Tag Archives: MVP tracker
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
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
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
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 Notebook: How sweep it is
For some reason I like these 7-4 wins much better than the 10-0 versions. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing the Pirates treat opposing teams to a good blowout…. 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
Just got back from the Pirates game
The last time I went to a Pirates game, it was August 25th, 2006, and I proposed to my wife. That sentence gives you an idea of her answer…but then… 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
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
Pirates Game 8 Recap: Offensive offense
You can kind of give the Pirates a pass for getting shut down by Kyle Lohse last week. Lohse was much better at home last year (3.32 ERA) vs the… Read more
