He genuinely seems like a great guy

Hopefully he’s OK. Pirates are extremely snake bitten this year

Don’t worry, it’s not like anyone at ESPN even noticed

Rinku was actually emerging as a bit of a relief prospect (in A ball in 2012 he threw 72 IP with a 3.00 ERA and 65 Ks) but he had TJ and then broke his pitching elbow the next year.

He has a great glove so if he can hit .250 and steal some bases, he should be able to put together a pretty decent major league career. You could see the emotion on his face when he was at first- even without the pressure of an entire continent, nine years in the minors is a long time

Molina is lucky. Usually Coghlan sweeps the leg

You mean Bastian Schweinsteiger, right?

It’s a dumb rule, but it’s more an indictment of Bryant’s character that he continued to break the rules and risk the suspension. The consequences affected all of his teammates, and that’s what’s unacceptable to me.

Meh. Hope hell for him is playing for the Browns in perpetuity

Those are examples. There is ample evidence, both statistical and anecdotal, suggesting that Kanter is one of the worst defensive bigs in the league

Can’t tell if serious. Phil is a drama queen of the highest order

How many fucking MLS teams do we need? Unless we want to go a two tier league with relegation and promotion, there’s really no reason to keep adding teams

I had a cat that looked just like that. His name was Sosa.

He’s also one of the very few players on that roster with the talent to play a big role on a winning team. If some random vet has a problem with it, I’m sure the team would be more than happy to accommodate his concerns by cutting him. Eichel is the franchise, and only a player with his head in the sand wouldn’t…

Hey, no-bid government contracting has always resulted in an efficient, well-managed project.

As a Pirates fan, I’ll always be a supporter of Melancon, but how is his velocity? It began dropping last year and there was much hand-wringing about him in the blogosphere

At least he was honest about it

Well that just means Cravy hasn’t paid his bill in six months

No, but as a Pirates fan, I’m pretty happy with Matheny managing their bullpen

I see his point- even in my 9-5, it’s always irritating when the bosses tell you one thing (it’s your case to run with!) then do another (have someone not even qualified to be a janitor try the case instead)