Tag Archives: Craig Monroe
Pirates Notebook: Glad We Passed On Scheppers
When I was tracking draft prospects for the 2009 draft, I threw Tanner Scheppers in just for the heck of it. There was a lot of talk about how he… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Pictures from the game
I just got home from the Pirates/Nationals game in DC tonight, so the recap will be short, mostly consisting of pictures I took. This was my first visit to the… 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: The Unraveling of the Pirates?
The last time the Pirates won a game in Milwaukee was almost two years ago, on May 3rd, 2007. Last year the Pirates were 1-14 against the Brewers. If there’s… Read more
Duke Dominate as Bucs Beat Friars
Is it wrong to get excited when Zach Duke pitches like I did in 2005? He went 8-1/3 inning, allowing just one run, five singles, a triple and a pair… 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
Snell Efficient and Monroe Supplies the Boom
Craig Monroe got the start in right today and drove in six runs. He did that by clouting a pair of three run homers. The first came off of Braves… Read more
Pirates cut eight, roster almost set
The Pirates cut eight players today, according to Dejan Kovacevic of the PPG. Those eight players were Virgil Vasquez, Chris Bootcheck, Denny Bautista, Jason Davis, Jeff Salazar, Garrett Jones, Andy… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Bench
The bulk of Pittsburgh’s free agent activity this winter has been additions to the bench. In fact, the only two major league contracts the Pirates have handed out to free… Read more
