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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
@ Dejan_Kovacevic : Hearing #Pirates part of trade talks with #Rays Akinori Iwamura. This would indeed confirm Roger Mooney's earlier report which stated the Rays were working on a deal with a National League team. As for the Pirates, they have some interesting relievers, including one of my long-time favs Joel Hanrahan. No idea what the return would be though. For some back-reading on the Iwamura...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Before we get to the links, I'd like to say thank you for reading this year, and I hope to see you around in 2010! Keep checking Federal Baseball in the offseason, and you'll always be up to date on the latest in Natstown. Nationals News Stephen Strasburg gets his first start with the Nationals organization today at 1 pm , pitching in the Florida Instructional League. The Nationals have finally taken...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 9:47 p.m. Friday CINCINNATI - Two scenes told the tale of a No. 1 that avoided a No. 100 ... In the heart of the Pirates' clubhouse, minutes after downing the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, last night at Great American Ball Park, several of rookie Daniel McCutchen's teammates doused him with beverages to commemorate his richly deserved first victory: He pitched 6 1/3 solid innings, with...
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Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
It's the manager's job to get the most out of his players. With regards to the bullpen, this means optimally inserting relievers depending on such factors as the current baserunners, batter, and score. Hence, relief contributions tend to be measured by Win Probability Added. Having a bullpen ace makes the managers job easier in that he doesn't even have to think about whom to give his highest-leveraged...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 4:05 p.m. Tuesday CHICAGO -- Four hours to first pitch ... Game: Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m . Place: Wrigley Field . Pitching: RHP Kevin Hart vs. RHP Ryan Dempster . Forecast: 52 degrees, mostly cloudy . TV: FSN Pittsburgh . Pirates' lineup: McCutchen, CF LaRoche, 3B Jones, 1B Doumit, C Milledge, LF Moss, RF Young, 2B Cruz, SS Hart, P Cubs' lineup: Theriot, SS Fukudome,...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Monday Drowned out by the ridiculous comeback your club made yesterday was that Matt Capps again faltered late, again gave up a bunch of hits and again did not put his team in the best position to win. It is killing him, to be sure, to be pitching like this. But the larger issue is whether or not it will be killing the Pirates into the future. Neal Huntington said yesterday...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP about 2 hours ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Lastings Milledge (85) leaps into the arms of teammate Zach Duke, left, after hitting a base clearing, three-run walk-off double off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. The Pirates won 6-5. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Browse more photos...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » 8-4 Dodgers , thanks to some truly lousy pitching by Denny Bautista , Phil Dumatrait and Steven Jackson in an eighth inning that began with a 4-3 lead. I wasn't totally sure why Bautista came in to start the inning instead of Jackson (I'm guessing Jesse Chavez wasn't available after pitching two innings yesterday), but after Jackson...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
More photos » by John Heller - AP Browse more photos » Typical--the Bucs didn't get blown out by San Diego tonight, and they weren't even unambiguously bad, but they still ended up on the wrong side when the game ended. The Pirates rallied from a 6-2 deficit to tie the game against Heath Bell in the ninth, and that inning featured an awesome plate appearance by Steve Pearce , who laid off...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:05 p.m. Monday Four hours to first pitch ... Game: Pirates vs. San Diego Padres, 7:05 p.m . Place: PNC Park . Pitching: RHP Daniel McCutchen vs. LHP Wade LeBlanc . Forecast: 74 degrees, mostly clear . TV: FSN Pittsburgh . Pirates' lineup: A. McCutchen, CF LaRoche, 3B Jones, RF Doumit, C Milledge, LF Pearce, 1B Young, 2B Cedeno, SS D. McCutchen, P Padres' lineup: Cabrera, SS...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Tuesday I hate positive-spin game stories about losses. Always have. So, in that context, please know in advance that, tempting as it was to write for the umpteenth time that the Pirates' offense is wretched, I passed and instead focused on how Lastings Milledge clearly has grown up in recent weeks, as a player and as a person. It was not just the breathtaking catch...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:10 p.m. Saturday If this was Ross Ohlendorf's final start of 2009, it certainly served as a tidy microcosm: He pitched quite well, got no support and had little to show for it all in the Pirates' 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres this afternoon before 20,379 at PNC Park. Ohlendorf allowed one run on five hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking one. That left his...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
In a baseball season defined by changes at almost every level of the organization, perhaps no aspect of the Washington Nationals' on-field product has changed more than a bullpen that has been made over multiple times over the past six months. Remember when Joel Hanrahan was the closer, Joe Beimel the setup man and Mike Hinckley and Steven Shell key up-and-comers? How about when Kip Wells and Julian...
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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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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
by Tom Uhlman - AP View full size photo uploaded September 2, 2009 This was an ugly series. The Pirates managed to lose four games against Kip Wells , Justin Lehr , a guy who was fresh off the DL ( Johnny Cueto ) and a guy who's pitched well recently but still entered the game with a 6.04 ERA ( Homer Bailey ). Take yesterday's game, for example. Yes, it might have turned out differently if the Reds...
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