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Daily Archives: Aug 5, 2011

Pittsburgh Pirates flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for two games, after being ejected earlier this week for arguing the strike zone with an umpire. I wrote about the ejection earlier in the week, noting how...
I normally limit the featured section of this article to a single player. On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates had top pitching prospects Paul Skenes and Bubba Chandler on the mound, so it felt appropriate to...

What Would Be a Successful 2011 Season?

It's been a funny season.  Coming in to the year, people expected 100 losses.  A 72-90 season would have been seen as a good...

Taking Another Look at the Pitching Staff

About a month ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates had one of the best starting pitching rotations in the league.  They were ranked 4th overall, thanks...

Daily Prospect Profile: Brandon Cumpton

21 earned runs in 10.2 innings.  That's how Brandon Cumpton started his 2011 season with West Virginia.  The 2010 9th round pick signed out...

Minor League Schedule: 8/5/11

Today's starting pitchers: Rudy Owens, Kyle McPherson, Jhonathan Ramos, Zack Von Rosenberg and Nick Kingham

Ohlendorf Goes 6 Innings, As Indians Overcome 5 Errors

Indianapolis Indians  4,  Toledo Mud Hens  3 Ross Ohlendorf made his second rehab start with the Indians, though he did not figure into the decisions...

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