Tag Archives: Andy LaRoche
Andy LaRoche: One of the best hitters in baseball
If you’ve been reading the site, you know that I’ve been focusing on ground ball/fly ball ratios for pitchers. My opinion is that ground ball pitchers are ideal, because ground… 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
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
Just got back from the Pirates game
The last time I went to a Pirates game, it was August 25th, 2006, and I proposed to my wife. That sentence gives you an idea of her answer…but then… Read more
Pirates Game 11 Recap: Rotation looks great
I missed the game 10 recap, but the story for the last two games can pretty much be summed up by the starting pitching lines: Game 10 (Paul Maholm): 7… Read more
Pirates Game 8 Recap: Offensive offense
You can kind of give the Pirates a pass for getting shut down by Kyle Lohse last week. Lohse was much better at home last year (3.32 ERA) vs the… Read more
Harang Handles Bucs Bats
Not much you can do on a day when just four runners reach base. Aaron Harang faced just thirty hitters, allowed three singles and an HBP in 108 pitches to… Read more
Card Bats, Lohse's Arm Beat Back Bucs
Anyone with delusions of a perfect season can put them to rest. Kyle Lohse was solid in seven innings, giving up just five hits and three runs. Two of those… Read more
