vs. PIRATES, 5/01 (Game Two)

[eddie83]

Nothing borderline is a strike. Some games pitches 8 inches off the plate are strikes.

[murph]

I was always on the floor 3 feet away. Like Homer Simpson. Easy to reach.

Captain Chesapeake...

Yup....and in a defensive position....I had three little sisters to fight off

[bpilktree]

Been saying it since the first. There were pitches at the belt called balls.

I think he is still taking the day off. He seems to like to like calling strikes but doesn't do it much.

[eddie83]

He must really have deception, fastball isn't anything that wows you.

[OFFNY]

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In Ubaldo Jimenez' last start, he gave up 2 runs in the 1st inning, then shut down the opposition over the next 5 innings (2 through 6.)

That's what Tillman is going to do tonight.

And then, Bucky will get him out of there.

1 down, 4 to go.

2 down, 3 to go.

[Il BuonO]

This umpire is not good.

He's definitely not giving him a break on a few CBs that were strikes.

[MDK02]

Can Tillman give us 4 innings?

[scOtt]

Yup....and in a defensive position....I had three little sisters to fight off

I only had two sisters.

Go Speed Racer!

[murph]

Been saying it since the first. There were pitches at the belt called balls.

Nothing borderline is a strike. Some games pitches 8 inches off the plate are strikes.

They brought this ump in special for this game too I think I heard....maybe he was standing near Braun at a Brewer's game before he came here...

[LocoChris]

Steve Traschel-61 pitches

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That's horrible. That guy was unbearable to watch.

When exactly did this occur?

[eddie83]

I will take 2 more at this point, don't get too greedy.

[Norfolk orioles]

Doesn't this crappy ump know this is a get away game and the strike zone needs to be much larger?

[oriolesmagic9]

Runs please.

[OFFNY]

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Now, Tillman is warmed up.

[gmelson26]

Nothing is a big game this early but I would like to start seeing some seperation on from .500. If we get this and take 2 of 3 in Minn all the sudden we are 3 games over .500.

Its like Palmer said, these early games are just as big as the autumn games. With our schedule as tough as it is, these games against sub 500 teams are big in the sense that we MUST capitalize on going well against them if we want to be competitve.