Tag Archives: Pedro Alvarez
Huntington on Hanrahan, Alvarez, Marte, Cole, Cespedes
Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington participated in “Going to Bat for Vermont Farmers” – a baseball roundtable which also featured Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and Buster… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Position Recap: Third Base
There wasn’t any bigger disappointment in the Pittsburgh Pirates season in 2011 than what happened with Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez, drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft, has been… Read more
One Year Ago: Morton Deserves Another Shot
One year ago today, Pittsburgh Pirates right handed pitcher Charlie Morton was coming off a disaster of a season. In 79.2 innings he posted a 7.57 ERA, spanning 17 starts…. Read more
Should the Pirates Trade Pedro Alvarez?
Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported today that the Colorado Rockies will be searching for a new third baseman in 2012, and will be casting a wide net…. Read more
Game 160 Recap: Presley, Alvarez Drive Home Three Each in Win
The Pirates and Brewes engaged in an offensive battle. The pitching was porous and sloppy. Only one of the 17 runs that was scored came on a dinger. The Pirates… Read more
Game 159 Recap: Willis Pitches, Hits Reds to Victory
There were a couple of failures in this one. James McDonald was looking for his tenth win on the year. The Pirates were on the cusp of a sweep. Neither… Read more
Game 155 Recap: Bucs Hold on as Morton Wins 10th
Charlie Morton earned his tenth win by pitching six scoreless innings then watched the bullpen give up three runs and nearly blow it for him. Pedro Alvarez and Derrek Lee… Read more
Game 151 Recap: Bucs Fall to Kuroda
In Jeff Locke’s Major League debut, the Pirates were beaten on a one hit shutout. They got five more hits in his second start. But that wasn’t enough. Locke was… Read more
Game 148 Recap: Loss 81 is Here
Before anything else, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that the Pirates will need to win their final 14 games to avoid being below .500 for the… Read more
Game 144 Recap: Ohlendorf Pounded by Marlins
The news was mostly bad. There was a little good news. But it doesn’t temper the clobbering that the Pirates took. Omar Infante homered twice and knocked five runs. Logan… Read more
