MATT CAPPS NEWS
Glad I didn’t stay up
September 16, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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I was up late studying for a test, occasionally taking a glance to see how the Bucs were doing. When I finally was ready to go to bed, it was the ninth inning and the Bucs were up a run. Matt Capps was on the mound, and since it was far from a sure thing, [...]
Jolly Roger - Mad Capper blows it
May 16, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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by allowing 3 runs in the top of the 9th blowing a 1-0 lead. The loss drops the 6th place Pirates to 14-21 .400 -7.5 and continues the Bucs 2 game losing streak. Right now the current Pirates game is in a rain delay after the Pirates scored to take the lead in the 2nd. Back to...
Padres beat Bucs in 11
April 25, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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It’s 1:48 AM. Brian Giles just hit a walk-off single off Matt Capps. I’m going to bed. Better recap later.
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A Bad Time To Be Matt Capps
July 02, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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The calendar shifting from June to July didn't help Pirates closer Matt Capps much last night, as he blew his fifth save in seven opportunities. The Pirates battled back to win the game, 6-5, in Cinicinnati, however, it's small consolation considering the continued implostion...
Capps Agrees to $3.1M Deal and More...
April 20, 2008 by
bucstradewinds.net
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The Pittburgh Pirates and closer Matt Capps agreed on a 2 year $3.1M contract that will avoid arbitration at the end of the season. BTW Take:Excellent move by the Pirates management to show faith in the talent they do have. This contract is nothing more than a starting poing for a...
Pirates News and Notes: Team looks to ink Capps
Dejan Kovacevic reports in today's Post-Gazette that the Pirates are pursuing a long-term contract with closer Matt Capps. The proposed length could be up to four years, which would take Capps through his arbitration years. I have mixed emotions about this strategy. Capps is obviously...
Pirates' Capps blows four-run lead in ninth
July 11, 2009 by
Post-Gazette
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PHILADELPHIA -- Matt Capps' epic ninth-inning collapse cost the Pirates what had shaped up to be an ultra-satisfying victory, one that instead soured into an 8-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
Source: Pirates' Grabow, Capps on Block
by Ed PriceFiled under: Pirates, MLB Inside ScoopAfter making two trades Tuesday, the Pirates may not be finished. Pittsburgh has publicly said that it would listen to offers on players who are not under team control for 2010 -- shortstop Jack Wilson, second baseman Freddy Sanchez...
Josh Hamilton Recalled, Saito to DL, Matt Capps Suspended
June 05, 2007 by
The Fantasy Baseball Guy
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Josh Hamilton recalled today, will be in the Reds lineup after having a stomach aliment. Saito is heading to the DL with a hammy injury. Matt Capps, just named the Pirates closer, was suspend 4 games, and is now appealing. Jon Lester's GREAT story continues, after going 7 innings...
The Pirates are interested in more pitchers
5 days ago by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Let's keep the damaged goods theme going! DK reports the Pirates are interested in Noah Lowry while Jerry Crasnick says they're intersted in JJ Putz (via MLB Trade Rumors, because Crasnick's link is Insider). Lowry is in the Duchscherer mold; he was a promising young pitcher...
Blanked again
July 26, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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There isn’t much to say about this one. Virgil Vasquez started and was pretty awful (4 runs in 3 innings). The relief efforts of Jeff Karstens (3 runs in 3.2 innings) and Matt Capps (2 runs in 1 inning) didn’t help, either.
Arizona’s hard-throwing Max Scherzer mowed...
Matt Capps: A Week In Pictures
June 17, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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A week ago tonight, Pirates closer Matt Capps blew his first save of the season against the Nationals. Unfortunately, as these pictures show, it was all down hill from there. I guess things could be worse for #55. His middle name could be Dicus or something?er?wait.
The Pirates should trade Matt Capps
No, this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Matt Capps' performance in Monday's game. This post has nothing to do with that game. However, for the good of this franchise, Neal Huntington should make Capps available as the trade deadline approaches.
Teams were asking about Capps...
Pirates Tigers Trade Heating Up?
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Do any of the Pirates on the trading block really want to leave Pittsburgh? If they want to stick around  it shows in their performance. Matt Capps. Another rough outing. Freddy just walk up to the plate without a bat andÂ...
Pirates News; Big East Tourney
March 17, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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The Pirates fell to the Blue Jays in Spring Training Action today, 4-1. [box] Zach Duke started and allowed 2 runs in 4 innings--his second solid outing in a row after a terrible start. Matt Capps hurled one scoreless, as did Sean Burnett, who hopes to snag a bullpen spot with his...
Rumbunter Dumps
June 06, 2009 by
Rum Bunter
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Nyjer Morgan is in a 10-for-55 slump with a .182 average and a .262 OBP
Matt Capps pounded the zone as he closed out the Bucs 6-4 win against the Astros. Capps recorded his 13th save on the season. He threw eleven pitches, only one was his slider. His fastball averaged 94.6 mph...
The Rotation: Ross Ohlendorf
February 17, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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As my meandering look at the potential starting pitchers continues, we're now reaching the guys acquired in the Yankee trade. I think the Pirates like Ohlendorf the most and I think he's more interesting than Karstens, so we'll start with
When Ohlendorf was traded to the...
Pirates Notebook: Russell backs Capps '100 percent'
August 26, 2009 by
Post-Gazette
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John Russell, the Pirates' manager, seemed taken aback by the question: Does he stand behind closer Matt Capps?
Pirates in Free Fall
August 09, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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The Pirates have been as bad as the Nationals have been good. They lose their 8th in a row as the Cardinals take the game 7-3. The Pirates led 3-2 when Zach Duke was lifted in the 8th for Matt Capps, who gave up a two-run homer, and the Cardinals ended up scoring [...]
Capps will remain the closer with Pirates
August 17, 2009 by
Pittsburghlive.com
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John Russell said struggling Matt Capps will remain the Bucs' closer despite laboring through the worst slump of his career.
Pirates 9, Brewers 5, Bucs Homer Three Times, Hold Lead
August 17, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
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I don't know what's weirdest about this game:
-That the Pirates beat the Brewers?
-That the Pirates actually hit very well?
-That Andy LaRoche...
Top 10 Fantasy Closers
April 17, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here's a look at the top 10 closers in fantasy baseball through Wednesday night's games.
Game 111: Cards 7 Pirates 3
August 09, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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For 7 innings I thought to myself, "Hmm, maybe Duke will get us deep enough into the game that the bullpen can't possibly blow the lead." Then, Duke came out of the game with one out in the eighth and Matt Capps came in and I thought, "Oh, this isn't going to...
Pirates Open To More Deals?
July 01, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Ed Price at Fanhouse.com reports that the Pirates might be open to dealing more of their players. He cites "an official of an AL team" as saying that the Bucs have been "considering deals for [John] Grabow and closer Matt Capps." Price writes that the Pirates are...
And the Runs Don't Keep Comin' - Cubs 0 Pirates 3
June 30, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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Game Seventy-Four - Cubs 0 Pirates 3
WP - Ross Ohlendorf (7-6) LP - Ted Lilly (7-6) Save - Matt Capps (18)
An extremely bad month for the Chicago Cubs came to a fitting end on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. The Cubs were shutout for the eighth time this season and the third time...
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