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Monthly Archives: March, 2012

This Date in Pirates History: March 21

Two trades for the Pittsburgh Pirates and three former players born on this date. One of the players though, stands out above the rest....

Pregame: Pirates vs. Red Sox in Bradenton

Good morning from Pirate City. The Pirates reassigned four players to minor league camp early this morning. Those players included right-handers Daniel Cabrera, Tim...

Pirates Reassign Four to Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Prior to the club's 1:05 start against the Boston Red Sox at McKechnie Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned four players to...

Pirates Release Ten Minor League Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates released ten players from minor league camp yesterday, Pirates Prospects has learned. The players released, and some brief information on each: Calvin...

First Pitch: Downhill and Down

I talked to Tyler Waldron after his start on Monday, and he had an interesting quote about his work on his fastball command --...

Pirates Notebook: Watson Focusing on Consistency

TAMPA, Fla. -- Left-hander Tony Watson spent the offseason focused on consistency. After making his Major League debut with the Pirates on June 8...

Bedard Focuses on Pitching Inside In Loss to Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. --  Left-hander Erik Bedard allowed four runs on five hits over 3.2 innings in his third Grapefruit League start this spring. He...

Prospect Notebook: Mega Prospect Day

The Pirates had a camp day today, which ended with four intersquad games. Days like this are like mega prospect days. Everywhere you look...

A Recent History of the 82nd Win – 1990

After climbing the hill in 1988, the Pirates slipped badly in 1989. The club fell below the .500 mark again and was never closer...

Pregame: Pirates vs. Yankees in Tampa

Good afternoon from George M. Steinbrenner Field, formally known as Legend's field. The Pirates will face the Yankees at 7:05 tonight. Lefty Erik Bedard will...

Tim Alderson Returns to Long Toss, Sees Velocity Return

When the Pittsburgh Pirates were shopping Freddy Sanchez in 2009, the expectations were low on a return. The second baseman was making $6.1 M,...

Pirate City Observations – 3/20/12

Today is my last day down here, but Tim, Kristy, and Wilbur will still all be down here for a little while. I...

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