There is a reason why Major League Baseball requires a hitter to accumulate a certain number of at bats and a pitcher to throw so many innings or make appearances a fixed amount of games in order to qualify for any individual honors at the end of a season. This is because baseball is inherentlyContinue reading “Small Sample Size”
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Pirates News & Views 9-22-20
The season is winding down but that doesn’t mean the news and topics are, if anything that stuff is just ramping up.
Pirates Bullpen Wastes Another Quality Start
Following another disappointing loss on Saturday evening the Pirates took the field, a little later than originally scheduled, to finish off their five game series with the Cardinals. Having dropped three in a row and eleven of their last twelve. Pittsburgh is obviously out of any playoff contention, but there are always some benefits toContinue reading “Pirates Bullpen Wastes Another Quality Start”
Erik Gonzalez is Better Than Most Thought
Before this season, Erik Gonzalez was looked at more as a DFA candidate than a starting short stop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates Future Shines Bright, Can’t Escape Specter of the Present and Fall 5-4 to the Cards
When you get to this point in a season slipping into hopelessness is all too easy. Things that looked promising start to look like land mines and part of you gets angry when that guy you want gone does something well.
Bring Up Gonzales and Cruz, Why Wait?
News yesterday out of the Windy City that the White Sox decided to bring up their top pick i the 2020 Draft, Garrett Crochet, and his subsequent debut where he blew away the competition with triple digit stuff really had some Pirate fans wondering why we can’t do the same.
The Pirates Fall Twice In 14 Innings
Last night the Pirates snapped their eight game losing streak with an impressive 5-1 victory; with some strong performances from two somewhat unlikely sources, Steven Brault and Gregory Polanco . Brault went the distance for the first complete game of his career, allowing only one run on two hits and Polanco put the Pirates upContinue reading “The Pirates Fall Twice In 14 Innings”
Steven Brault is the Pirates Forgotten Man
Maybe forgotten is the wrong word, I mean most of us knew he was here and that he’d pitch every five days or so.
Brault Goes The Distance In A 5-1 Win Over St. Louis
Coming off a four game series sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates return to the friendly confines of PNC for a five game set against another division rival, the St. Louis Cardinals. Most of the time, at this point in the season, cellar dwellers like the Pirates are trying to playContinue reading “Brault Goes The Distance In A 5-1 Win Over St. Louis”
The Game Has Changed, and It’s Not Just the Rules
I’ve been a baseball fan for the better part of 40 years and in that time the game of baseball has evolved. I have to imagine for those of you who’ve been watching even longer the game is barely recognizable.
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