I was beginning to think we might not get to raise it any more this year. Scary thought, but the way the Bucs have been playing, it was an entirely realistic one.
Paul Maholm put an end to that. 8 dominant innings, 6 hits, 2 walks, 2 K’s. No runs.
On the strength of Maholm’s outing and [...]
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September 13, 2009
Paul Maholm pitched eight strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 13-game road losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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September 13, 2009
Pittsburgh left-hander Paul Maholm shut down the Astros, leading the Pirates to a 2-1 win Sunday at Minute Maid Park and officially ending any possibility of the Astros fulfilling Cecil Cooper's prediction of 90 wins.
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September 13, 2009
1-14 in our last 15 games? Not good. Not good at all. Paul Maholm and Felipe Paulino take the mound at 2:05 today. I am probably going to spend the afternoon pretending that the season is already over and writing various posts for next week that treat it as such. Has anyone ever gone one-for-September? Is that possible? We have to win at least once or twice more before the season...
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September 13, 2009
HOUSTON -- Paul Maholm almost singlehandedly willed the Pirates out of their latest losing streak, pitching eight scoreless innings to put down the Houston Astros, 2-1, this afternoon at Minute Maid Park.
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September 13, 2009
Paulino had an interesting game - lasted 5 innings, gave up 6 singles, 7 K, 1 walk and 1 run. He had all his pitches working, but tended to overthrow a LOT. He went to SEVEN 3-2 counts then gave up 3 singles, 2 FO, 1 K and 1 walk - and the pitches thrown for the 3 singles and 2 FO were mid-plate, high in the strike zone. Of the 58 pitches he threw which were strikes, 16 were swing...
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September 14, 2009
I'm working on the first part of the promised prospects posts, but I'm not sure I'll have it ready for tomorrow. Whatever the case, I'm going to proceed ahead with the "Were we wrong about ... ?" stuff on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule until I run out of things to talk about. At that point, I assume I'll launch into an intensive, three-month-long...
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September 14, 2009
The Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Salem Red Sox 9-2 in game one of the best of five series for the Carolina League Championship. BUCCO Fans.com was in attendance and has a recap of the event, including the performances of top Pittsburgh Pirates prospects like Justin Wilson and Matt Hague.
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September 12, 2009
The Lynchburg Hillcats evened their best of five series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks, thanks to a late two run shot by Pittsburgh Pirates 2009 first round draft pick Tony Sanchez. BUCCO Fans.com recaps the victory.
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September 12, 2009
BUCCO Fans.com provides the schedule of games that feature Pittsburgh Pirates players for round two of the 2009 Baseball World Cup. This includes TV schedules, where you can find play by play, and a link to the stats of all of the Pirates players in the event.
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September 15, 2009
BUCCO Fans.com recently interviewed top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Rudy Owens about his breakout 2009 season, the keys to his success, and his development plans going in to the 2010 season.
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September 14, 2009
The Lynchburg Hillcats beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final game of the Northern Division Championship Series on Sunday night. BUCCO Fans.com was in attendance, and has video of the event, including every pitch thrown by Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Bryan Morris.
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September 12, 2009
HOUSTON -- It would be easy to get the impression the Pirates are not taking too seriously these 19 home runs Garrett Jones has hit as a 28-year-old rookie.
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September 13, 2009
Miguel Tejada called the accusation from Pirates closer Matt Capps that he was working with first base coach Jose Cruz to steal signs "ridiculous" and "unbelievable."
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September 14, 2009
With their lead atop the National League's West Division a tenuous one, the Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping that a seemingly soft part of the schedule will allow them to gain some breathing room.
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