Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

This match-up against the no-name Pirates (Adam LaRoche? Andy LaRoche? Garrett Jones? Andrew McCutchen? Brandon Moss? Who?) is appealing pretty much because the Snakes and the Scalawags seem fairly evenly matched -- as in, they both kinda stink. The Bucs hold a slight edge in slugging, the D-Backs in pitching...

July 23, 2009

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This match-up against the no-name Pirates (Adam LaRoche? Andy LaRoche? Garrett Jones? Andrew McCutchen? Brandon Moss? Who?) is appealing pretty much because the Snakes and the Scalawags seem fairly evenly matched -- as in, they both kinda stink. The Bucs hold a slight edge in slugging, the D-Backs in pitching. Whoo-hoo. (The brothers LaRoche -- who? -- are pictured.)
Thu., July 23, 6:40 p.m.; Fri., July 24, 6:40 p.m.; Sat., July 25, 5:10 p.m.; Sun., July 26, 1:10 p.m., 2009

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