Tag Archives: Houston Astros
A lone memory of meaningful baseball in Pittsburgh
It was mid-September and a light rain was in the Pittsburgh air. As we had done countless times before, my dad and I got into the car and headed down… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Astros’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Astros’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: A Preview of the Houston Astros’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Know Your Enemy – Houston Astros
This is the first in a series of 5 articles that will try to get Pirate fans inside the organizations of the Pirates’ NL Central opponents. First up will be the Houston Astros. For the past few years, McLane has held steadfast to the premise that he could just reload and be right in the thick of the NL Central.
Game 18 Live Blog: Pirates at Astros
Lineups: Pirates: 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B2. Andrew McCutchen, CF3. Lastings Milledge, LF4. Garrett Jones, RF5. Ryan Doumit, C6. Jeff Clement, 1B7. Andy LaRoche, 3B8. Charlie Morton, P9. Bobby Crosby, SS Astros: 1. Michael Bourn, CF2. Jeff Keppinger, 2B3. Carlos… Read more
Game 17 Live Blog: Pirates at Astros
Lineups: Pirates: 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B2. Bobby Crosby, 1B3. Andrew McCutchen, CF4. Garrett Jones, RF5. Lastings Milledge, LF6. Andy LaRoche, 3B7. Jason Jaramillo, C8. Chris Jakubauskas, P9. Ronny Cedeno, SS Astros: 1. Michael Bourn, CF2. Jeff Keppinger, 2B3. Pedro… Read more
Game 16 Live Blog: Pirates at Astros
Lineups: Pirates: 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B2. Andrew McCutchen, CF3. Ryan Church, LF4. Garrett Jones, RF5. Ryan Doumit, C6. Jeff Clement, 1B7. Delwyn Young, 3B8. Paul Maholm, P9. Ronny Cedeno, SS Astros: 1. Michael Bourn, CF2. Jeff Keppinger, 2B3. Lance… Read more
A new theory on the poor road performance
There have been a lot of theories thrown around as to why the Pittsburgh Pirates have been so horrible on the road this year, yet at the same time a… Read more
Draft Pick Signing Updates
Just a few updates today to the Draft Pick Signing Tracker: -When I was on vacation, the Pirates signed fifth round pick Nathan Baker. Baker received $176,000, which was $400… Read more
