tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post4600616173034519329..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: The Fat Lady Works OvertimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-64390371469003149282008-09-19T23:36:00.000-04:002008-09-19T23:36:00.000-04:00That's about right on, Will. Add in that he cover...That's about right on, Will. Add in that he covers a lot of ground, although clueless once he catches up to the ball, and he has fourth OFer written all over him.<BR/>I think that speed will keep a roster spot warm for him for the immediate time being. Pearce's problem, besides not showing any pop in his bat, is that he can't play left at PNC and Morgan can, to a degree.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-43380072104642469482008-09-19T15:30:00.000-04:002008-09-19T15:30:00.000-04:00Morgan is barely adequate offensively as a startin...Morgan is barely adequate offensively as a starting center fielder. As a corner outfielder, he's not even on the radar screen. But then, I suppose he's there as the placeholder until McCutchen gets called up, presumably after June 1st (seems to me that date has something to do with the annual "arbitration clock" if I remember correctly). Look, he's a good kid and a nice story and if we're going to stink anyway, sure, he'll do for a hundred at bats or so. But, geez....obviously this means Steven Pearce has no future in Pittsburgh.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-29311160866996978872008-09-19T08:41:00.000-04:002008-09-19T08:41:00.000-04:00Apparently, Will, it's part of Russell fielding hi...Apparently, Will, it's part of Russell fielding his "best" lineup against teams still in the race. And he is loyal to his veteran players, maybe to a fault.<BR/>But Pearce and Diaz deserve a look, unless the suits have their 2009 roster, pending off season wheeling and dealing, set (which I suspect they do.)<BR/>Get ready to see Morgan as your Pittsburgh Pirate starting LF in 2009, until they decide it's time to start Cutch's clock.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-35144861835371717252008-09-18T21:47:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:47:00.000-04:00What in the world is going on with Russell's start...What in the world is going on with Russell's starting lineup these days? Bixler I understand, Rivas I understand, and Paulino I understand, but why Robinzon Diaz and Steve Pearce aren't starting is beyond me. I don't like Pearce and don't think he has a future here, but surely we ought to find that out with 100% certainty rather than playing a glorified fifth outfielder like Nyjer Morgan. Jason Michaels has done a great professional job for us this season, but at this point there's no way he should be starting more than a game a week. Period. Diaz absolutely needs to be in there if the organization has decided to get rid of Paulino (as it should); I love Ryan Doumit---who doesn't---but if we're not trying to prepare for next season, what are we doing? And if we're just trying to get as many wins as we can for cosmetic purposes, does Nyjer Morgan give us a better chance to win ballgames? Jason Michaels is of course an experienced professional hitter, but is it more important at this point to play him or to see what, if anything, Pearce brings to the table?<BR/><BR/>What in the world is going on???WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com