Tag: Richie Zisk

Jared Jones is Appointment Viewing

P2DailyApril 23, 2024

During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last few decades. The Pirates don't have a lot of great pitching performances...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Pirates Have Hitting in Triple-A

Prospect WatchApril 22, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates are struggling at the plate at the Major League level. Fortunately for them, a lot of their hitters in Triple-A are performing well. This means they have some internal solutions if they wish...

This Date in Pirates History: February 6

Pirates HistoryFebruary 6, 2012

Plenty of star power among former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date but we start with the current player celebrating a birthday today. Pedro...

This Date in Pirates History: December 10

Pirates HistoryDecember 10, 2011

On this date in 1976 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Richie Zisk and pitcher Silvio Martinez to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for...

In Praise of Jason Thompson

AnalysisOctober 26, 2010

I have a weird quest to acquire every regular issue baseball card for every Pirates player from 1952 to 1993. I'm way more than half way there, but my collection essentially starts in the early 1970s. I recently acquired a 1981 Topps Jason Thompson card, which got me thinking.