Tag Archives: Adam LaRoche
Pirates Notebook: The Dominican Debate
Dejan Kovacevic of the PPG wrote last week about top Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sano, who I like to call Hanley Pujols, and the Pirates currently positioned on the inside… Read more
Bucs Come Through in Extras After Bullpen Blows it
Hey, it is four straight wins. So, not much to complain about. But, here goes… With Matt Capps unavailable due to much recent use (as reported by Dejan Kovacevic in… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Nice start to a long stretch
Yesterday I posted about the controversy over Freddy Sanchez being benched in my “Mythbusters” post. After posting I thought of one more reason why it makes sense to bench Sanchez… Read more
Pirates Notebook: The future of LaRoche
Adam LaRoche had been with the Pirates for two years heading in to the 2009 season. In that time he combined for a .271 average and 46 homers in 1055… Read more
Brandon Moss: The New Adam LaRoche?
Brandon Moss came over to the Pirates in the Jason Bay trade last year, sporting a career .291 average in 103 major league at bats, and a .279 average in… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Which side was the ump on?
A lot has been made this series about the favorable strike zone for the Milwaukee Brewers in their series sweep against the Pirates. Adam LaRoche made those concerns public with… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Buccos win a West Coast series
The last time the Pirates were four games over .500 was early in the 2003 season. The last time the Pirates were doing this well so late in the season… Read more
Ohlendorf, Adam LaRoche Take Series from San Diego
Ross Ohlendorf settled in after allowing a two run bomb to Adrian Gonzalez in the first inning. He pitched into the 8th and gave way after giving up a pinch… Read more
Bucs Sweep Marlins
The Pirates have taken the Marlins for three straight games. The offense was powered by the LaRoche brothers. Adam had four hits and three doubles and Andy drove in two… Read more
Pirates Notebook: How sweep it is
For some reason I like these 7-4 wins much better than the 10-0 versions. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing the Pirates treat opposing teams to a good blowout…. Read more
