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Yet another story about Ross Ohlendorf working at USDA
This time it’s a short video clip on ABC News, which aired on Tuesday and can be seen here. Good stuff…except for the joke who introduces the story totally flubbing the name in the first five seconds of the clip. Ross Olfendorf? Really? I...
More news and notes
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...
Catching up on Bucs news
Lots of little bits and pieces over the past few days that I’ve yet to address… [Tyler Yates was outrighted to Indianapolis, and then he decided he'd rather be a free agent]. Hooray, no more Flood Gates Yates, right? Maybe. [Neal Hunting...
Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB
Granted, I have no idea if any of the other 29 teams have a guy like this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t. Ross Ohlendorf is a ridiculously smart dude. You probably knew he went to Princeton. You might have even heard of his legendary ...
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...
Epitome of a season [Padres 2 Pirates 1]
I’ve said this time and time again about Zach Duke…but Ross Ohlendorf has to be one pretty frustrated dude. He pitched a whale of a game today–his last start of a great year due to an innings limit–and has nothing to show for ...
Gameday #146 vs. Padres
Padres (66-82) at Pirates (56-89) 12:35–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: None [Here is the MLB Gameday] ——————————— Wow. A 12:35 start that I’m sure nearly everyone’s ...
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...
Gameday #140 at Astros
Pirates (54-85) at Astros (69-72) 7:05–Minute Maid Park, Houston TV: FSN Houston [Here is the MLB Gameday] [Liveblog] ———————————— Ross Ohlendorf, the PiratesR...
Familar Formula [Cardinals 2 Pirates 1]
One to go. The Pirates cannot have a winning season in 2009. Ross Ohlendorf pitched a great game. A GREAT game. 8 innings, no earned runs, 11 K’s (!!!), one walk, and four hits. He threw a nine pitch, nine strike, 3 K inning, which is totally a...
Still not Miller time [Pirates 1 Brewers 4]
For the second straight year, the Pirates will finish the season winless at Miller Park. I don’t even want to talk about it. Ross Ohlendorf was OK today…he looked solid with the exception of a disaster 5th inning. After a cheap infield hi...
Gameday #128 at Brewers
Pirates (53-74) at Brewers (63-66) 2:05–Miller Park, Milwaukee TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Wisconsin [Here is the MLB Gameday] ——————————- The big, exciting news of the morning is...
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...
Gameday #118 vs. Brewers
Brewers (58-60) at Pirates (47-70) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Wisconsin [Here is the MLB Gameday] ——————————- The Pirates will go for the unthinkable̵...
Pirates-Cubs rained out
After a 3 hour and 15 minute delay. No make-up date has been announced. The Pirates will push Ohlendorf–today’s scheduled starter–back to Tuesday so Kevin Hart can take his regular turn tomorrow. For a good part of the delay it wasn...
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...
Game 112 Liveblog: Pirates at Rockies
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Gameday #112 at Rockies
Pirates (45-66) at Rockies (62-50) 8:40–Coors Field, Denver TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Rocky Mtn [Here is the MLB Gameday] ———————————– Although I’m back onlin...
Buccos almost win…but don’t [Pirates 3 Diamondbacks 4]
I missed most of the game, but I listened to the 9th on the radio and got to see the highlights. In lieu of a stock recap, here are some quick notes on the game. Jeff Salazar still can’t hit, going 0-3 to lower his average to an even .050, b...
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 ...
