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Goodness…nothing happens for what seems like weeks on end and all of a sudden we’re bombarded with news! Here goes… The Pirates are apparently interested in Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi, according to MLBTR. Neal Huntington on t...
Akinori Iwamura traded to Pirates for Jesse Chavez
UPDATE, 8:02 PM: Done deal. Iwamura for Chavez, straight up. There were rumblings about another player coming to Pittsburgh, but they were false. Sorry to leave you all hanging for a bit – new post on the way soon. UPDATE: 5:33 PM: [Ken Rosenth...
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...
Relevant baseball tomorrow [Pirates 4 Reds 8]
The Twins and Tigers aren’t the only ones who will be doing scoreboard watching tomorrow afternoon. With this loss and [Baltimore's 6-4 triumph over Toronto], the Orioles have overtaken the Bucs by a half game. In other words, Pittsburgh has a ...
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...
Tucked in all week [Brewers 1 Pirates 3]
Although it’s absolutely killing our chances at Bryce Harper, you have to love the way the Pirates came home and swept Milwaukee after a miserable stretch to begin August. Even if it may not mean anything except a bit of confidence and bragging...
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 blow lead, drop 6th straight [Pirates 4 Cardinals 6]
Paul Maholm brushed off a rough start to throw 7 strong innings as the Pirates lost their 6th straight. He let up a leadoff hit to Julio Lugo, though he alertly picked him off while Lugo was trying to adjust his helmet. Maholm then allowed a 2-ru...
Who needs Jack and Freddy? [Pirates 3 Nationals 5]
We’ll lose with them, and we’ll lose without them. In the meantime, their replacements aren’t doing half bad. Both members of the Pirates’ new middle infield, Ronny Cedeno and Delwyn Young, homered to give the team its onl...
Andrew McCutchen: Power Hitter? [Pirates 11 Nationals 6]
Well that was fun, and not just because tonight means the end of those terrible Jo Dee Messina commercials. Maybe SportsCenter will have highlights of the actual game tonight, and not just the pierogi/president race (though the hit Potato Pete laid...
