Doumit Powers Pirates to Sweep
The Pirates are on a bit of a mini-roll. Three of four from the Dodgers and now two of three from the Cubs with the final game of the series tomorrow.
Ryan Doumit collected four hits and drove in four runs to back Jeff Karstens and a host of relievers. Doumit hit a two run double [...]
Morton Fires Shutout at Wriglies
Turn about is fair play. At least that’s what they say. After being held to zero runs by Ryan Dempster on Tuesday night, Charlie Morton threw his first career shutout against the Cubs in the first game of a double header on Wednesday.
Morton allowed just four singles and three walks. He struck out a career [...]
Dempster Shuts Down Buccos
Ryan Dempster tossed a complete game shutout. That’s all you really need to know. Beyond that, the details are that the Pirates defense – a low toss from Garrett Jones to Kevin Hart covering first and a miscue from Delwyn Young – allowed three unearned runs to score.
Dempster allowed five hits, walked two and whiffed [...]
Some follow-up Sano craziness
If you thought the comments section of the PBC Blog couldn’t get any stranger, take a look at Dejan’s “Morning Links” post from this morning. During the night, Rob Plummer apparently showed up as “baseballagentesq” to share his side of the Miguel Sano story (Dejan confirmed that this was indeed Plummer.) Plummer seems to imply [...]
Read moreSano signs with Twins
The Twins have reportedly signed top Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sano, a player the Pirates aggressively pursued. This is disappointing news, as the $3.15 million bonus is not outrageous. I would have been delighted if the Pirates signed him for that much. Apparently, the relationship between Neal Huntington and Sano’s agent Rob Plummer deteriorated over [...]
Read moreKerrigan to return in 2010
Joe Kerrigan will return as the Pirates’ pitching coach in 2010. The team will also employ a second pitching coach, whom Kerrigan will mentor throughout the season. This is a pretty interesting strategy, one that attempts to create continuity for the pitching staff. Management seems to be mimicking a football coaching staff, in which an [...]
Read moreDuke, LaRoche Lead Pirates Over LA
Gomer Pyle: Surprise, surprise, surprise
The Pirates took three of four from the front running Dodgers. Zach Duke was inexplicably pulled from the game sporting an 11-1 lead with no one on and one in with two gone in the 9th. He allowed just one run over those 8-2/3 IP while striking out six. He won [...]
Milledge focuses, wins game
Jonathan Broxton toed the rubber and delivered another blazing fastball. It was thigh height, inner part of the plate, touching 97 miles per hour as it left his hand. Lastings Milledge took a powerful swing, hoping to send the hurtling sphere right back to its source. He fouled the ball off to the right, evening [...]
Read moreBucs Stage Improbable Comeback in Victory
Daniel McCutchen almost got the win. The Pirates were 9 outs away, clinging to a one run lead. Luis Cruz mishandled an inning ending DP grounder in the 7th, allowing the tying run to score. No decision for McCutchen (6 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs).
In the 9th, LA put their first three runners on [...]
Dodgers Walk to Victory
It looked okay for a brief period. The Pirates rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Randy Wolf had held the Pirates to just a solo homer from Andy LaRoche through six. But Andrew McCutchen’s two run single put the Pirates up 4-3 with just six outs to play.
But [...]
