Game #72: Bucs @ Mariners

One of my biggest adjustments to living here in Pittsburgh is not being able to see every Pirates game on TV. We get every Phillies game back home so it never occurred to me that other cities weren't as lucky. I hate that every Thursday Pirates game is not televised. To make matters worse, tonight's game isn't on TV either. What's the point of these interleague games, against teams the Pirates rarely play, if we can't watch the freaking game?? What also really pisses me off is that I paid over $100 for the MLB.TV package. I understand blackouts and I understand they want you to watch your local feed of the game but if the local team chooses to not broadcast the game, why the hell should I be blacked out? I'd rather watch Greg Brown and Bob Walk call the game but I can't. So why can't I watch the Angels feed of the game?

However, I may have put the maloik on Ryan Doumit and Jose Bautista. I pay up to sponsor their pages at baseball-reference.com and Doumit goes 0-4 with 4 strikeout and Bautista goes 0-3. So far since sponsoring: 0-7, 4 K's. We'll keep this a running tab as I sure the slide will continue because of me.

I listened to last nights game while playing MLB 07: The Show. It sounded like King Felix, unlike Weaver the night before, we shutting down the Pirates because he's just THAT good. I would elaborate more but I can't because like I said, it wasn't on TV.

Good call Bucco's. Save us from watching one of the biggest pitching stars in baseball. Thanks.