Reds 6 Pirates 2

I didn't see much of this one since it wasn't on TV and there's some good football on (thus I relied on GameCast). Kip didn't pitch well. Daryle Ward had both of our ribbies, but since we lost 6-2, three K's from Brad Eldred would've been just as constructive (in my eyes at least). Kip now has 16 losses (that's Jeff D'Amico range) and his performance tonight gave us this fantastic quote from Mac(k):

"It's a skill position," interim manager Pete Mackanin said. "It's not easy to throw the ball where you want to. On given days, he can do it. On other days, he can't."

Just brilliant. He's pretty much tossed his minimal chances of keeping this job past September into the Allegheny with lead shoes in his first week on the job.

UPDATE (12:56 AM)- Sorry, somehow this didn't get posted when the timestamp says it should've.