Monday, June 19, 2006

A one game series?

I feel obliged to mention that the D'Backs are in town today only to make up their rainout from early May. Appropriately, it is an overcast and rainy day here in the 'Burgh, though they will likely get the game in anyways as the weather is not that bad. The D'Backs are road weary, playing some bad baseball and probably pissed they have to come to Pittsburgh to play this game at all, as it should've been played six weeks ago (remember, the Bucs called the day game like at 1:30 and things cleared up shortly afterwards). The Pirates are looking for anything to postpone the embarassment they will likely levy upon themselves in Kansas City. The most intriguing plotline in this one is whether Jim Tracy will get a chance to play Julius Caesar while the rest of the team takes the role of the Roman Senate. Starring in the role of Brutus will be T-Bone Shelby of course, if only to hear the words Et tu, T-Bone?