Pirates vs Reds - Series 1

[Coach]

Games 2 and 3 coming up this week.

0-1 so far on the season

[voncap]

I think the pitching advantage swings to the Bucco's side for games 2 & 3.

The Pirates have to find a way to keep Hamilton off the bases. Last season the dude hit .349 against the Pirates and .238 against the rest of the league. That is a ridiculous difference, and he creates so much havoc once he gets on.

[Crimson's Ghost]

Cole labored last night, and I feel like that's not unusual for him to start the season with some shaky starts. It may take him a few starts to really find his grove. He still did some impressive stuff like striking out the side with Billy Hamilton on base, but served up some fastballs too.

I was impressed with some of the bullpen guys last night, Caminero throws straight gas, Watson rebounded nicely, and Scahill had a nice inning of work.

The Bucs had 8 hits, but nobody had a multi-hit game, the Bucs drew 7 walks (2 intentional) and didn't take a low of advantage of all the base runners.

Here's to hoping they get one from Cincinnati today. Let's see what Burnett's got.

[JustWrestle]

Props to you for staying up for that

[Sidewalk]

Early afternoon start in Cincy. Come on AJ!

[JustWrestle]

You think they let AJ leave early to get some sleep last night?

[Manfred]

Oh-and-THREE. Enough said.