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WATCH: Pedro Alvarez crushes ball out of PNC park into Allegheny River
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez brings new meaning to “hit it out of the park” as this home run ball clears the bleachers and ends up in the Allegheny drink.
Screen snaps below courtesy of MLB.com, Root Sports, and KDKA and brought to you by Lowe’s.
Looks like a Sergio Garcia shot at 17
Sometimes you just have to get wet as a fan retrieves the wet souvenir
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Pirates Come Back to Win 5-4 with Alvarez’s Bomb, Martin’s Walkoff
Pedro Alvarez struck with a massive home run into the Allegheny to tie the game. (Photo credit: David Hague)
Pedro Alvarez will frustrate the hell out of you. Pedro Alvarez will be unwatchable at the plate. Pedro Alvarez will fly south of the Mendoza Line for a month and a half.
Pedro Alvarez will also come up in the 8th inning of a game and tie it with one swing, send a ball 462...
Pirates Pregame: Alvarez, Barmes Sit Against Gallardo
Pedro Alvarez and Clint Barmes will both sit today in favor of Brandon Inge and recently-recalled Jordy Mercer. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said the move was made because Alvarez and Barmes historically have struggled against Milwaukee starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
Clint Barmes is out of the lineup against the Brewers and pitcher Yovani Gallardo. Photo Credit: David Hague
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Pirates 3, Mets 2
Pedro Alvarez hit an RBI single against New York's overworked bullpen, and the Pittsburgh Pirates got a most fortunate bounce in beating the Mets 3-2 Sunday for a series win.
Clint Barmes homered, Garrett Jones had a sacrifice fly and Jeanmar Gomez left with a lead against young ace Matt Harvey in the Pirates' third straight victory in this four-game series. Pittsburgh improved...
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P3 Episode 3: What To Do With Alvarez, Gomez, and Mercer; Casey Sadler Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John Eshleman (@John_Eshleman) on Altoona, Tom Bragg on West Virginia, John Dreker (@JohnDreker) on the draft, an interview with Altoona pitching prospect Casey Sadler (@sadler_squared...
The Pirates’ new starting lineup video is hilarious
The PNC Park jumbotron has introduced the Pirates’ lineup with some strange and cheesy videos in the past (such as this one), but when I saw this new one on Youtube I couldn’t stop laughing:
So much awkwardness. Some players (Gaby Sanchez) embraced the silly Saturday Night Live theme, some (Pedro Alvarez and Clint Barmes) clearly wanted nothing to do with it, and some (Wandy...
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Pedro Alvarez hits home run out of park
Tweet The Pittsburgh Pirates entered play on Friday with nine home runs on the season, the third fewest in Major League Baseball. In the second inning against Tim Hudson Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez took the total to double-digits with a shot that didn’t waste much time leaving the building. Your browser does not [...]
The Case of Pittsburgh Pirates Slugger Pedro Alvarez
Pedro Alvarez has gotten off to a very slow start offensively this season for the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates have started to find their bats the last few days and it is coming along with the fine starting pitching that they have been getting from their rotation combined with a great bullpen. One persons bat who has still not had any impact on a ball game whatsoever...
First Pitch: When Should the Pirates Consider Pedro Alvarez a Platoon Player?
When should the Pirates consider Alvarez a platoon player? Photo credit: David Hague
Back in early February, when Brandon Inge was signed, I raised the question of whether Pedro Alvarez should be a platoon player. Not much has happened between that article and now, other than eight regular season at-bats against left-handers. In those at-bats, Alvarez has gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts...
FOR THE KIDS
Fan saves baby from foul ball, catches it in hat
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Now that’s how you snag a foul ball. During the sixth inning of the Marlins game against the Pirates Tuesday night, the fan you see above made a terrific play on a foul ball. Anytime you snag a ball using your hat, it’s worthy of Sportscenter’s top plays. When you step in front of an infant and make a terrific play on the ball, it qualifies...
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