Tag Archives: Chris Resop
Game 26 Recap: Correia Tosses Gem in Denver
It was snowing off and on in Colorado last night. That just doesn’t seem right this late in April. It didn’t stop Kevin Correia from pitching well and the Pirates… Read more
Game 24 Recap: McDonald Gets Going
James McDonald tossed six plus innings of shutout baseball and the Pirates offense got just enough as the Pirates blanked San Francisco 2-0. It wasn’t all that pretty, but McDonald… Read more
Game 23 Recap: Ford’s Speed Costly to Bucs
Giants rookie came into the game with no Major League hits and two career runs. He didn’t add any knocks. But he equaled his career total in runs with some… Read more
Game 20 Recap: Pirates Beat Up on Hernandez
After last night’s game was postponed and this one was delayed, the Pirates quickly gave the fans in attendance what they wanted: an early lead. Pittsburgh batted around and scored… Read more
Spots Opening Up In The Bullpen
At the start of the off-season, the bullpen looked pretty crowded. The Pittsburgh Pirates had locks in Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Chris Resop, and Jeff Karstens. They added Joe Beimel… 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
2011 Spring Training Battles: Bullpen
Yesterday I reviewed the battle for the fifth starter spot, noting that I saw it as a battle between Charlie Morton and Scott Olsen. As reader “BLZR” pointed out in… Read more
The 2011 Bullpen
A year ago at this time, the 2010 bullpen was largely incomplete, consisting only of Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Javier Lopez, and a few minor signings competing for spots, such… Read more