Rockies 5 Pirates 3

Some thoughts from tonight's game:

Kip Wells didn't suck. Sure it was the Rockies, but it was a start. Or maybe more accurately, it's probably just about the end of Kip's career here.

How does a guy that's 6'6, 230 only throw like 90 mph tops? And how does said guy hold us to 6 runs in six. With the name Jamey nonetheless.

I really think that Matt Lawton purposely took a more circuitous route to a flyball tonight just so he could make a sliding catch. Pretty daring for a guy that has trouble with routine flyouts. Can we just get rid of him already?

Jack Wilson to Castillo to Eldred. Jack fielded it and flipped to Castillo in one motion who continued the same motion with a rifle to Eldred. I'm not sure the ball stopped once. And it wasn't a double play. Simply wow.

What I don't have a problem with: Brad Eldred striking out with the bases loaded in a tie game in the 9th. If him striking out in this game now means he's going to be adjusted and ready by next April when it counts, I'm all for it.

What I do have a problem with: A 39 year old with little talent or ability left in the tank serving up a 2-run homer to lose the game in the 10th after the young guys fought back from a three run deficit. If you're not part of the solution, you're a problem. The Jose Mesa era needs to end NOW. I don't care who closes as long as it isn't him.