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Thursday news: X-man, Villone, PirateFest, Crosby, Brooks
Another day, another slew of people the Pirates are “interested in” … plus some other news: X-man back in the ‘Burgh? DK says that the Bucs have made “initial free agent inquiries” on Nady and pitcher Ron Villone....
Really? The Brewers didn’t want Matt Capps?
On Friday, the Brewers sent shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota for OF Carlos Gomez. Turns out that the Pirates were in the Hardy sweepstakes as well–looking to upgrade from Ronny Cedeno at short. The Bucs offered Matt Capps to the Brew Crew. Gom...
Perry Hill won’t be back in 2010
Bad news this morning: [Infield instructor and first base coach Perry Hill has decided to leave the Pirates]. Hill, known as the game’s premier infield coach, joined the team last offseason and made remarkable improvements to the Pirates’...
What did we learn in 2009?
I’m not quite ready to put together a huge season-in-review post, but as a bit of a preview to that, here’s a list of things that we know now, but didn’t back in March: Brandon Moss is not the answer in a corner outfield spot: Mana...
A fitting end [Pirates 0 Reds 6]
The Pirates finished 2009 with a 62-99 record after a very deflating loss to wrap up the year this afternoon in Cincinnati. The loss ensured the Pirates will pick 2nd in the 2010 draft, so that’s good, I guess. Baltimore won, too, but the Bucs ...
Only 161 games this year
The Pirates-Cubs game Thursday night was cancelled after three innings. It will not be made up. The Pirates led, 3-0, when the game was delayed by rain. Lastings Milledge hit a 2-run shot in the 1st, just after Garrett Jones had singled home Andy LaR...
Muuuuch better [Pirates 4 Cubs 0]
Last time Charlie Morton pitched at Wrigley Field, he went 1+ innings and allowed 10 runs, making for quite the humiliating afternoon. Today was a bit different. The Pirates pounded Ted Lilly for 4 runs in the first inning, and Morton came right out ...
Still away from home [Pirates 0 Cubs 6]
The Pirates played on the road. Kevin Hart pitched. The opponent was the Chicago Cubs. What do you think happened? In a game featuring fielding miscues, another bad start by Hart (despite returning to his former home, where he used to pitch well), an...
Not in our house [Dodgers 1 Pirates 11]
The Pirates closed down PNC Park for the year in brilliant fashion this afternoon, blowing out Los Angeles and preventing them from clinching the NL West for the 2nd straight day. Similar to the Mets a few years ago, the Dodgers will have to go elsew...
Back in the hunt [Pirates 2 Astros 4]
Once we went on that little winning streak a while back, I abandoned the Bryce Harper Standings. The Nats were no longer winning, and there was simply too much separation for us to catch them with so little time left in the season. That still might b...
Do we care anymore? [Pirates 1 Astros 9]
Slugging through these gamedays and recaps is honestly getting to be kind of a pain. We’re horrible right now, it doesn’t matter at all, and for that reason I have a really hard time caring. Charlie Morton was OK tonight: 6 innings, 3 run...
When will it end? [Pirates 3 Brewers 7]
At some point, the Pirates WILL win a game at Miller Park. It has to happen sometime, right? The streak was extended to 20 games as the Bucs dropped yet another decision to the Brew Crew in the home of the beermakers. As Rocco suggested a while back,...
Two in a row! [Brewers 2 Pirates 5]
A winning streak! An actual winning streak! Against the Brewers, no less! After an offensive explosion yesterday, you might have thought the Pirates were due to be shut down by an awful pitcher as they have been so many times. Manny Parra qualifies a...
The streak is OVER [Pirates 7 Rockies 3]
The Bucs finally snapped their 8 game losing skid and picked up a rare win against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night at Coors Field. Ross Ohlendorf pitched well in the win: 6 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 K’s, 2 walks. For once, the bullpen did n...
Bucs lose extra-inning heartbreaker [Pirates 6 Arizona 11]
I’ve run out of ways to express how I feel after each Pirates loss. I’m not trying to be pessimistic or depressing, but these losses are really killing me. The players weren’t even able to face the media after the game. The Pi...
No Silver Lining Here [Pirates 0 Diamondbacks 6]
It took me a while to process this game. I started off my last recap with “Ugh,” but that doesn’t begin to describe the game tonight. I’m a Pirates fan through and through, but I’m also realistic. I know that the c...
Pirates Win! Oh wait… [Pirates 4 Nationals 8]
Ugh. I had a clever headline written in my head “Pirates Make a Mockery of Mock,” and the Pirates had to blow it. Things were going well after Andrew McCutchen’s second leadoff homerun in 3 games. The Bucs made a few stunning ...
PNC Park Club Seats are awesome…and the Buccos hold on [Pirates 5 Nationals 4]
So the liveblog failed miserably tonight, with no one around to actually post anything. Nevertheless, I left the game with plenty to write about. There was an impressive paid attendance of 23,363 with a huge walk-up crowd. The will call and game ...
