A good loss and a bad loss

The Pirates played a 10 inning game last night (June 6), and ended up lossing, but it was a good game. The Pirates managed to foil Tim Lincecum, and tie the game over and over again. Whether it was Garrett Jones hitting a two run homer, a Ryan Doumit RBI, or a late inning pinch hit homerun by Dwelven Young, the Pirates scored when they needed it. Even in the bottom of the 10th they had two on with one out. It was a good loss.

Compare that with today and the bad 6-1 loss to the Cubs. The Cubs have been our whipping boy all year, but we had to face their ace today with new guy Dana Eveland. Eveland was in trouble all day, but did not get hurt real bad. Yet, the offense was non existent. This shows the current impact of Ryan Doumit. Without Doumit Jones has no one in front of him and no one behind him. Jarmillo is an easy out (although his sac fly is the only RBI of the game). McCutchen had a triple and got stranded. Walker got stranded on a double. I understand the need to rest the catcher after a night game and before a MLB feature game against Strassbourg, not to mention the fact that teams are beginnig to figure out they can run all over Doumit. But, they ran on Jarmillo too, and he can't hit a lick. Crosby played third, and Young got a start in the outfield, but that line up just does not hold a candle to the one that includes Doumit.