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Daily Archives: May 25, 2012

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...

Matt Hague Getting Immediate Playing Time After Call-Up

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Infielder Matt Hague has had an exciting 12 hours. After connecting for a walkoff single for the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday...

Matt Hague Recalled; Nate McLouth DFA’d

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled infielder Matt Hague from Triple-A Indianapolis and have designated outfielder Nate McLouth for assignment. Hague, 26, broke camp...

Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Cubs’ Probable Starting Pitchers

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

A Near-Certainty For The 2012 Draft

There's been a lot of debate lately about who the Pirates should take at the 1-8 position of the 2012 draft.  Should they take...

No Ego in the Pirates Bullpen

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- While the Pittsburgh Pirates offense has struggled for the majority of the season to score runs, the Bucco bullpen is a...

Presley And Hague Win The Indians’ Marathon In The 15th

Indianapolis Indians  2,  Louisville Bats  1 (Box)   They had already played "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" again, for the 14th inning stretch.  There had been...

This Date in Pirates History: May 25

Four former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, including one from the pre-NL days of the franchise. We also have a trade from...

Minor League Schedule: 5/25/12

Today's schedule is highlighted by starts from Justin Wilson, the 14th ranked player in the Pirates system, and Tim Alderson, making his first start...

First Pitch: The Pirates Have Plenty of Closing Depth to Spare For Offense

I've talked about the value that relief pitching can bring in trades so many times that I don't think I need to go through...

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