This Date in Pirates History: February 12
There have been eight former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, among them two very recent ones. Chris Snyder(1981) spent the last two seasons with the Pirates after coming over in the five player deal the Pirates made at the 2010 trading deadline with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates gave up DJ Carrasco, Ryan Church and Bobby Crosby in the deal and along with Snyder...
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Ryan Church’s super slide gives game to Astros
The storyline for this loss has to be about the Pirates lack of gonads in our corner outfielders.
It was a 1-0 Astros game starting the bottom of the 6th and Maholm was pitching a gem. Bourne hit a grounder that went off the end of Maholm’s glove for a single and that became the first out missed in the inning. Kepplinger then laid down a perfect bunt at Young who...
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April 23, 2010
Ryan Church Is….
The Pittsburgh Pirates employ veteran Ryan Church. He batted .161 in May, .100 in June, and .226 in, wait….ok, he just struck out so it’s less than .226 in July. It’s really frustrating trying to determine why he is still being given opportunites.
So tonight we asked a few people their thoughts on the veteran outfielder. We asked the question Ryan Church...
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July 31, 2010
Pittsburgh Pirates Game 73 Recap
A note to the Pittsburgh Pirates' accountants:
For accounting purposes, the $1.5 M that the Pittsburgh Pirates are giving to Ryan Church for the 2010 season can not be written off as part of the cost to sign Anthony Rendon. Instead, it should be filed under "Recruiting Funds". Note that the "Recruiting Funds" budget does have room for the extra $1.32 M...
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June 26, 2010
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June 26, 2010
Why is Ryan Church Stealing Time From Lastings Milledge?
Over the past seven games, Ryan Church has made the start in right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates five times. Church is currently hitting for a .186/.240/.321 line in 156 at-bats this season, while Lastings Milledge is hitting for a .271/.341/.377 line in 247 at-bats. Neither player is running away with the starting job, but Milledge clearly is doing better, which raises the...
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July 10, 2010
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July 10, 2010
Gameday #87: Back to Church
Pirates (30-56) at Brewers (38-49)
7:10 PM EST–Miller Park, Milwaukee
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Wisconsin
Ryan Church is back in the starting lineup tonight.
Lastings Milledge has been light-years ahead of Church in terms of offensive production this season. He also hit a rare homer last night. Church, meanwhile, struck out in a pinch-hit appearance...
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July 10, 2010
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July 10, 2010
Mets Injury Philosophy: “Spit on it wimp, toughen up”
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York told stories on Twitter last night about Mets injuries from the last few years.
The stories are quite horrifying.
Here are the best quotes from Rubin on Twitter:
“Most of [the] Mets medical issues involve disregarding medical advice of team doctors and telling players to be tougher.
“Doctors advised J.J. Putz to have bone chips removed from...
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
Errors for outfielders lately but not Church
The D-backs have five outfielders. Four have made an error in the past week. Ryan Church, outfielder No. 5, hasn't made one in 82 games, a team high.
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August 20, 2010
Notes: Milledge, Church, Russell, Kratz, Heredia, Penn, Moreno
Catching up on the weekend notes...
-The platoon is over between Lastings Milledge and Ryan Church. I posted about a week ago that Church shouldn't be stealing playing time from Milledge. I'm glad to see that platoon is over.
-Also in that link above, Tony Sanchez could return this season, but no more than a week or two, and Jeff Inman has been shut down with elbow discomfort...
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July 18, 2010
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July 18, 2010
Pirates send Carrasco, Church, Crosby to Arizona for Snyder
Chris Snyder
The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent reliever D.J. Carrasco, outfielder Ryan Church, and infielder Bobby Crosby to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade for catcher Chris Snyder. The deal is basically Carrasco for Snyder, as Church and Crosby have no value, and will basically be traded to off-set salaries.
Snyder is owed $1,687,159 for the remainder of the season...
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July 31, 2010
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July 31, 2010
Non-Tender Candidate: Ryan Church
For the second consecutive season, Ryan Church has played well enough to appear in 100 games, but poorly enough to become a non-tender candidate. Last year, the Braves non-tendered Church instead of offering him anything close to his 2009 salary of $2.8MM and he faces similar uncertainty heading into the 2010-11 offseason.
The Pirates signed Church for $1.5MM and saw him hit just...
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September 20, 2010
Make Every Day Memorial Day
The Pirates continued to dominate on Memorial Day and specifically ran the domination against the Cubs to new levels.
The Cubs managed to scrap together one run for the fourth time in five games. The run came because Ryan Church is losing his hearing and failed to remove himself from the area where Andrew McCutchen was repeatedly calling for a fly ball in left center field. So...
