Heretic wrote:
Another disappointing night to be a Pirates fan. They were in the game, but just couldn't get big hits when needed. They had baserunners nearly every inning, but other than the first and seventh, squandered their opportunities. And their seventh coulda/shoulda/woulda been like the Reds fourth, but the heart of their order pissed down their collective legs (McCutchen Ks, but gets first on a passed ball; Jones sac flies in a run; Church gets out)...when you're grabbing the momentum, you need those guys to achieve more than one run that only happened because of a passed ball (because it looked more like Jones was trying to get a single into center that carried enough for Stubbs to get, instead of just trying to sac in a run)
I know exactly what you're going through, as the Reds not too long ago were that team that always had opportunities but could never capitalize.
The Pirates surely have some talent, its just too bad ownership and the front office are always in selling mode. They could definitely use a leader like Scott Rolen or a spark plug like Jonny Gomes. The Pirates have shown some flashes of brilliance and some downright disheartening play this season. But young talent will be like that without someone to carry their torch.
