Tag: Raul Chavez

Six former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and we start with the one that was also traded on his birthday. John Smiley(1965) pitched for the Pirates from 1986 until 1991. He was a 12th round draft pick of Pittsburgh in the 1983 amateur draft, that made his major league debut in September 1986. […]

Only the Dominican League and the Venezuelan League had playoff games on Monday, with just a few Pirates’ players and friends involved:   VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Caribes de Anzoategui  16,  Tigres de Aragua  8 Seven Runs in the 7th inning gave Los Caribes the big win, as they posted 19 hits, while holding Los Tigres to […]

Pirates’ players and friends in a bit of winter league action on Wednesday and early Thursday:   VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Bravos de Margarita  5,  Cardenales de Lara  3  (Game 1) Anthony Claggett made the start for Los Bravos, and pitched 4 0f the 7 innings in this shortened game.  Claggett retired the first 6 batters he […]

Checking in with Pirates’ players and friends in Saturday’s winter league action:   VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Aguilas del Zulia  2,  Bravos de Margarita  0 Diego Moreno pitched a 1-2-3 inning for Zulia, as Los Aguilas’ pitching staff held Los Bravos to just 4 hits.  Los Aguilas scored a run each of the 2nd and the 4th. […]

Happy Thanksgiving!  Checking in with the Pirates’ players and friends in Wednesday’s winter league action:   PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE Indios de Mayaguez  1,  Criollos de Caguas  0 Los Indios posted 10 hits but left 8 runners on base, scoring only one run.  A double and two singles brought in the lone run, but left the […]

Pirates’ players and friends in winter league action: MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE Naranjeros de Hermosillo 2,  Venados de Mazatlan  1 Los Naranjeros scored lone runs in both the 3rd and 4th innings, with a double and a single in each.  Los Venados were kept scoreless and held to just 2 hits and 2 walks over the […]

Not too much going on in the Winter Leagues tonight…  the Australians play tonight (for them) or early morning (for us)   VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Tigres de Aragua  1,  Leones del Caracas  0 In the battle of the big cats, Los Leones were held to just 3 hits, plus one walk, and two double plays eliminated […]

Looking at some Pirates’ players and friends in Winter League play.   DOMINICAN LEAGUE Aguilas Cibaenas  8,  Leones del Escogido  1 Los Aguilas put up 5 runs in the 3rd inning and 3 more in the 4th.  A 3-run homer aided Los Aguilas in the 3rd, and a triple brought in two of the runs […]

A few Pirates’ players and friends in Winter League action…. the Puerto Rican League and the Australian League begin play later this week. MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE Caneros de los Mochis  7,  Venados de Mazatlan  1 This was a scoreless game until Los Venados got onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the 6th, with a […]

The Dominican League had a scheduled day off today. VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Leones del Caracas  3,  Bravos de Margarita  1 Anthony Claggett made the start for Los Bravos and allowed only one run on 4 hits.  The downside was that he also walked 5 batters in those 5 innings.  The Leones’ run Claggett allowed came in […]