Monday, July 2, 2007

10 Reasons why Paul Maholm and Zach Duke can smile.

10. Neither were part of the batting practice that the Brewers took part in, including a grand slam and home run by Damian Mller. Jason Bay showed his displeasure by blinking.

9. Their bad pitching performances at PNC usually aren’t noticed due to the in-stands betting involving the Pierogi Race. I'll take $20 on Oliver Onion...

8. Jim Colburn thinks they are awesome. Which actually means he’s a jackass and doesn’t know what he’s doing.

7. They can’t hear Greg Brown’s onoxiously created nicknames and one-liners while they pitch. The rest of us couldn't be so lucky...

6. The “Cheap Sexson Monday” Rule ca’t be used, because who is going to pay 5 or 6 bucks for a drink? Any bars in Pittsburgh implementing a Cheap LaRoche Lager Night?

5. Since most of their pitches aren’t caught by Ronnie Paulino, the crowd forgets how bad their pitches actually are. Plus it can create a very fun drinking game. Every wild pitch, you take a drink. You won't remember when the bullpen imploded in the Seventh.

4. They could rob a bank, and Jim Tracy would still praise their “determination to pull through to the end.”

3. The first round, lefty pitcher curse hasn’t hit them yet? Shouldn't they be gone already?

2. With the trend of absolutely horrible pitchers shutting down the Pirates, maybe you’ll get lucky and face your own team! Kip Wells can tell you that first hand.

1. Who’s going to replace you? Sean Burnett? Bryan Bullington? If you’ve lost this much already, obviously Littlefield isn’t too concerned about trying to better the team.