Ugh

Buried away at the end of this notebook is a little tidbit about Ian Snell experiencing shoulder tightness. Jim Tracy says it's insignificant, but every single pitching injury in the recent history of the Pirates has started out as "insignificant." Keep in mind that the thing about Snell is sandwiched between a story about Salomon Torres making 79 appearences this year and a bit about Matt Capps making his 72nd. Hmm...

Meanwhile Perrotto keeps repeating his DL to be fire rumor. He's still the only one reporting it.

Bleed Cubbie Blue has something up that I wish I'd thought of during our 14 game losing streak, a do-it-yourself recap. Though the Pirates have been the benefactors of the Cubs poor play the last couple days, that's certainly a feeling I think we can relate to.