From the Spokesman Review - The Spokane Pirates continue to struggle. With Vero Beach
practically statistically eliminating the Buc's at the all-star
break, The Pirates will have to settle for a wild card spot, and
even that doesn't look too likely.
It is the same old story, the Pirates are at or near the top
in just about every offensive category and near the bottom
in just about every pitching stat.
GM Jeremey Stephens had this to say about the teams woes,
"Well, the first half of last year we kicked some major ass! We
had a nine game lead at one point. Then it seems the physics
of the entire WORLD changed, or something. I don't know
how else to put it exactly. Our pitching was bad, but our hitting
more than made up for it. Now we can't overcome it. We have been
adjusting, but these things take time. My mistake was thinking that
this problem could be cured in one season, we are now adopting a
multi-year plan attitude about the whole situation.
We will get Maddux next year, but at this time I won't make any
promises about our performance until we draft again."
In other news the all-stars were chosen and this reporter can not
decide which is a bigger surprise. The fact that Brady Anderson
was not chosen, or the fact that Matheney was. Oh how fickle
the fans are! I guess they were impressed by todays performance
where Matheney went 4 for 4 with three homeruns. Baaaaaaaad
contact!
