Monthly Archives: September 2011
Luis Heredia and Nick Kingham Videos From Instructs
There were a lot of top pitching prospects today in the two intersquad games at Pirate City. Starting off the day Luis Heredia was on one field, and Nick Kingham… Read more
Gerrit Cole Video From Pirate City
Gerrit Cole was throwing a bullpen session here at Pirate City, under the instruction of Jim Benedict. I caught the last few pitches on camera. My favorite part is the… Read more
Instructs Day Two: Fryer, Hafner, Cumpton
If you follow any of the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players on Twitter, you probably saw that today’s instructional league action was pretty brutal. As I mentioned earlier today, most… Read more
What Went Right in 2011
The 2011 campaign is over and the Pirates have another losing season in the books. That’s . . . how many in a row? I dunno, some really large number. … Read more
What Went Wrong in 2011
You can’t lose 90 games without a lot of things going wrong. In the case of the 2011 Pirates, there were some problems that were different, at least for their… Read more
2011 Pirates Season Recap: Progress Was Made
The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped their 2011 regular season up last night, finishing with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, and dropping to a 72-90 record. The record marked their 19th… Read more
Afternoon Notes From Instructs 9/29
Morning practices are over, and the Pirates are about to play a game against the Phillies. Some notes from this afternoon: -Yesterday I mentioned that Matt Curry and Eric Fryer… Read more
Game 162 Recap: Season Ends With Loss and 3 HRs Allowed
The season ended much the way it has gone over the last couple of months. There wasn’t much to write home about from the slab and there wasn’t much offense… Read more
Instructs Day One: Allie, Holmes, Burnette, Gift
I arrived in Florida around 3:30 AM this morning, after about 15 hours of driving. After a bit of sleep, I went over to Pirate City, where the Pirates were… Read more
Gerrit Cole’s Instructional League Debut
Yesterday Gerrit Cole made his instructional league debut, which was also his pro debut. I didn’t get a chance to see the outing live, as I was driving down to… Read more
