By Michael JonesWith it being tax season, I think it’s time the our Internal Revenue Service to launch an investigation into our pitiful Pittsburgh Pirates. And I’m not talking about how Bob Nutting spends his money.
Is Andy LaRoche really a baseball player? I’m sure he lists that as his primary occupation on his tax forms, but I think it’s time for an audit by the IRS. The man has yet to get a base hit in six at-bats and committed his third error on a routine pop-up. This is a guy who is supposed to provide some pop in the lineup and be the future after the Jason Bay trade last July. Does anyone else in Western Pennsylvania have the same kind of job security as LaRoche2.0? Not that the Pirates have a suitable replacement at third base, but management can’t let this circus sideshow go on much longer. It’s just another example of how spring training statistics are worthless.
Update 4:50 p.m. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette beat writer Dejan Kovacevic is reporting that LaRoche2.0 has been dropped from Wednesday night's lineup in favor of ... Ramon Vazquez? Now that is a slap in the face. It seems that the Pirates' management finally got a clue. Maybe it's time for LaRoche2.0 to do the same.
(AP Photo: Andy LaRoche drops a pop-up in Tuesday night's game)
Well, I wouldn't give up on him after 6 hitless at bats, but 3 errors in 2 games?! Yoi!
ReplyDeleteI heard an interview in which Jack Wilson referred to Ramon Vazquez as "Javier Vazquez." Javier, of course, is a decent pitcher for the Braves and would be the ace of the Pirates' rotation by a mile.
ReplyDeleteAnd his brother stinks, too, at least until about the All-Star break, when the Pirates are out of contention and he'll start hitting like Willie Stargell.
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Their dad, Dave, was a pitcher back in the '70s and '80s. I remember him throwing an eephus pitch at about 27 mph. (I wonder if his sons could hit that ...)
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