Author Archives: Matt Bandi
Olsen no longer a rotation candidate
Scott Olsen has been removed from game action, and is no longer a candidate to begin the season in the Pirates rotation. Olsen was expected to compete with Charlie Morton… Read more
Historical Context For The Big Four
In the second half of the 2010 season, the Pirates offense was paced by Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez. The success of these young players was… Read more
Pirates Prospects Annual now available in paperback version
The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. The 2011 Pirates Prospects Annual is now available in paperback form. Finally, after weeks of anticipation, you can physically… Read more
A decade ago: Spending money to make money
It is late February and spring training games are about to begin. It is a wonderful time of the year, a time for “Player X is in the best shape… Read more
2011 Pirates Prospects Annual Now Available For Purchase
The 2011 Pirates Prospects Annual is here. The Annual is a PDF e-book, and it consists of 151 full-color pages filled with in-depth Pittsburgh Pirates content. It can be yours… Read more
Meeting with Maholm, Huntington and Coonelly
As I am sure you have seen on a few other sites, the Pirates invited a few of us bloggers to PirateFest Friday night for a chance to pick the brains of Frank Coonelly, Neal Huntington and Paul Maholm. I am not going to go too in-depth, but I thought I would touch on a few subjects that came up.
Introducing the 2011 Pirates Prospects Annual
You may have noticed that things have been kind of slow at Pittsburgh Lumber Co. the past couple months. I have not been posting regularly, and I apologize for that. However, there was a reason for this inactivity. I have been busy working on a new project, the 2011 Pirates Prospects Annual.
Tony Sanchez to have LASIK surgery
Just a little nugget of news on a slow January day. Tony Sanchez tweeted the following this afternoon.
Pirates Prospects 2011 Prospects Guide
I am sure many of you are already aware of this, but be sure to check out the Pirates Prospects 2011 Prospect Guide that was put together by Tim Williams. It looks to be a great resource, one that I ordered immediately once it became available.
Why Overbay addition should not keep Bowker, Pearce off the field
Many Pirates fans were angry when the team signed Lyle Overbay earlier this week, because he will likely take playing time from younger players. But I’m not sure his addition should necessarily keep those younger players off the field.
