Red Hot Mama » Pittsburgh Pirates http://www.red-hot-mama.com It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 1440 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/images/logo_rhm_rss.gif Red Hot Mama http://www.red-hot-mama.com 144 144 It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. The Red Hot Broadcast is the audio component to the humorous and upbeat blog devoted to the National League Central, red-hot-mama.com. Each week, the happenings with the teams are discussed. red hot mama, humor, comedy, sports, baseball, chicago cubs, cincinnati reds, houston astros, milwaukee brewers, pittsburgh pirates, st. louis cardinals Red Hot Mama Red Hot Mama no no Game 159: Reds 5, Pirates 4 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/25/game-159-reds-5-pirates-4/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/25/game-159-reds-5-pirates-4/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:10:24 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6387 As has been well visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/25/game-159-reds-5-pirates-4/feed/ 0 Game 142: Bats 7, Indians 8 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/05/game-142-bats-7-indians-8/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/05/game-142-bats-7-indians-8/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:48:11 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6313 Over the Labor Day weekend on Saturday, we made it out to the final home game for Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate the Indianapolis Indians. And the Cincinnati Reds AAA affiliate the Louisville Bats were in town.

It was an exciting game, with the teams combining for 10 runs in just the first two innings–two innings that take well more than an hour to play. It was looking like a long game, but both teams settled down after that, until the Indians took the lead for good in the … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/05/game-142-bats-7-indians-8/feed/ 0 Louisville Bats Game 125: Bats 3, Indians 2 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/16/louisville-bats-game-125-bats-3-indians-2/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/16/louisville-bats-game-125-bats-3-indians-2/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:04:02 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6232 As RHM mentioned, we headed to Victory Field to catch as much of the game between the Louisville Bats and Indianapolis Indians as a school-night would allow. Thankfully, we saw a little bit of offense in the hour and 30 we were there.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/16/louisville-bats-game-125-bats-3-indians-2/feed/ 0 The quest for two wins in a row continues http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/19/the-quest-for-two-wins-in-a-row-continues/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/19/the-quest-for-two-wins-in-a-row-continues/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:29:01 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6150 In fact, one win in a row would be pretty good at this point. I’m going ahead and predicting a shutout series. After two straight times of being shutout against the once lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, I’m feeling confident.

Last night, the Pirates overtook first place in the division. A series in July between first and fourth place in the NLC, the Pirates and Reds: you might have predicted that at the beginning of the season, though you might have been thinking about it a little … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/07/19/the-quest-for-two-wins-in-a-row-continues/feed/ 1 Game 44: Pirates 5, Reds 3 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/05/19/game-44-pirates-5-reds-3/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/05/19/game-44-pirates-5-reds-3/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 03:11:23 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5896 Now, I’m Free! Free-falling!

The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their domination of the Cincinnati Reds today. Behind the pitching of James McDonald, the Pirates cruised to a 5-3 victory.

Reds’ starter Johnny Cueto encountered troubles in his 3rd start, lasting just 5 innings. In that time, he allowed 3 earned runs, 3 walks, and struck out 5. He was back to his pitch-inefficient ways as it took him 94 pitches to go those 5 innings.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/05/19/game-44-pirates-5-reds-3/feed/ 0 Reds Payroll Up a Spot http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/05/reds-payroll-up-a-spot/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/05/reds-payroll-up-a-spot/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:39:58 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5690 The USA Today released the opening day payrolls for all major league baseball clubs today. The Cincinnati Reds’ payroll of $75,947,134 sits comfortably at 19th (out of 32), one spot up from 20th last year.

As John Fay notes, the Reds have set a club … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/05/reds-payroll-up-a-spot/feed/ 3 Fun with Small Sample Sizes http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/02/fun-with-small-sample-sizes/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/02/fun-with-small-sample-sizes/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:12:32 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5658 All right, gang, the 2011 baseball season is underway, and it’s high time to start predicting how teams and players will perform.

First off, the whole Cincinnati Reds team. They can easily be projected to finish the season at 162-0, a historic, never-before-done feat. Unfortunately, the Pittsburgh Pirates are on pace for the same mark.

Strangely, the Reds don’t project to have any starter win a single one of those 162 games, as the bullpen will get every single win. On the plus side, at … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/02/fun-with-small-sample-sizes/feed/ 0 Prognosticating the 2011 Season http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/03/31/prognosticating-the-2011-season/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/03/31/prognosticating-the-2011-season/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:31:51 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5630 Opening Day for the 2011 season is finally here! I’m pretty excited about it, and for the first time in a long time, I have legitimate hopes of the Cincinnati Reds doing well. (I wasn’t nearly so optimistic about them last year.)

Without further rambling, here’s my guesses about the finishing places of each of the teams in the 2011 National League Central. Let’s hope I’m more accurate than I was in my NCAA bracket, where I predicted 0 of the Final Four.

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The Chicago Cubs beat all the other National League Central teams to the start of Spring Training by having pitchers and catchers report today.

The Pittsburgh Pirates start tomorrow, but I somehow doubt that the extra day or two will help either team all that much. Although I do expect the Pirates to win more than 57 games this year.

But this is the week it all begins. And in just two weeks, the Cincinnati Reds will play their first … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/13/chicago-cubs-get-early-start-on-losing/feed/ 4 Yahoo! Sports Summarizes the NL Central http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/10/yahoo-sports-summarizes-the-nl-central/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/10/yahoo-sports-summarizes-the-nl-central/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:36:32 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5195 So I summarize them.

