2009 Pirates Baseball-Pride, Passion, Pray for the Pyromaniacs

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Pitching Coach Joe Kerrigan, he was pissed about not getting an extension perhaps, and as I believe, he might have had other problems. Well, maybe so, but his performance on the mound this spring (7.00ERA, 1.44WHIP, 9IP) didn't help his cause either. As the season starts, Gorzelany will not be in St. Louis, but with the AAA ball club awaiting the start of their season on April 9.

I trust he gets back to the big leagues, he is as great of a guy as you can meet. His wife is equally as nice, we know from our time in Bradenton this spring. Maholm made three starts against the Cardinals last season and went 2-1 with a 3.05 ERA. In two career starts at Busch Stadium, he is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA. He also not alone in the fact that Albert Pujols has given him more fits at the plate than anyone else expected to be in St. Louis' Opening Day lineup. Pujols is 8-for-16 against Maholm with three doubles, one homer and three RBIs. Pujols has also drawn five walks. I like the quote in PG's Dejan Kovacevic article from Pirates Director of Latin American Scouting "Challenge the hitter," he says of his criteria. "I want the pitcher who takes the mound in Pittsburgh and scares the Phillies, not the one trying to be clever." He allowed 32 hits in 27 innings.

While the stock ticker on Duke has plummeted, Grabow has soared. Grabow pitched well in a limited role for Team USA in The World Baseball Classic. For the Pirates this spring Duke and Grabow were some of the bright spots on a staff full of arsonists (Grabow-3.86ERA, 1.14WHIP, 7IP,. 3K while

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