Tag Archives: Steve Pearce
Game 12 Recap: Brewers Continue Mastery Over Buccos
Beer is stronger than steel. Milwaukee owns Pittsburgh. Randy Wolf was dominant. Paul Maholm deserved better. The Bucco batters who let down the team again. Milwaukee started early against Maholm…. Read more
Pitch f/x: Comparing the Strike Zones for Pirates, Opponents
There was quite a bit of discussion regarding the role of umpiring in the Pirates’ 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. In particular, attention was focused on… Read more
Game 9: Wigginton Haunts Old Team in 8th
Ty Wigginton is the answer to a pretty good trivia question: Who is the player the Pirates acquired for Kris Benson while apparently passing on Ryan Howard? Pittsburgh also got… Read more
Early 2012 Super Two Estimates
According to CAA Sports, an agency that represents numerous athletes across all sports, including Jason Bay, Dan Haren, and Ryan Zimmerman for baseball, the early estimates for the 2012 Super… Read more
Game 7 Recap: Rogers Wrecks Home Opener
Great weather (61 degrees). Nice crowd (second largest in PNC history). Home for the first time after a successful road trip to start the season. A fitting tribute to Chuck… Read more
Early Look at the 2012 Payroll
Earlier this week the 2011 40-man roster and payroll page was updated, giving the estimated payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, based off of the Opening Day roster. A… Read more
Ciriaco optioned; Rodriguez, Bowker make team
The Pirates roster is starting to take shape, and very few question marks remain after a couple announcements following today’s win against the Rays. Pedro Ciriaco has been optioned to… Read more
Pirates Cut Brown, Burres, Marte, and Wimberly
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made three cuts this morning, cutting Dusty Brown, Brian Burres, Andy Marte, and Corey Wimberly from major league camp, according to Colin Dunlap. The Spring Training… Read more
Battle of the Bench and Today’s Pitchers
Today’s spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies allowed us to see all of the players battling for bench spots on the Pirates’ roster as well as… Read more
2011 Indianapolis Indians Preview: The Outfield
Yesterday I previewed the 2011 Indianapolis Indians infield, looking at players who could open the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AAA affiliate, and looking at players who could make the… Read more
