Blah blah blah mometum only lasts until the next day in baseball blah blah blah. The Pirates literally (actual meaning of the word in this case) played the worst game that I can ever remember them playing yesterday. That's all there is to say about it. They should try to not do that again today, but yesterday's debacle is going to be seared into my brain for a looooong time. Jeff Samardzija makes his last start of 2012 against James McDonald. McDonald will likely be backed by a group of players that will play defense like trolls in the sunlight. First pitch is at 7:10. Watch at your own risk.
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