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Jun 12, 2011, 4:01 pm
It's a run, It's not a run, It's a run, No wait It's not a run, I guess it is a run.
Still not sure what happened in the 7th, but I learned a lot about the Fourth Out Rule.
Dodgers scored on a 4th out in 2009.....and I thought you only needed 3 outs in baseball, stupid me.
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Jun 12, 2011, 12:16 am
Buccos Down the Mets 3-2....not entirely sure how.
The box score says J-Mac registered his 7th Quality Start of the year. Watching the game told you the opposite.
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Jun 11, 2011, 5:41 am
Things were about as electric as one of these:
The Mets and Pirates traded runs in the 1st. Andrew McCutchen knocked in his 35th RBI of the year and extended his hitting streak to 9 games.
Jessica Pearce approves
Nice job Steve.
Bob Nutting made an appearance in the 4th inning....
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Jun 10, 2011, 3:47 am
Who is this Jeff Karstens fellow anyway? A sub 3 ERA? Whatever man, he has taken his chance and run with it. At this point he has to really struggle to lose his spot in the rotation and I would think he is a safer bet than James McDonald. Too bad the Pirates patchwork offense couldn’t scor... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2011, 10:52 pm
Wrong uniform, same devastated walk back to the dugout.
The Pirates make a bad Cinderella.......they hate sweeping.
Resop'd in the 8th on a Chris Young 2 Run Homer.
That would be enough.
Wasted a great outing by Karstens: 7.0 IP, 4 Hits, 1 BB , 2 SO.
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Jun 9, 2011, 5:46 pm
Twitter is abuzz with word that Chris Snyder will have back surgery tomorrow, possibly ending his season. Earlier today the Pirates called up Triple A Catcher Wyatt Toregas to fill in for him, leaving the depth behind the dish basically nil.
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Jun 8, 2011, 11:16 pm
Pirates had been like 0-234 in games when they were 1 game under .500.....at least it felt that way.
Not tonight.....Cutch had other plans.
30-30, that feels good.
The Showdown....actually lived up to what little hype it had
Duke: 7.0 IP, 9 Hits, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
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Jun 7, 2011, 9:59 pm
Kelly Johnson starts the scoring with a solo HR off K-Core in the 1st....secretly Rich was happy, 1-0 Diamondbacks.
Pirates grab 2 off Daniel Hudson in the 2nd. The first off a Snyder sac fly, the second off a Ronny Fresh single, 2-1 Pirates.
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Jun 7, 2011, 2:31 pm
What Clint Hurdle wants Clint Hurdle gets. In his never ending quest to cram players into cute, distinct roles Clint Hurdle asked for another lefty for his bullpen. Well ask and you shall receive.
The Pirates have called up Tony Watson from the Indianapolis Indians. Now make no mistake I like Ton... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 12:35 pm
With the Diamondbacks in town tonight, we asked the Arizona blog D'Backs Venom 5 questions about the Diamondbacks and Pirates.
1. Arizona is off to a great start. Tell me why the rest of the baseball should believe in the Dbacks?
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Jun 7, 2011, 7:49 am
It’s very rare when the Pirates set a positive record, but that’s just what they did. Setting the single event attendance record at PNC Park during the Saturday, June 4, 2011 game against the Phillies. Sure it was mostly due to Phillies fans, but this series has been great baseball for any... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 9:42 am
According to multiple media outlets, the Pittsburgh Pirates will take UCLA RHP Gerrit Cole.
This isn't exactly surprising as Neal Huntington has made it abundantly clear that he prefers to stockpile pitchers. It's hard to argue too. This is becoming a pitchers league and great starting pitchers ar... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2011, 5:23 pm
Started promising when Walker facialized Hahahalladay in the first.
Phillies fans went through more Kleenex than Chase Utley goes through hair gel over the non-strike right before the home run.
Later on J-Mac threw more balls than a McDonald's playpit
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Jun 4, 2011, 11:37 pm
Just another day at the office for Charles A. Morton.
7 IP, 6 Hits, 2 ER
You know where to shove your Cheese steaks Philly
Cutch 3 Hits 2 RBIs
Overbay 3 Hits 1 RBI
Box Score
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Jun 3, 2011, 10:47 pm
Karstens was solid......He matched a "metrosexual" version of C.J. Wilson pitch for pitch.