Yahoo! Sports has an ongoing feature showcasing what each baseball team has done in the off-season and how they look for the upcoming season, plus a silly haiku at the end of each article. They wrapped up their last National League Central division team yesterday, so I thought now would be a good time to run through their opinions and analysis.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/10/yahoo-sports-summarizes-the-nl-central/feed/ 0 Indianapolis Indians Adding Full Bar to Outfield http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/09/indianapolis-indians-adding-full-bar-to-outfield/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/09/indianapolis-indians-adding-full-bar-to-outfield/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:17:14 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5191 I think I know where I’ll be when not taking the child along to Indianapolis Indians games this summer. The Indians have announced plans to convert a couple sections in left field to Captain Morgan Cove, a full bar that will also offer Indiana craft beers on tap. We’ve got a visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/09/indianapolis-indians-adding-full-bar-to-outfield/feed/ 1 Aroldis Chapman Dominates the Pirates http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/11/aroldis-chapman-dominates-the-pirates/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/11/aroldis-chapman-dominates-the-pirates/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:14:50 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4693 Aroldis Chapman was brought into the extra-innings game against the Pittsburgh Pirates last night and dominated, striking out 2 and getting a ground-out from the third. I don’t know where he fits into the future versions of the Cincinnati Reds, but he was electric last night, and I could easily seeing him supplanting Francisco Cordero in the playoffs, should Cordero continue to struggle.

Here’s Chapman throwing a 101mph heater and striking out a batter.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/11/aroldis-chapman-dominates-the-pirates/feed/ 0 Pirates 3, Reds 4: Remembering How to Be Lucky http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/11/pirates-3-reds-4-remembering-how-to-be-lucky/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/11/pirates-3-reds-4-remembering-how-to-be-lucky/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:28:37 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4676 It took 3 innings more than it should have, but the Cincinnati Reds finally won another game, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates late last night 4-3.

Homer Bailey started for the Reds and pitched more than good enough for the win, going 7 innings and allowing 1 run while striking out a career-high 9. Unfortunately, Francisco Cordero came in in the 9th for the save with the Reds leading 3-1. He faced 5 batters and got only one of them out. After that, the game was tied.

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The offense charged out of the gate, scoring six times in the top of the first. But Bats starter Tom Cochran allowed the Indians to … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/09/04/bats-16-indians-6-rooting-the-bats-to-the-playoffs/feed/ 0 The Daily Brief: Back in First Place http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/27/the-daily-brief-back-in-first-place/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/27/the-daily-brief-back-in-first-place/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 17:46:47 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4200 Last Game
The Reds beat the Pirates 4-0 to guarantee at least a tie in the 4-game series. Bronson Arroyo pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, and the offense gave him 4 runs to work with. The bullpen didn’t blow the lead this time, but it did take 2 pitchers to get one out in the 8th and an arguably unnecessary appearance by Francisco Cordero in the 9th. With the win–and a later Cardinals loss–the Reds move back into sole possession of first place.

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The Cincinnati Reds started a 4-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, and also finally caught up to the St. Louis Cardinals in number of games played. Thanks to their 7-5 win over the Pirates, the Reds are now tied for first place. Aaron Harang was good enough to get the win, although his single and then later scoring from 1st base in the 4th may have been more important than his mediocre start. It’s always fun to see the pitcher hit, and it’s even … [visit site to read more]

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Johnny Cueto pitched the best game by a Reds pitcher this millennium last night when he shutdown the Pirates for 9 shutout, 1-hit innings. It was a sight to behold, not that you would know it from Reds TV broadcaster Paul Keels’ flat, emotionless delivery. The guy would have trouble making the first human walking on Mars sound exciting.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/12/the-daily-brief-hoping-to-return-the-sweeping-favor/feed/ 0 Reds 9, Pirates 0: Cueto Tosses 1-hit Shutout http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/11/reds-9-pirates-0-cueto-tosses-1-hit-shutout/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/11/reds-9-pirates-0-cueto-tosses-1-hit-shutout/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 02:56:38 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4103 Now that’s what I call pitching!

Johnny Cueto threw a beautiful game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, tonight, providing a glimmer of hope that his pitch-inefficient days may be behind him. It took Cueto 102 pitches to get through all 9 innings. He allowed 0 runs, just 1 hit, 0 walks, and struck out 8. It was beyond awesome, and I hope he can pitch like that more often than not in the future.

The game was close through the first 6 innings. The Reds took an early lead, thanks to a sacrifice … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/11/reds-9-pirates-0-cueto-tosses-1-hit-shutout/feed/ 0 The Daily Brief: Happily Heading to Pittsburgh http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/10/the-daily-brief-happily-heading-to-pittsburgh/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/10/the-daily-brief-happily-heading-to-pittsburgh/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 19:11:55 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4096 Last Game
The Reds pinned another loss on the Cubs and Ryan Dempster, thanks to awesome efforts from Mike Leake and Joey Votto. The win gave the Reds the series over the Cubs. As for Dempster, he continues to be winless in Great American Ball Park. It’s like he’s the anti-Roy Oswalt.

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]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/05/10/the-daily-brief-happily-heading-to-pittsburgh/feed/ 0 Bats 7, Indians 1: Chapmania Comes to Indy http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/04/22/bats-7-indians-1-chapmania-comes-to-indy/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/04/22/bats-7-indians-1-chapmania-comes-to-indy/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:54:01 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=3981 Aroldis Chapman and the Louisville Bats came to Indianapolis tonight to face the Indians. There were definitely more Cincinnati Reds fans in attendance than when I last visited on Monday.

Chapman was effectively wild. His raw talent was amazing, routinely hitting the high 90s on the scoreboard pitch speed. His change-up was in the low 80s. That’s a nice speed differential. … [visit site to read more]

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