Pirates' Duke replaces Cain on NL All-Star roster

[El Supremo]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090712&content_id=5837910&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Oh the travesty! From a team with such pitiful attendance!

:sarcasm: for those who don't understand the sports forum

[cboy4]

1. Not only pitiful attendance, dead last in the NL Central .. 11 games

under .500 and a devastating 11 games behind the Giants for the NL Wildcard lead.

Two Pirates on the All Star team and one Giant. :wtf:

Another example of the East Coast bias.

Pablo Sandoval .334, 15HR, 55RBI

[Upton]

3. Pablo Sandoval .334, 15HR, 55RBI

like those aren't All Star numbers. They can introduce whomever they like next week but Giants fans know who the REAL All Star third baseman is.

[cboy4]

8. ***UPDATE*** Still dead last in the NL Central and now 12 games

under 500.

Well on their way to a record 16th consecutive losing season.

[Upton]

2. Pablo should have been chosen

this is just another example of Charlie Manuel disrespecting the Giants.

[El Supremo]

5. I didn't know Pablo was a pitcher.

Why not that guy who could have had a perfect game except for the Gyro's overwhelming tendency to make errors? What was his name? I forgot it already.

[Upton]

7. How many no hitters have the Rockies had this year?

And Manuel didn't need another pitcher...I bet Duke doesn't even pitch.

[El Supremo]

11. 33 years between no-hitters?

That was 1976 when John "The Count" Montefusco last pitched one for you.

The Rox have 17 more years to go.

BTW, the only no-no ever pitched at Coors Field was by the Dodgers' Hideo Nomo when the air was saturated one night.

[madinmaryland]

4. Hmm. Guess we can't blame this on the "east coast ESPN" bias/conspiracy.

Given, that ESPN has not shown the Pirates in many years.

[Upton]

6. What are you talking about?

This just confirms East coast and anti Giant bias..Pablo should have been chosen to replace his teammate...they hardly ever use all the pitchers anyway.

[hughee99]

9. I hardly ever use my spare tire, but I always have it, just in case.

Sandoval should have been added to replace Beltran instead of Werth. The NL already got an extra OF from the fan vote, so they had OF covered. Maybe this year the the Giants will win the Pennant so they won't have this problem next year.

[Forkboy]

10. LOL...you're a big Richard Hoagland fan, aren't you?