Shooting your way out of a slump... Literally!

[cjkalt]

Pirates teammates Adam Laroche and Brandon Moss decided instead of taking extra-BP they'd try to shoot their way out...

"Determined that he and Brandon Moss were going to hunt down a way to break their respective slumps, Adam LaRoche brought the requisite supplies to PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon: Bow, arrows, targets.
Bull's-eye.
Moss ended an 0-for-15 skid -- six by strikeout -- with his first home run and a 3-for-4 performance that he followed with back-to-back hits to open the next game.
LaRoche ended a 1-for-30 skid -- nine by strikeout -- with a home run Tuesday and back-to-back doubles to open Wednesday.
Instead of chatting about hitting slumps, an area where LaRoche admitted "I've had a lot of experience," these avid outdoorsmen bypassed batting-cage work and took their archery equipment onto the relatively quiet field. There, they fired at targets aligned in the grass in foul territory. Rehabilitating St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter, for one, made sure to steer clear.
"We were looking for animals," LaRoche teased.
"Forget baseball," he later said. "We're talking hunting every day now."


On the Pirates: Sano a risk either way

[cjkalt]

Moss and Laroche are now hot, maybe Ortiz should try this

[madsheep]

Ortiz is done, too fat and old.

[Witlon]

Moss's hot streak still hasn't quieted people that don't follow the Pirates at all. They still want McCutchen in CF, and I just don't see him being ready yet.