For all the focus on the offense, and rightfully so, your clubs pitched pretty well this spring.

And I don't just mean the usual suspects.

Good morning to you.

Good Thursday morning.

I had to think about it for a second.

I'm in Las Vegas covering hockey.

I don't remember where I am anymore.

I'm Dan Kovachovich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

This is Daily Shot of Pirates, I think.

It comes your way bright and early every weekday. And it's brought to you by our good

friends at the North Shore Tavern on Federal Street across from PNC Park. That's the home of

steak on a stone, which has to be experienced to be believed. And I can attest to that since I

experienced it yet again right before flying

off on this here trip to cover the penguins.

Orioles 7 Pirates 2 yesterday in Sarasota, Florida.

Noah Davis, a 28-year-old journeyman, had the start, gave up three runs in four and two-thirds

innings.

Not being disrespectful here, but what he does doesn't matter.

Justin Lawrence pitched a perfect inning of relief to strikeouts.

And that is the way to look at these results to see who's doing what.

And the same can apply realistically here to the totality of spring

training stats. Give you a barometer that I'm using and have for a while. When it comes to the

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