirate also would put up a lot of his offense in the most non-crucial times. But it wasn’t his fault that almost every at-bat in his Pirates tenure was non-crucial. Kevin Young is a great reference though.
Need 7 more. Not over yet. No, it is not over.
Walker looks like he has gray Hamburger Helper hand batting gloves.
Sunday lineup tomorrow will do trick: Martinez, Morel, Stewart, Frieri ….
Optimistic that Pirates will play a much better game tomorrow. Prediction: 8-2 Rockies.
I wonder if they’re starting to sweat the trade deadline. Actually didn’t look like they were sweating anything. Very poor effort.
Stu