FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 4 BRAVES 10
WHY THE PIRATES LOST: WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LOPSIDED SCORE COULD HAVE BEEN A WIN, BUT THIS WAS THE MOST MISMANAGED GAME OF THE SEASON, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BAD ONES. ZACK THOMPSON AFTER GIVING UP 2 FIRST INNING HOME RUNS, ONLY GAVE UP ONE MORE HIT IN 5 INNINGS, HAD TO GET 4 OUTS IN BOTH THE 4TH AND 5TH, AND HAD THROWN ONLY 67 PITCHES. HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO COME OUT FOR THE 6TH INNING. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. I CAN TELL YOU WHY. THERE IS ONLY ONE EXPLANATION, THIS MANAGEMENT TEAM LOSES GAMES ON PURPOSE. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PIRATES BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR THROWING GAMES. THOMPSON WAS DOMINATING THE BRAVES AND WAS TAKEN OUT FOR NO GOOD REASON. HE WAS REPLACED BY ONE OF THE MORE MEDIOCRE RELIEVERS THE PIRATES HAVE, WITH THE PIRATES LEADING 4-2. HE GOT OUT OF ONE INNING BUT THEN THEY MADE HIM PITCH ANOTHER INNING AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE, AS THE BRAVES SCORED 8 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH. THERE WERE MUCH BETTER OPTIONS IN THE BULLPEN, BUT THE PIRATES CHOSE NOT TO USE. THIS WAS THE KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME, NOT ALLOWING THOMPSON TO CONTINUE TO PITCH. THIS WAS NOT NEW TERRITORY FOR HIM. TWO STARTS AGO HE THREW 96 PITCHES AND HIS LAST START HE THREW 84. THIS IS JUNE FOR GOD’S SAKE, PITCHERS SHOULD BE THROWING A 100 PITCHES WITH NO PROBLEM. THE FANS DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS FROM DERICK SHELTON.
NEXT GAME: THIS AFTERNOON, BRAVES IN ATLANTA. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO WRITE, EXCEPT, SHELTON WILL MAKE SURE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THAT THIS WILL BE THE 6TH LOSS IN A ROW. IT WILL PROBABLY START WITH YU CHANG BATTING CLEAN UP.
The Goofy Game of Golf/Life Searching for the Answer 