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Sunday, June 01, 2008

AP: Rivas hits grand slam in Pittsburgh’s victory over Cards

LUIS RIVAS?!?!?!

Luis Rivas hit his first career grand slam, Xavier Nady and Ronny Paulino drove in three runs apiece and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-4 on Saturday night.

Nady hit a three-run double in a four-run first and Rivas finished a five-run third with a two-out drive to left-center. Rivas’ third home run of the season came on the second pitch he saw from Kelvin Jimenez, who entered to face Rivas in relief of rookie starter Mike Parisi.

Tony La Russa managed his 2,000th game with St. Louis, surpassing Red Schoendienst for most games as a Cardinals manager.

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   1. Brandon in MO (Yunitility Infielder) Posted: June 01, 2008 at 03:34 AM (#2801882)
Luis Rivas home runs, total: 33
Luis Rivas home runs hit in Missouri: 8 (all on the road)
   2. PASTE is not impressed by Albert Pujols (Zeth) Posted: June 01, 2008 at 03:41 AM (#2801884)
Kelvin Jimenez: Time to retire, kid.
   3. Latnam's first name is Bob Lemon's middle name. Posted: June 01, 2008 at 01:50 PM (#2801961)
I had one set of seasons on Baseball Mogul where Luis Rivas turned into one of the greatest players of all time, hitting 700+HRs as a middle infielder. He'd consistently hit something like .350/.480/.600.

Needless to say, I think that "prediction" was a little off.
   4. s.zielinski Posted: June 01, 2008 at 05:42 PM (#2802119)
Only the Pirates could generate a situation in which a shortstop's homerun streak is a catastrophe.

The catastrophe: Rivas keeps earning more plate appearances with every homerun.
   5. Crispix Attacks Posted: June 01, 2008 at 06:54 PM (#2802260)
How will this affect his Hall of Fame chances?
   6. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:54 PM (#2802358)
I'm not sure which player's continued employment on a major league roster is more surprising, Rivas or Fernando Tatis.
   7. cardsfanboy Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:04 PM (#2802366)
Tatis always had potential and history to back him up, I have no clue what Rivas has done to deserve playing time.
   8. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:11 PM (#2802373)
On the other hand, the last season in which Rivas had as many as 100 PAs was two years more recent than Tatis. Either way, it's fairly unaccountable that either is in the majors right now.
   9. Crispix Attacks Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:37 PM (#2802406)
Tatis always had potential and history to back him up, I have no clue what Rivas has done to deserve playing time.

A) Play well in spring training, justifying his presence as 25th man on the roster for at least the first couple weeks of the season.
B) Have Jack Wilson get injured, justifying his continued presence as 25th man on the roster.
C) Have Brian Bixler not exactly light up the league Tulowitzki-style
D) When Jack Wilson returns, have the team apparently forget about Josh Wilson's existence, or figure out that he is just Jack Wilson in a wig, or both.
   10. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:54 PM (#2802413)
I'm not sure which player's continued employment on a major league roster is more surprising, Rivas or Fernando Tatis.

I think the Reds have two that top that - Mike Lincoln AND Kent Mercker.

Glendon Rusch and Shawn Estes have been a treat to watch again.

Chan Ho Park is back. Hideo Nomo came back briefly.

And Gabe Kapler coming back is kinda amazing.

And Barry Bonds somehow is still sitting at home.
   11. WTM Posted: June 02, 2008 at 01:11 PM (#2802898)
The only way you can tell for sure that a guy is finally through is when he plays for the Pirates. That's usually the last step before obscurity. Or the first step of obscurity, I suppose.

It's uncanny how many of the Pirates' veteran acquisitions never played again in the majors. Derek Bell, Pat Meares, Chris Stynes, Joe Randa, Jeromy Burnitz, Matt Morris. Probably others I'm forgetting. Considering that they don't acquire that many veteran players, that's an astounding % of the total acquisitions.
   12. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: June 02, 2008 at 01:28 PM (#2802909)
"I think the Reds have two that top that - Mike Lincoln AND Kent Mercker."

I'm really glad that Lincoln was able to come back, even if he's not actually playing all that well. He's had to do a hell of a lot of work to get his arm back into shape, and he's not exactly a guy who made a pile before he got hurt.

"It's uncanny how many of the Pirates' veteran acquisitions never played again in the majors. Derek Bell, Pat Meares, Chris Stynes, Joe Randa, Jeromy Burnitz, Matt Morris. Probably others I'm forgetting."

Benito Santiago, Ramon Martinez, Mike Benjamin, Brian Boehringer, and Jeff Reboulet, too.

I think that some of it is just false pattern recognition, though. I mean, there are almost as many veteran ex-Bucs who looked totally done here, but still staggered through part of another season with somebody else: Mike Williams, Randall Simon, Jeff D'Amico, Jose K, etc. And then there are a few vets who looked totally done in Pittsburgh, but rebounded in other cities (with Daryle Ward being a prime example).
   13. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L) Posted: June 02, 2008 at 01:34 PM (#2802919)
Luis Rivas = Jose Reyes's newer and higher upside? (Now that CGuzman is hitting like CGuzman's upside)
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