The first Pirate home run by a left-handed batter was hit last night in Arizona. First baseman Garrett “G.I.” Jones hit a solo home run in the top of the 8th inning to extend the Pirates’ lead to 5-3 over the Diamondbacks.
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Jones seems to be that sort of power hitter. He rarely hits a home run with runners on base. This may be because it seems to be somewhat difficult for Pirates’ hitters to get on base in front of the team’s power hitters.
Regardless, I have always thought of G.I. Jones as “Mr. Solo Homer.” The unofficial nickname came to be in 2009, his rookie season, when he hit a walk-off home run in extra innings. Some drunk hipsters started chanting “Solo homer” when Jones came up to bat. The chant spread throughout PNC Park, and Jones delivered what the crowd had been asking for.
I walked past the hipsters on my way out of the stadium and one girl said, “Did you see what just happened? It’s all because of us. We started ‘Solo homer.’ And it happened.”
Typical hipster, always taking credit for something before it is cool.
Let’s go Bucs!
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