Lastings Impression

At one time, Lastings Milledge was one of the hottest prospects in all of baseball. At 21, he was the youngest player in all of baseball when the Mets brought him up in 2006, and he was a player with seemingly limitless tools. But one year later, the Mets had washed their hands of him, [...]

  The New York Yankees and Billy Crystal have agreed to terms on a one-game minor league contract for the cagey 60 year-old to play this Thursday in an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.   Umm…..yeah…..seriously. “I’ve been waiting 50 years for this call,&#8221...

Predicting players who will out-distance their projections is what fantasy baseball is all about.  Here’s a list of National League hitters to watch for the 2009 fantasy baseball season. Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates  –  Doumit hit 15 homers and .316 last year in 116 games.  Not bad for a part-time catcher.  Doumit will get more [...]

The Yankees fell to 13-11 on the spring today with a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.Kei Igawa got the start for the Yanks, and didn't pitch too well. He lasted just 3.1 innings and gave up four runs on five hits and three walks. If Igawa had pitched well he probably would have made the 25-man ros...

With Matt Capps, John Grabow, Tyler Yates, and Sean Burnett locked in for roles in the Pirates' bullpen, B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com looks at the remaining players to see who could fill out the final three bullpen spots, along with trade possibilities for Capps and Grabow.

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The Indianapolis Indians are the AAA team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates pretty much blew up their farm system at the end of 2007 so maybe something good will come out of it. God knows they needed to do something.you'll get no autographs from these guys and like it:1. OF Andrew McCutchen. Num...

This is rock bottom right? Like last year, it has to get better. Look at the team's batting stats. Only Nick Johnson and Lastings Milledge are doing about what we expected. Guzman is exceeding expectations, but other than those three, every other batter is stinking up the park to some degree. One...

Chico Harlan of the Washington Post gives a raw but not surprising glimpse into Lastings Milledge and his feelings about the Mets. Here is some of what he said to Harlan: I mean, the thing was, the first time I came out [to NY] everybody was like, 'You've got to be this way.' I have to show up at the park at a certain time or whatever. I just kind of separated myself...

(by Emilie Cole) Is it me or does Lastings Milledge need a good talking to?

(by Emilie Cole) Is it me or does Lastings Milledge need a good talking to?

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon in a close game, 3-2. Despite the low score, the Cubs put eleven men on base via a hit or a walk. Although they only drew two base on balls this... a<a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?feedUrl=http%3A//www.baseballmusings.c...

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New York Yankees Yanks Lose 8-0 Posted 34 minutes ago at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog The Yankees lost 8-0 today to the Pittsburgh Pirates dropping them to 12-8 on the spring. ...

I feel like there should be information on the return for forgotten team of the Manny Ramirez/Jason Bay deal: the Pittsburgh Pirates. Every piece of coverage I've seen of the trade reads something like "Manny to LA, Bay to Boston. Oh, the Pirates got some players too." I wrote up a scouting report of all the players the Pirates got in the deal and posted it on my blog...