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Daily Archives: Sep 1, 2011

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in swinging strikes, at 10% of their total pitches. Yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Nick Gonzales keeps hitting. The middle infielder, playing second base on Tuesday night for Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a walk. That extends his hitting streak to 13 games, and continues his streak of reaching base in all...

Game 136 Recap: Happ Blanks Bucs for Seven

Pittsburgh collected only four hits all game. Houston didn't do much against James McDonald. But they got enough to make a winner of J.A....

State College Spikes Roster Moves 9/1

The State College Spikes have made a few roster moves today: -Samuel Gonzalez has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to August 30th.  Gonzalez...

Pirates Recall Jaramillo, Call Up Brian Burres

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled catcher Jason Jaramillo, and have purchased the contract of left handed pitcher Brian Burres, according to a team press...

Are We There Yet? Part Four

This is the last installment of the comparison of the Pirates’ farm system as it stood at the beginning of 2007 and 2012. This...

Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Dodgers’ Probable Starting Pitcher

Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the...

Top Prospects Should Have Dry Feet in September

Today marks the first day of September call-ups, where MLB rosters expand from 25 to 40 players, allowing teams to call up as many...

Minor League Schedule: 9/1/11

Today's probable starters: Michael Colla, Brandon Cumpton, Zack Dodson and Nick Kingham

Irwin, Curve Continue Dominance Over Bowie Bats

Altoona's pitching continued to shut down Bowie's offense, giving the Curve their third straight road win over the Baysox, 2-0.  Phil Irwin threw seven...

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