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Pirates Q&A: First-hand witnesses 
post-gazette.com | by Dejan Kovacevic | Wed, Sep 17
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By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:20 a.m. Wednesday
Greg Billman of New Philadelphia, Ohio
Q: How come John Russell doesn't stick up for his players more? There have been some awful calls against the Pirates the past month -- the one at first Tuesday takes the cake -- and he doesn't move.
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