Tag Archives: Matt Capps
Pirates Notebook: Post Trade Thoughts
I wrote on the Eric Hinske trade and the Nyjer Morgan/Sean Burnett trade earlier today. Check out those links for my thoughts on the deals. In the aftermath of the… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Who is the next to go?
I did my write up of the Nate McLouth trade last night. After thinking about it some more I guess my biggest problem is the timing. From what I read… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Extending Zach Duke
Zach Duke has been outstanding this year. Coming in to the season I didn’t think too highly of Duke. Since putting up a 1.81 ERA in 14 starts at the… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Drafting for signability to get Sano?
A lot of rumors have come about lately, mostly from ESPN’s Keith Law, stating that the Pirates are looking to take a high school player like 3B Bobby Borchering, C/3B… 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: The offense comes alive
At around the seventh inning of Sunday’s game it was starting to feel like the Pirates couldn’t catch a break. They’d get runners at first and second with one out,… 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
Rockies Rally in 9th off Capps
I feel for Paul Maholm. He tossed shutout baseball for seven innings and then watched the bullpen struggle. Maholm allowed just five hits and whiffed four. The Pirates offense struggled… Read more
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
Weeks Homer in the 9th Puts Brewers on Top
The Pirates bullpen faltered in the worst possible way. The bullpen blew a lead of two runs in the 8th only to watch the offense put one on the board… Read more
