Author Archives: Terry Mathews
GCL Pirates Report 6/27/11
Short GCL Report (by Trevor and Terry Mathews) It should have been a fun GCL game to watch. Luis Heredia was the starting pitcher for the Pirates and Pedro Alvarez… Read more
Bradenton Marauders Game Recap: 5/13/11
Similar to Wednesday night, mistakes and failure to come up with the big hit did the Marauders in on Friday night’s 4-game series finale. Three times, the Marauders put runners… Read more
Bradenton Marauders Game Recap: 5/11/11
No one said minor league games were easy to watch. A couple walks, a hit batsman, several pitches that eluded the catcher’s glove, the home plate umpire getting hit with… Read more
Bradenton Marauders Game Recap: 5/10/11
First of four games I’ll be attending with the Marauders in Tampa against the hated Yankees. OK, maybe these aren’t THE hated Yankees, but they do have a silly “TY”… Read more
A Dominating Performance by Kyle McPherson
Kyle McPherson pitched a masterful game on Friday night against the Fort Myers Miracle. McPherson threw three very effective pitches, all with control and got outs (and strikeouts) with all… Read more
Bradenton Marauders Game Report: 4/15/11
Déjà vu. In the first Marauders game that I attended in April 2010 against the Fort Myers Miracle, a tall, right-handed pitcher acquired in the Jack Wilson/Ian Snell deal with… Read more
Battle of the Bench and Today’s Pitchers
Today’s spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies allowed us to see all of the players battling for bench spots on the Pirates’ roster as well as… Read more
