Tag Archives: Freddy Sanchez
Hampton Continues Pirates Offensive Woes
Mike Hampton gave up three hits and one run over seven dominant innings to give the Astros the series. The Pirates lone run came in the form of a Nate… Read more
Cubs Win Rain Shortened Contest
Sean Marshall allowed just one run on four hits over six innings as the game was called after a rain delay that lasted a little over an hour. The Cubs… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Pirates win pitcher's duel
OK, so maybe it wasn’t such a pitcher’s duel. After seeing the Pirates lose 2-0, then 4-0, then wait until the 9th inning in game three of the White Sox… Read more
Sanchez' 6 Hits Paces Offensive Outburst
Freddy Sanchez had six hits in six trips to the plate, knocked in three and scored four times to pace a season high 18 hit attack. Andy LaRoche and Jason… Read more
Pirates Notebook: How to boost the offense
The Pirates offense has just looked pathetic in the last two games. For the last 20 innings, the Pirates have been held scoreless, getting completely shut down by Gavin Floyd… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Not a good series against the Nats
Yeah, the Pirates went 3-1 against the Nationals, and they came very close to sweeping Washington in four games. Then again, the Nationals came very close to sweeping the Pirates… Read more
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
Pirates Notebook: Crow and Scheppers start tomorrow
The Indy league regular season starts tomorrow, which should mark the debut of Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers, two prospects in the 2009 draft. I say debut meaning the regular… 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
Mythbusters: Are the Pirates avoiding Freddy's option?
The recent speculation is that the Pirates are intentionally benching Freddy Sanchez in order to avoid guaranteeing his 2010 option of $8 M. The option is guaranteed with either 635… Read more
