A day later and...

Losing that one last night still hurts. So does intentionally walking Abraham Nunez, which in my rage I forgot to mention the absolute absurdity of that whole situation. Leeeny has it covered, though.

More on ex-Pirates the organization thought would never succeed that are blossoming elsewhere. Jose Guillen has taken a while to catch on, however (link is ESPNinsider only again, sorry). Not much about the Pirates, but more about how Jose has been "misunderstood" through his career.

And of course, Wednesday means it's Q&A Day with Dejan. The first reader brings up a great point about Mesa:

I decided to look at some hard numbers and was surprised to find the following: In the 12 games Mesa has entered with a two- or three-run lead, he is 12 for 12 in saves with 2.25 ERA. In the four games he has entered either tied or with a one-run lead, he is 0-3, 1 for 3 in saves with an 11.25 ERA.

Dejan tapdances:

This should not diminish what Mesa has done for the Pirates. A closer's job is to make sure his team ends up with one more than the opponent, and Mesa has done that nearly as well as anyone in the National League since coming to Pittsburgh. He deserves all the credit and plaudits that come with that.

The rest is standard Q&A fare, Jack Wilson, Mackowiak, the offense, etc. There's also a huge plea from the readers at the end of the column to see some Snell time. As usual, it's worth it to read the whole thing.