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First Pitch: A New Feature and a Look Ahead at Some of the Upcoming Site Changes

Today is the start of a new series from Wilbur Miller, one that you can follow into October. He is previewing the 1979 Pittsburgh...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part 4

Our hypothetical Altoona pitching staff isn't loaded in the rotation, but there are some interesting guys.  The bullpen has more than the usual number...

First Pitch: NL Central Farm System Rankings

In the comment section on Monday, someone suggested that we look at the farm system rankings around the NL Central to see what the...

First Pitch: You Think that Trade was Bad…

In yesterday's history section of the First Pitch article, you probably read about George Van Haltren, who was born on March 30th. He was...

First Pitch: Baseball in the Time of Coronavirus

l'm having some fun so far this season. There's no baseball. There probably won't be at all during the 2020 season. And yet every morning...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part 3

Today let's look at the Altoona hitters for our hypothetical season. The Pirates are going to face a lot of tough choices, in part due...

First Pitch: Looking for Bargains in the Amateur Draft

Yesterday we got the news that MLB and the MLBPA agreed on a deal that changed the upcoming amateur draft rules. One of the...

First Pitch: Update on the 2020 Draft

Yesterday, Kiley McDaniel broke some news about the 2020 MLB amateur draft. It looks like MLB and the MLBPA have reached an agreement on...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part Two

Our hypothetical minor league season continues with the Indianapolis pitching staff.  The Indy staff figured to be a work in progress for a while...

First Pitch: Possible Rosters if There Was a Minor League Season, Part One

This is the first of an eight-part series on the minor league rosters we might see if the minor league season actually happened.  We'll...

First Pitch: High Enough

A large stadium. Bigger than life as you could imagine. People packed to the left, right, in front, and behind you. You look to your left while...

First Pitch: The All-Pittsburgh All-Star Team

Baseball-Reference has a feature that allows you to search for players by birthplace. They break players down by states/countries, then you can search by...

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