Matt Capps Makes Argument to Stay with Pittsburgh Pirates

Following Saturday night's meltdown in Philadelphia, in which the Phillies scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Pirates 8-7, Matt Capps took full responsibility for costing Pittsburgh a much needed win. “There’s no excuses. It’s all me,” Capps said. “I stunk. That was embarrassing.” With one more game remaining before the All-Star break, Capps' numbers on the year are 1-5, 19 saves, 6.21 ERA, 20:13 K:BB, 1.69 WHIP and two blown saves. This is a far cry from the Capps who was 4-7 with 18 saves and a 2.28 ERA in 2007. So what happened to that guy from 2007?  The answer may be a strange desire to remain a Pirate. Looking at Capps' season so far, it would be easy to think that he's just allowing too many baserunners, but on closer inspection an interesting pattern emerges. Through April 23 Capps had not allowed an earned run, had given up only three hits, and issued just two walks.  From April 24 to May 15,...