Not a good day

The Pirates got beat around and managed only a couple of hits. Ugly from start to finish. Really not much more one can say than that.

The Minors saw two losses and two rain outs. Bradenton got blanked and lost 1-0. A good game for Quentin Miller who took the loss because of a first inning RBI ground out. But last year's West Virginia team is now up a level and still unable to hit. Anderson is a huge disappointment, Cunningham and Chambers are not much better. Aaron Baker is okay, but one man does not an offense make.

West Virginia put up 7 but still lost 7-11 as Crumpton got shelled again. A five run inning was not enough to keep Brandon going. He returned all the runs and then one more to make sure he took the loss. Fuesser was pretty good as was Foster in relief. Grovat continues to impress me both with big hits and walks. Kawami-Pai also continued his great hitting in limited playing time. A 3 for 4 day puts his average above .450. Is it time to start talking about this guy as a prospect? At least more playing time I hope. He also held on to an outfield throw and got the guy out at home. Not something to sneeze at.

Tomorrow is Charlie Morton. I am now optimistic enough to predict a good game from Charlie. I think his sinker will hold out a few more starts. What I want to see is what happens when Charlie pitches against a team for the second and third time. I think then he will get pounded. Probably not as bad as he did last year, but enough that he will have real trouble winning games. But this is time number 1 for the Marlins so there is hope.