McCutchen, Hanrahan, Moskos (W) and Meek were swollin' in relief:
Fast forward to the 12th....this man:
Xavier Paul scores:
Too bad Hair Gel can't jog, probably could have caught up to that ball.
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Jun 3, 2011, 11:20 am
With the Phillies coming into PNC Park for their only trip of the season until the NL Wildcard Playoffs, we reached out to the fantastic Phillies blog We Should Be GMs for a quick 5 questions.
1. Do Phillies fans still consider the Pirates a rival?
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Jun 2, 2011, 6:52 pm
Defeat from the jaws of victory has been this team’s life for as long as this unreal losing streak. The Pirates were able to do it once more, taking a series of positives and turning it into a whole lot of negative momentum. Clint Hurdle once again showed that he has absolutely no clue how t... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2011, 11:46 pm
Road Warrior.......
7 Road Wins boom
My cousin who I went to the game with:
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May 31, 2011, 10:32 pm
Skeleton recap because I watched the Curve beat the Thunder.
Bucs win their first game at Citi Field.
J-Mac a solid 6.
Bullpen sends down 9 straight Mets to close it out.
Bats wore down the knuckle, Josh Harrison - all he does is hit.
Box score
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May 31, 2011, 3:32 pm
Matt Curry went 1-4 in his Altoona debut yesterday. Here's all four of his at-bats.
Michael Colla's line: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Has a 1.75 ERA and a 28:8 K/BB ratio in 36 innings as a starter this year. Not too shabby. Here he is getting Brahiam Maldonado to fly out.
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May 30, 2011, 8:44 pm
Artist rendition of the Pirates infield:
ElectricStuff extended his personal 1st inning scoreless streak to 16 starts.
Offense had a promising start in the 2nd when "Crew Cut" hit his third home run of the year on a Dillon Gee meatball, knocking in Overbay. That is the 1st Home Run Gee has allowed... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2011, 11:20 am
Pirates Prospects is reporting that Matt Curry has been promoted to AA Altoona, a rare move for the usually conservative Pirates organization. This move is official as Curry has already been added to the Altoona Curve roster.
Our other posts about Curry can be found here, here, and here.
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May 30, 2011, 11:04 am
And with that the Pirates have won their seventh road series. That is pretty significant because over the past two seasons the Pirates have won just seven road series total! Not seven per year but seven combined! That is pathetic.
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May 30, 2011, 7:58 am
First off congratulations to Josh Harrison. Harrison deserved the call and has worked hard to prove a lot of people wrong. Is he the slickest fielder? No. Was Freddy Sanchez when he was in the minors? No. The concerns about Harrison's glove are a bit overblown, but the fact of the matter is tha... Comment - Like
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May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
Cubs Win 3-2, Dempster rejoices.
After a 2 hour weather delay, Sunday had a promising start. McCutchen drew a 2 out walk in the 1st. Ditto for the Pittsburgh Kid.
Overbay stepped up and went Over-Pena for a double to right field, giving the Bucs an early 2-0 lead.
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May 28, 2011, 3:29 pm
Today his name is Pau, because he isn't getting the "L".
Maholm pitched a complete game 3 Hit shutout on 91 pitches as the Steelers beat the Bears 10-0.
Two of the hits Maholm allowed never left the infield.
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May 27, 2011, 6:15 pm
The Mad Max of the pitching staff does it again....
Road Warrior.
Correia went 7 and a 1/3, surrendering 4 Hits and 2 BBs with 2 Ks, picking up his 7th Win of the season (6th Road Win) and ending the Buccos 3 game losing streak.
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May 26, 2011, 4:29 pm
Another pathetic performance by the offense wastes two more awesome pitching performances. I thought Clint Hurdle was the god of pitching coaches with Texas? All I’ve seen is a guy who says all the right things to the media, but manages a terrible game. I’ve also seen a pretty inept team ... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2011, 8:57 pm
Alex Presley vs Adam Warren
Gorkys Hernandez vs Adam Warren
John Bowker vs Adam Warren
Dusty Brown vs Adam Warren
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May 24, 2011, 1:03 pm
State of the Pirates Address
The Pirates are now 22-24 as we roll slightly over the quarter mark of the MLB season. At this point we are deep enough into 2011 to start gauging how this team looks, but not far enough for some slow starts to turn around.
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May 23, 2011, 8:38 pm
Ed DeChellis is leaving Happy Valley to becaome the head coach at Navy. This is a stunner. DeChellis was under contract until the 2014 season and Penn State is coming off their first NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years.