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June 01, 2010
Lastings Milledge Is The Hatchet Man
Whenever I see Ryan Church taking at bats from Lastings Milledge in the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup, it makes me cringe. I believe it makes you cringe too. I know it makes Neil Walker cringe. He isn’t a thing of beauty at the plate or in the field, but when the Pirates outfielder saw runners on base in the first half of 2010, Milledge delivered.
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July 06, 2010
Outfielder Ryan Church officially joins Arizona Diamondbacks after trade from Pittsburgh Pirates
Notes: The D-Backs acquired outfielder Ryan Church in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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August 03, 2010
Church likely to report on Tuesday
Two of the three players the D-backs acquired from the Pirates on Saturday have reported, with Ryan Church expected to join the team Tuesday.
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August 01, 2010
Church arrives, excited for new opportunity
Outfielder Ryan Church reported to the D-backs on Tuesday, three days after he was dealt from the Pirates in a trade that also included infielder Bobby Crosby and reliever D.J. Carrasco.
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August 03, 2010
Gameday #71: Free Lastings
Pirates (25-45) at Rangers (42-28)
8:05 PM EST–Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Southwest
This is getting ridiculous. Ryan Church is in the starting lineup again, and Lastings Milledge is not. Aside from the fact that Lastings has infinitely more potential for the future than Church, let’s take a quick look at their stat...
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June 23, 2010
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June 23, 2010
Five Things the Pirates Must Do to Salvage Road Trip
The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the L.A. Dodgers today attempting to salvage a series split. The series started with the Dodgers flatter than a day old keg of Heineken. It appears to be concluding with the Dodgers having been healed by the cleansing water of the Pirates. A sure win last night against a Dodgers pitcher who couldn’t get throw his way past A league baseball...
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May 02, 2010
Gameday #89: Lastings is free!
Astros (36-53) at Pirates (30-58)
7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Houston
Lastings Milledge has been named the regular right fielder, meaning that the evil reign of Ryan Church has finally come to an end. Pirate fans, Church haters, and the Milledge people rejoice!
Seriously, I am thrilled.
In other news…
This is...
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July 16, 2010
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July 16, 2010
Carrasco, Church, and Crosby to AZ for Snyder
Well, late last night I went to bed knowing the Pirates acquired catcher Chris Snyder from Arizona, but without knowing who the Bucs were giving up. This morning, we’ve learned that it’s D.J. Carrasco, Bobby Crosby, and Ryan Church.
That’s right, folks. The Pirates just traded away Ryan Church.
Obviously, I have absolutely no problem giving up Crosby and Church...
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July 31, 2010
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July 31, 2010
D’backs/Pirates Trade: Chris Snyder, Ryan Church, Bobby Crosby, and More
Well, this is certainly strange.
The majority of July trades involve rebuilding teams sending veterans to contenders for prospects. But neither the Arizona Diamondbacks nor the Pittsburgh Pirates are anywhere near contention, and yet they made a rather extensive deal today.
In the five-player trade, Pittsburgh sent reliever D.J. Carrasco, outfielder Ryan Church, and infielder Bobby...
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July 31, 2010
Church expresses desire to return in 2011
Ryan Church wants to be a member of the D-backs in 2011. The arbitration-eligible outfielder -- he was acquired from the Pirates on July 31 -- met new GM Kevin Towers before Wednesday's win over the Rockies.
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September 23, 2010
Gameday #62: Seriously, JR?
Pirates (23-38) at Tigers (31-29)
7:05 PM EST–Comerica Park, Detroit
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Detroit
Unreal. Last night, John Russell stuck Ryan Church–a guy who can’t hit and is useful ONLY on defense–in the DH spot the Bucs have to fill for these games at the AL parks. That was one of at least three really dumb lineup decisions...
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June 12, 2010
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June 12, 2010
Pirates, Athletics Turn Back The Clock Survival Gear
The Pirates have lost fifteen consecutive road games after last night’s crushing 14-4 loss. The game was 5-4 with the A’s coming to bat in the seventh inning. Seven runs later, the A’s were walking on water and the Pirates continue their infamous pursuit of the Alleghenys losing streak.
The Athletics pounded out seventeen hits and Ben Sheets struck out nine...
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June 26, 2010
Diamondbacks to non-tender Boyer, Carrasco, Church and Ojeda
The Arizona Diamondbacks have non-tendered Blaine Boyer, D.J. Carrasco, Ryan Church and Augie Ojeda according to Jack Magruder of OXSportsArizona.com.
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December 02, 2010
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December 02, 2010
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