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The Pitching Staff is Good, But Not This Good

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One of the big concerns I've had with the makeup of the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates has been the starting pitching.  The rotation has been...

Game 82 Recap: Jones, McCutchen Boost Bucs Late

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The Pirates appeared to be wasting yet another strong effort from the starting corps - this time from James McDonald. But back-to-back solo homers...

Game 77 Recap: Errors Cost Bucs Shot at Sweep

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Andrew Miller and the Red Sox bullpen held the Pirates offense to five singles and two runs. The Pirates were betrayed by some spotty...

Should the Pirates Make a Move?

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At the beginning of this month, I talked about how the Pirates weren't winning against good teams, and were just beating up on bad...

Pirates winning games, not necessarily making progress

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On June 8, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates faced off against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park. Paul Maholm was on the hill for...

Game 73 Recap: Bucs Offense Breaks Out

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It was a strange night as the Pirates offense was bountiful but starter James McDonald failed to pitch five innings. Either way, Pittsburgh snapped...

Pitching Staff a Victim of Playstation Numbers

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Watching Jose Veras closing out the ninth inning in yesterday's game gave me an all too familiar feeling.  It was the same feeling I...

Game 68 Recap: Bucs Sweep Astros

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The Pirates took advantage of limited scoring opportunities as Garrett Jones three run homer helped propel the Pirates to a series sweep in Houston....

Game 63 Recap: McDonald Notches Fourth Win

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James McDonald wasn't always pretty. But he got the job done. The Mets scored only two runs against him, but they left a lot...

Game 58 Recap: Halladay Bests Bucs

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The Pirates were thisclose to evening their record at 29-29. But Roy Halladay did what an ace is supposed to do: he stopped the...

Game 53 Recap: Harrison Keys Late Rally

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The Pirates were held at bay by Mets starter R.A. Dickey through seven innings. James McDonald pitched well but exited trailing 1-0. The offense...

Game 48 Recap: Bucs Fall to Braves in Extras

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The pitching was good. Again. The hitting was not. Again. Brooks Conrad hit a two run pinch hit homer in the eleventh inning to...
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