Tag Archives: Freddy Sanchez
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
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: An objective look at the hot start
The 11-7 start to the season, complete with a sweep of the Florida Marlins, and a 2-1 series win against the San Diego Padres, had a lot of Pirates fans… Read more
Long Balls Doom Bucs
The Pirates took an early lead, fell behind quickly, tied it up late and lost it in regulation. The Bucco offense plated two in the first in support of Jeff… 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
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 Notebook: Extend Jack Wilson
I was going to write a post about the value of Jack Wilson before tonight’s game. That was before the horrible swings in his strikeout with the bases loaded in… Read more
Pirates Game 14 Recap: Karstens rebounds
Another game, and another quality start from the Pirates rotation. This time it was Jeff Karstens, who bombed in his last outing by allowing three runs in four innings, with… Read more
Karstens Topples Marlins
Tough to argue with the result as the Pirates moved two games over .500 on the year. Jeff Karstens was good over 6 plus. The Pirates put up a single… Read more
Pirates demote Cruz, trade Andy Phillips
The Pirates demoted Luis Cruz from the 25-man roster to make room for Delwyn Young. I expected this move a few days ago, and as a result have already made… Read more
