Official Site of the Pirates · Aug 24, 2015
Bucs' bullpen going above and beyond
Melancon closes out the win 0:32 8/23/15: Mark Melancon strikes out Marlon Byrd swinging to lock down the Pirates' 5-2 victory and earn his 39th save of the seasonPITTSBURGH -- In discussing the freaky good relievers in his otherworldly bullpen, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle dropped an inadvertent malaprop the other day.
"I feel confident in them. They're convicted," Hurdle said.
He of course meant to say "committed," but the truth is that if holding up leads and holding down teams were crimes, the Bucs' Magnificent Seven would be featured on America's Most Wanted.