“Pedro’s a big bat”, said Josh Harrison, the only Pirate available to the media before tonight’s game, at a news conference.
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“I think his highs far outweigh his lows”, veteran Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright said of Wacha.
Not many even wanted to talk about the game, treating it like it was a bad nightmare, well it was for Pirates fans. With Kyle Schwarber starting in right field, Kris Bryant in left and Tommy La Stella at third, the Cubs are counting on Arrieta inducing light contact and increasing their odds to score early runs by loading up on the offensive side. When we arrived at the park, we were handed a black Pirates rally towel, similar to…well, you’re offended.
“I like the fact that there are only three of us thinking the same way”, he said. Pittsburgh loaded the bases with one out behind a single, a hit batter and an error. It reached a climax during the seventh inning when Pirates pitcher Tony Watson threw a fastball while Jake Arrieta was at the plate, hitting the latter on the left hip. Because it was the playoffs, and that’s what you do in the playoffs.
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What if I told you… that one man… refused to back down… from a plastic container created to hold a popular sports drink? Remember The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 18? He shared a photo of a couple of verses from the Bible and said “I want to apologize for allowing my emotions to control my actions in a negative manner”.
