Tag Archives: Ryan Church
Church stealing valuable playing time
Ryan Church has started 12 of the past 14 games in which he has been available. Why would a rebuilding team give the majority of available playing time to a 31-year-old, well established 4th outfielder who is struggling, while younger players with uncertain talent levels watch from the bench? It does not make sense.
Pirates Notebook: Morton needs to lay off the curveball
I was looking over Charlie Morton’s numbers on his FanGraphs page, and noticed a major difference between 2009 and 2010. No, not the ERA, something else. I was looking at… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Alvarez will make a big difference
After a game like today, and a slump like the Pirates have been on, you get the feeling that this team is totally hopeless, and that nothing will help the… Read more
Pirates Notebook: I Love the Bullpen
If there’s one thing I like about the 7-5 start to the season, it’s the bullpen. I’m very comfortable with this bullpen when the Pirates are holding a lead, or… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Not so lucky today
Yesterday I talked about the bad things that the Pirates managed to get away with in their extra innings victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Today, the Pirates weren’t so… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Is Jones the real deal?
When the Pirates entered the bottom of the first down 2-0, there was this slight feeling of hopelessness, as if the Opening Day optimism wouldn’t even last a full inning…. Read more
Church recovering from broken finger
Jen Langosch reports that Ryan Church suffered a minor broken finger on Saturday. He is expected to return sometime this weekend. [Link]
Vazquez out?
Surprising news from Dejan Kovacevic today: Ramon Vazquez thinks he might be gone from the Pirates once the regular season begins. I think it’s safe to say that most of… Read more
Demoting Jeff Clement to AAA
I want to preface this by saying that I don’t place much value on Spring Training numbers. There are some stats that can provide encouragement, such as John Raynor’s high… Read more
Spring Training Live Blog: Pirates vs Yankees
The Pirates play the Yankees today in their first real Spring Training game after the 6-1 revenge victory over the Hated Manatees, who are better known now as the State… Read more
