Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Browse more photos » John Mehno has the right idea in this Beaver County Times column about the differences between the Pirates and Phillies --it's not primarily about spending, it's about building by acquiring...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen follows through on his double against the Florida Marlins in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Miami, Friday, July 3, 2009. Pirates' Jason Jaramillo scored on the double and the Pirates won 7-4. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Browse more photos » Next up in our review of our community projections is Nate McLouth...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Keith Srakocic - AP 6 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff Salazar, right, steals second before the tag of Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Adam Rosales in the bottom of the ninth inning of the spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 30, 2009. Salazar went on to score the game winning run on a hit bit Jason Jaramillo in the Pirates 3-2 win. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by John Heller - AP 5 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit fields a ground ball to force out Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 17, 2009. (AP Photo/John Heller) Browse more photos » For those who are new here, we play a game each winter wherein we come up with a "community projection" for...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 10:02 p.m. Saturday CINCINNATI -- One to go. The Pirates' 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Great American Ball Park very much had that get-this--over-with feel, from Zach Duke uncharacteristically losing his command to the offense swinging wildly at an erratic opposing pitcher to ... Well, whatever. Today, the franchise's 123rd season ends, 98 losses after it began,...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP When Micah Hoffpauir and Sam Fuld couldn't come up with this fly ball, we should have known Game 2 wasn't going to turn out well. Browse more photos » The lineup for game one yesterday read like the list of players the Cubs send to Tucson every spring to play the Rockies . You know, because the regulars don't want to ride the bus for two hours. They played...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 4:35 p.m. Wednesday CHICAGO -- The Pirates' Charlie Morton finished his 2009 memorably, mowing down the Chicago Cubs for a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory this afternoon at Wrigley Field, easily the finest outing of his young career. Morton, pitching off the same mound on which he allowed 10 runs in an inning of Chicago's 17-2 romp Aug. 14, allowed two infield singles out of...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Lineup Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs 09/30/09 2:05 PM EDT Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Andrew McCutchen - CF Ryan Theriot - SS Andy LaRoche - 3B Kosuke Fukudome - CF Garrett Jones - RF Jeff Baker - 3B Lastings Milledge - LF Micah Hoffpauir - 1B Steve Pearce - 1B Jake Fox - LF Jason Jaramillo - C Bobby Scales - RF Brian Bixler - 2B Geovany Soto - C Luis Cruz - SS Andres Blanco - 2B Charlie Morton...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Lineup Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates 09/24/09 12:35 PM EDT Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Willy Taveras - CF Andrew McCutchen - CF Drew Sutton - SS Delwyn Young - 2B Joey Votto - 1B Garrett Jones - 1B Brandon Phillips - 2B Lastings Milledge - LF Scott Rolen - 3B Brandon Moss - RF Jonny Gomes - RF Andy LaRoche - 3B Wladimir Balentien - LF Jason Jaramillo - C Ryan Hanigan - C Luis Cruz - SS...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:04 p.m. Monday What has been witnessed over the past month at PNC Park is the worst stretch of baseball the Pirates have played in nearly a century. Well, almost witnessed. A paid crowd of 12,566, with slightly more than 4,900 actually passing through the turnstiles, saw the 11-6, 11-inning loss to the San Diego Padres tonight, the 20th loss in the past game 23 games. Stop...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
By Chuck Finder | 6:05 p.m. Wednesday LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Hart's best performance as a Pirates starter since coming from Chicago in a July-ending trade went for naught. He allowed only a two-run homer, that in his sixth and final inning, and the offense continued to be confounded by Los Angeles' bullpen in a 3-1 loss today before a sellout 53,193 at Dodger Stadium. Hart, who lost his previous four...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Lineup Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates 09/09/09 12:35 PM EDT Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Kosuke Fukudome - CF Andrew McCutchen - CF Ryan Theriot - SS Delwyn Young - 2B Derrek Lee - 1B Garrett Jones - RF Micah Hoffpauir - RF Brandon Moss - LF Jeff Baker - 3B Steve Pearce - 1B Mike Fontenot - 2B Neil Walker - 3B Bobby Scales - LF Ronny Cedeno - SS Koyie Hill - C Jason Jaramillo - C Carlos Zambrano...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Lineup Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates 09/08/09 7:05 PM EDT Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan Theriot - SS Andrew McCutchen - CF Milton Bradley - RF Ramon Vazquez - 2B Derrek Lee - 1B Garrett Jones - RF Aramis Ramirez - 3B Lastings Milledge - LF Jeff Baker - 2B Steve Pearce - 1B Geovany Soto - C Andy LaRoche - 3B Kosuke Fukudome - CF Ronny Cedeno - SS Bobby Scales - LF Jason Jaramillo - C Ryan...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Pirates. Their commitments for 2010: C - Ryan Doumit - $3.55MM C - Jason Jaramillo - $400K C/IF - Robinzon Diaz - $401K 1B/OF - Garrett Jones - $400K 2B - Delwyn Young - $406K SS - Ronny Cedeno - $823K+ 3B - Andy LaRoche - $414K IF - Ramon Vazquez - $2MM IF - Steve Pearce - $408K IF - Brian Bixler - $404K LF - Lastings Milledge - $452K CF - Andrew McCutchen...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 4:31 p.m. Sunday Not today. With the spectre of an 82 nd loss that would have clinched a 17 th consecutive losing season, the Pirates instead rallied twice - including Garrett Jones' winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth - to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, this afternoon at PNC Park. The Pirates ended another streak, too, the one in which they had lost nine in a row....
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