Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
If there was ever a sign that stealing bases is back in vogue, it's that Jason Bay already has swiped three bags.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Everything that has been missing from Jason Bay's game the past two seasons -- easy running on the basepaths, smooth grabs in the outfield, homers flying over the fence -- is returning in a big way.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Tom Gorzelanny shook off Mark Teixeira's two-run homer in the first inning to shut out Atlanta during the rest of his 7 1-3 innings, Jason Bay homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended the Braves' road woes with a 5-2 victory Saturday night.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Bay doubled and scored on Ronny Paulino's sacrifice fly in the second inning, then followed Jason Michaels' leadoff single with a two-run homer to left-center in the fourth off Chuck James (2-2). Paulino added a two-run double in the sixth and drove in three runs during Pittsburgh's fifth consecutive victory.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Tom Gorzelanny shook off Mark Teixeira's two-run homer in the first inning to shut out Atlanta during the rest of his 7 1-3 innings, Jason Bay homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended the Braves' road woes with a 5-2 victory Saturday night. Bay doubled and...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Jason Bay continues to show that 2007 was a fluke. He doubles and homers tonight to score two and drive in two, and Jason Michaels picks up three hits batting in front of Bay as the Pirates down the Braves...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
And here we have some random links I've collected over the past day or so. The Bucs will try to fill their open 40-man spots through low profile moves, not unlike the Jason Michaels one. They won't move Jason Bay or Xavier Nady until they're truly out of it. 4.5 games out of the wild card, they still have a prayer here on May 9th. Keith Law's top 60 prospects list for the June draft has...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
PNC Park | 7:05 | Snell vs. Tom Glavine | Box Pre-Game Thoughts Opening Day redux. Same two hurlers went at it on March 31. Neither was involved in the decision. The Pirates as a whole have done well against Tom Glavine. Especially the big hitters. Jason Bay is 7-19 with two homers. Freddy Sanchez is 6-16. Adam [...]
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Seriously? Other teams have called the Pirates to inquire about trading for outfielders Jason Bay and Xavier Nady , but management is not prepared to move either -- or any primary contributor -- until it rules out contending in 2008. The Pirates are seven games back in the standings already, and they have the talent of a 70-win team. If teams are calling and asking about Bay and Nady, would...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Odalis Perez throws a full-count change slowly by Pittsburgh Pirates' center fielder Nate McLouth, and gets a fly ball outs from Freddy Sanchez and Jason Bay to complete his first scoreless frame. Nationals' leadoff hitter Felipe Lopez beats shortstop Chris Gomez up the middle with a single, but Cristian Guzman grounds into a force at second. Ryan Zimmerman hustles to beat out the throw, avoiding...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
In a recent report for FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal lists roughly 20 players who could be on the trade block this summer, ranging from Reds OF Adam Dunn to Pirates 1B-OF Xavier Nady to A’s RHP Joe Blanton and Rich Harden. Regarding Nady, who is of interest to Mets fans, as well as Jason Bay, Rosenthal writes: “Nady is [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette discusses five Pirates players who were discussed in winter trade rumors. Neal Huntington wasn't satisfied with the offers, and decided to keep Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, John Grabow, and Damaso Marte. Huntington says Nate McLouth's name was only floated as a "trial balloon." Bay, Nady, and Grabow have all increased their value through strong Aprils...
ximblr.com (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Jason Bay hit the tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, Adam LaRoche hit a two-run, tying home run in the 14th … and the Pirates still lost, 6-4, in the 15th to the Chicago Cubs tonight before 9,735 at PNC Park.After one out in the Chicago 15th, Phil Dumatrait walked Geovany Soto [...]
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Zach Duke SP Ryan Dempster 0-0, 2.89, 7 K, 4 BB 2-0, 2.37, 13 K, 9 BB CF *Nate McLouth CF Reed Johnson 2B Freddy Sanchez SS Ryan Theriot LF Jason Bay 1B Derrek Lee 1B *Adam LaRoche 3B Aramis Ramirez RF Xavier Nady LF Matt Murton C #Ryan Doumit RF Mark DeRosa 3B Jose Bautista C Geovany Soto SS Brian Bixler 2B Ronny Cedeno P *Zach Duke P Ryan Dempster WGN...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Tom Gorzelanny SP Jason Marquis 1-1, 6.75, 6 K, 11 BB 0-0, 5.23, 4 K, 6 BB CF *Nate McLouth CF Reed Johnson 2B Freddy Sanchez SS Ryan Theriot LF Jason Bay 1B Derrek Lee 1B *Adam LaRoche 3B Aramis Ramirez RF Xavier Nady RF *Kosuke Fukudome C #Ryan Doumit LF Mark DeRosa 3B Jose Bautista C Geovany Soto SS Brian Bixler 2B Ronny Cedeno P *Tom Gorzelanny...
