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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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...
Via MetsOnline
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Don’t Shoot The Messenger: Concern Should Be About Medical Staff, Not Rubin
Anthony Rieber of Newsday spoke to Ike Davis yesterday who said that he does not blame the medical staff for the treatment of a bone bruise in his ankle despite the setback that occurred after the team opted to put the ankle in a boot that restricted circulation in his foot and ankle and prevented healing.
“I wasn’t really angry because I didn’t know what was going on....
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
FMart claimed by Astros- end of the big three...
Photo by Michael BaronAround 2006 it was once dreamed that the Mets would have this stud group of outfielders, who were all home grown. Lastings Milledge in left field, Fernando Martinez in right field and Carlos Gomez in center field. Now there all gone and the only one who turned out productive for the Mets was Carlos Gomez who was the center piece in the Johan Santana trade. After...
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Looking Past This Weekend
For me, the Yankees/Mets series is fun but not necessary. I realize there are fans of both teams that consider one another their rival. I have never really understood that frankly.
Beating the Yankees 2/3 may feel good on Sunday, but it doesn’t mean that much in the grand scheme of things. They are a rival in a sense of media attention, but not in a sense of on the field play. ...
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July 01, 2011
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July 01, 2011
Skull-Safety Advocate Paul Kariya : Far Too Accomplished To Be Called Ryan Church On Skates
15 year NHL vet Paul Kariya announced his retirement earlier today after sitting out the entire 2010-11 season while recovering from the latest of multiple concussions he’s suffered. The former Ducks LW/C — who tallied 108 points for Anaheim in 1996 — angrily tells the Globe & Mail’s Eric Duhatschek, “the thing I worry about is that you’ll get a guy...
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June 29, 2011
Baseball is Awesome: Kevin Youkilis Gets ‘Biz Markie’ Serenade
During last night’s Red Sox/Angels game, Boston fans serenaded slugger Kevin Youkilis with a rendition of the Biz Markie classic “Just A Friend,” marking the coolest thing to happen at Fenway Park since that drunk field-runner got gored by security a few days ago. The joke here, of course, is that Youkilis’ last name begins with “you” and he has...
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May 05, 2011
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May 05, 2011
MLB News: Seven Day Disabled List Option
Major League Baseball and its players' union have announced a new set of protocols for dealing with concussions, including the creation of a new seven-day disabled list for players with the injury.The league and the union announced the protocols in a joint statement on Tuesday. They include mandatory baseline testing for all players and umpires and new steps for evaluating players...
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March 29, 2011
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March 29, 2011
He Won’t Be Missed: Jeff Francoeur
Unlike the last article in these series about John Maine, I have no qualms about wishing goodbye to this player. Acquired by the Mets for Ryan Church in July of 2009, Jeff Francoeur lasted just over a year in Queens. While he actually got off to a decent start, he quickly returned to his free swinging ways, found himself as the odd man out in New York’s outfield rotation...
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February 09, 2011
Diaz to Pittsburgh
In a deal that highly resembles the Ryan Church move from last season, the Pirates added outfielder Matt Diaz on a two year contract Tuesday night. With Lastings Milledge non-tendered, the Pirates had room on their roster, if not in their starting lineup for another outfielder. Diaz will see his playing time in the corner outfield, whether it comes as a starter, or, more likely...
On the eve of the Winter Meetings not a player was stiring
As the Mets band leaders pack there gear and head to Lake Buena Vista Florida there is a definte sound that we seem to hear coming from the Mets brass. Crickets! The Mets will be watching deals all around them as they will get the feel of being attached to a club that has no moola to spend. It is like going down to check what is under the tree and seeing just 1 gift. Why bother...
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December 05, 2010
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December 05, 2010
Diamondbacks sign Duke, decline contracts on four others
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed pitcher Zach Duke to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2012 on Thursday, the same day they declined to tender contracts to outfielder Ryan Church, infielder Augie Ojeda and pitchers Blaine Boyer and D.J. Carrasco.
Via Miami Herald
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December 03, 2010
D-backs cut ties with four players
PHOENIX -- The D-backs declined to tender contracts to pitchers Blaine Boyer and D.J. Carrasco along with infielder Augie Ojeda and outfielder Ryan Church on Thursday, making them free agents.
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December 03, 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
National League Non-Tenders
This post will list all the National League players non-tendered today, but the best place to track all 200+ arbitration eligible players is our new non-tender tracker.
Diamondbacks: Blaine Boyer, D.J. Carrasco, Ryan Church, Augie Ojeda
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December 02, 2010
Can The Pirates Educate A Walking Dead Fanbase?
It’s a sentence that is on the lips of all of the die easy Pittsburgh Pirates fans. It’s usually said in a thick Pittsburgh accent. It’s said in a frustrating tone, hardened from years of enduring beat downs taken by their favorite baseball team. It’s their solution and they are convinced it can work.
A large number of Pirates fans believe the...
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November 08, 2010
Arbitration Eligibles: Arizona Diamondbacks
Next in our arbitration eligibles series, the Diamondbacks.
First time: None
Second time: Joe Saunders, Stephen Drew, Miguel Montero, D.J. Carrasco, Blaine Boyer
Third time: Kelly Johnson, Ryan Church
Fourth time: Augie Ojeda
The Diamondbacks will be spending significant money on arbitration raises for 2011. Saunders, Drew...
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October 13, 2010
2010 Position Recap: Right Field
At the end of the 2010 season, the Pirates still lack a solution in right field.
So far I've reviewed the center field and left field positions, which are held down in the long term by Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata. Right field is a different story, with question marks in the short term, and no guaranteed options in the long term.
The Pirates started the season in pretty...
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October 12, 2010
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October 12, 2010
My Thoughts on Russell, And His Replacment
I didn't write anything about this yesterday because, quite frankly, I wanted to sleep on it. The Pirates firing of Russell came as no surprise to anyone who follows the team. Someone has to go down after three seasons like we have seen, and Russell really gave no indication he was a big league manager. His ingame decisions were often baffling (pulling Duke up a ton with 2 out...
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October 05, 2010
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October 05, 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.
Via dbacks.com
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September 23, 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...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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September 20, 2010
Former Pirates make return to PNC
Three former Pirates - Adam LaRoche, Ryan Church and D.J. Carrasco - returned to Pittsburgh on Friday for the first time since being traded away.
Via mlb.com
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September 17, 2010
Church rewards Gibson's faith in Cincy
Interim manager Kirk Gibson noticed a favorable match-up and was immediately rewarded when Ryan Church homered with the bases empty in the second inning on Monday in Cincinnati.
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September 17, 2010
Gameday #147: Some old, uh, friends
Diamondbacks (59-88) at Pirates (49-98) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FS Arizona The Diamondbacks will bring some familiar faces with them to PNC Park tonight. Adam LaRoche. D.J. Carrasco. And of course, the great Ryan Church (they’ve released Bobby Crosby). Carrasco has already called out the Pirates’ [...]
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September 17, 2010
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September 17, 2010
MMO Fan Post: Last Word On Francoeur? Probably Not.
* * * Metsmerized Fan Post * * *
Long-time reader, first time poster (paraphrased from talk radio). I get most of my Mets news and opinion from Metsmerized without really contributing anything, but the recent Jeff Francoeur trade has me re-evaluating how I look at the game. I felt the need to weigh in.
When Frenchy came to New York, I was like most of you. Sad to see Ryan Church...
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September 05, 2010
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September 05, 2010
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