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May 23, 2011, 9:52 am
While a sweep would have been nice a series win is good enough for me. The Pirates have now matched last year’s inter-league total of wins in just one series. Any wins beyond on that are an improvement over last season and it’s only May! The Pirates probably would have swept the Tigers bu... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2011, 4:15 pm
Can't Raise It, Buccos drop the final game in the Tigers series 2-0.
Rick Porcello had a no hitter going until Ronny "Bats" Cedeno broke it up with a double in the 6th. Bucs made some noise in the 6th and 9th but couldn't get it done.
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May 22, 2011, 6:36 am
Get your broom out in anticipation, it's So Cold in the D.
Last night the Pirates matched their Interleague win total from all of last year with 2. Neil Walker leads all 2B in baseball with 30 RBIs, I'd say he deserves his own bobblehead.
The Buccos go for a fifth straight win, a series sweep and t... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2011, 12:37 pm
During my lifetime I've been a huge wrestling fan, then a non-fan, and now once again a pretty big wrestling fan. One of my earliest memories of wrestling was watching the Saturday Morning WWF (suck it animals) television show and seeing a commercial for the WWF Hotline. So, without permission of ... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2011, 10:00 am
Usually when something is horrible, or defective, or just downright bad big companies recall the product. Today the Pirates did just that, calling up Pedro Ciriaco.
Ciriaco had a fabulous spring which led many to call for him to actually make the Major League team out of camp. This chorus of whin... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2011, 12:33 am
As you probably heard by now, Penn State will not host a night game this upcoming season. The Lions only night game of the year will be at Northwestern on Oct. 22.
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May 19, 2011, 7:50 pm
Mini-sweep of the Reds and now I’m flying high again. I keep harping on what the Bucs must improve on to make some strides compared to last season, well taking 5 of 6 from the division champs, all on the road was definitely two of those things. The Pirates have improved divisionally, save th... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2011, 9:38 pm
Charlie Morton...........
2nd Career Shutout
2nd Straight Complete Game Win in Cincinnati
Pedro 3-Run Blast
Cutch 2-Run Blast
Losing streak over
1-0 since StrollGate
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May 18, 2011, 9:56 am
Latest thoughts and links from the Steel City Sports World.
Pirates
Missed them yesterday with their rain-out in Washington and apparently so did the Pittsburgh media, as two stories blew up on them.
The first story is the Stroll Inn incident, where two lower-level employees of the team organized a ... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 12:55 pm
When does a Suicide Squeeze become Inning Homicide.
Monday night in the 4th inning it did.
It all began innocently enough with a Brandon Wood walk by John Lannan. Ever watch the beginning of a horror movie where some teenagers' car breaks down, they look down the street and see a nice looking house;... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 10:33 am
With today’s rainout against the Nationals the Pirates get a kind of day off before traveling. I’m not sure if the rotation will just be pushed back, but I would assume that is probably the case. This preview is going to focus on what happens if it is not pushed back though.
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May 17, 2011, 10:24 am
Today's scheduled game against the Nationals has been rained out. No word on what this does to the rotation or when this game will be made up.
This actually could be nice for the Pirates as they get a day off , something they haven't had since May 5th, in spite of a lot of traveling. This gives th... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2011, 11:43 am
In yet another bit of disappointing Minor League injury news Indianapolis infielder, Pirates Prospect, and TiGO Favorite, Josh Harrison was placed on the Disabled List with a pulled groin according to Scott McCauley.
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Apr 29, 2011, 9:15 am
After a .500 series at home which saw a scrub look like Cy Young, the bats go back to sleep, and the bullpen blow yet another magical start the Pirates are back on the road, this time to meet a team who was able to take three out of four from the Buccos at PNC Park earlier in the season.
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Apr 29, 2011, 7:53 am
With the 31st pick in the 2011 NFL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Cameron Heyward Defensive End, Ohio State.
Now I'm not the biggest Ohio State fan (aka I hate Ohio State), but it's impossible to fault this pick. In the end they took the best player available who just happened to fill... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2011, 3:54 am
In the corresponding roster move to add waiver claim Xavier Paul, the Pirates announced that they have Designated OF John Bowker for Assignment.
Bowker came to the Pirates last season from the Giants in a deal involving Javier Lopez going to the Giants with Bowker and Joe Martinez coming to the Pira... Comment - Like
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