The PG's season wrapup

Lots of stuff at the Post-Gazette today that's Pirates related. Dejan gives out his final grades and proves my point as to why I don't give out letter grades. Look at the relievers numbers and try to figure out how Mesa has a C-, Grabow has a B+, White has a B-, Meadows has a C-, and Vogelsong has a C-. All of their numbers are practically identical, with White being a little better than the group. Mesa failed miserably at his job to "close", thus deserving an F by definition. The hitters grades are similarly random (Jack Wilson C+, Ryan Doumit C, Jose Castillo B-? What's going on here?) If you missed my grades, hitters are here and pitchers are here.

Also in the season round up is a long article by Dejan about the direction the Bucs need to go in, an article that has the same suspisicions as I do, that a manager could be hired by tomorrow (complete with the classic quote "I'm available. I'd be happy to come back," from Pete Mackanin, who wants work almost as desperately as Art Howe who's still waiting for his phone to ring in Texas), the high and low points of the season (high point was getting to .500, the low point was the Yankees game with the blown call and subsequent 10 inning loss which resulted in the re-launching of Jason Giambi's career), and some mindless dreck from Paul Meyer about trading for Lyle Overbay. If we trade for Overbay the difference between us and the Brewers will be flashing in giant neon lights. If the Brewers don't bring Overbay back it will be because they have a young power hitting first baseman they want to give a majority of their at-bats to. We'd be taking Overbay to take at-bats away from our young power hitting first baseman.