Understatement of the Year

Morris released after 0-4 start

The Pirates acquired Morris -- and his contract -- from the San Francisco Giants last July 31 for outfielder Rajai Davis and minor league pitcher Stephen MacFarland.

Frank Coonelly said yesterday that the move "did not turn out to be a sound baseball judgment."

You don't have to wonder what Coonelly and Huntington and others in the Pirate front office think of their predecessors. You just have to wonder how many times they've wondered what in the world Littlefield was smoking.