Yardbarker: Zach Duke

Report: Reid Brignac "Primary Trade Target" Of Pittsburgh Pirates

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:12:45 -0500

More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Browse more photos » John Perrotto is reporting that once again, Reid Brignac has captured the attention of the Pittsburgh Pirates front office. Perrotto says that once the winter meetings kick off in Indianapolis next week, Brignac will be the primary trade target for the Buccos. The affinity for Brignac dates back to the summer of 2008 when the Rays and Pirates discussed a ...

Pirates Notes: Rule 5, Duke, Yates

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:34:19 -0500

Dejan Kovacevic has a new column up focusing on a number of Pirates topics: After liking what they've found in Rule 5 Draft picks Evan Meek and Donnie Veal, the Pirates are actively scouting available players and have identified some potential targets to use their #2 pick on in this year's Rule 5 Draft. Meek posted a 3.45 ERA out of the 'pen for the Buccos in 2009. And, while Kovacevic points out that Veal's numbers this season were ugly, he recently dominated the Arizon...

Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 8 - Rudy Owens

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:47:15 -0500

To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal...

Only Pirates Fans...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:46:04 -0500

More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » ...Could take a game that included one of the most amazing offensive performances of the year and turn it into an uproar about John Russell's completely inconsequential decision to remove Zach Duke from the game with one out left. The commenters in the last thread who are complaining about this story have it right. In yesterday's game, the...

JOHN RUSSELL MAKES MY HEAD HURT

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:02:00 -0500

Once again, at the risk of a reader mutiny, I will stray for a moment from figuring out which Steeler is most goat-worthy for a palate-cleanser courtesy of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Normally, a September Pirates game would be (and usually is) an afterthought, but today, there was a minor controversy. And if any team could conceivably come away with controversy from an 11-1 victory over one of the best teams in the league, it's the Pirates.So as mentioned, the score is 11-1. It's the nin...

Dinked to death

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:36:44 -0500

The Cubs opened the game with 8 hits in a row off Zach Duke, leading the way to an easy blowout win. Duke was charged with 8 earned runs in 4 innings. I missed the game, but many reports indicated a bunch of the hits were a result of slow rollers and poor infield play. The [...]

Pirates vs. Brewers, 28 August 2009

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:11 -0500

Zach Duke vs. Manny Parra, 8:05 PM.

Pirates vs. Cubs, 1:05 PM.

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:00:12 -0500

Zach Duke vs. Tom Gorzelanny, 1:05 PM. This should be interesting.

Pirates vs. Giants, 29 July 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:45:09 -0500

Zach Duke vs. Matt Cain, 3:45 PM.

News Roundup: Zach Duke, Freddy Sanchez Ride Pine

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:47:47 -0500

July 14, 2009 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.comNeither Zach Duke nor Freddy Sanchez got into last night's All-Star Game. I have better things to do than watch a bunch of silly pageantry, so I don't know why this happened. (Well, okay, I half-watched a few innings with the sound off. But I still don't know why this happened.) But it seems there's a tension between the game "mattering" and the fact that you have to include guys from ...

Zach Duke. All-Star.

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:51:18 -0500

It’s funny that my last two posts have been about the Pirates inability to put two players on the same all-star team, as well as what I miss most about following a winning baseball team. Today, the Post-Gazette is reporting that Zach Duke has been named as an injury replacement to this year’s NL squad. Duke joins teammate Freddy Sanchez in the game, giving the Pirates two players in the game for just the third time since 1992. While Duke isn’t a Cy Young contender, his numbers this year are certainly in line with other members of the team. In addition, it’s pleasantly surprising that manager Charlie Manuel, or whomever, is paying enough attention to the Pirates to recognize Duke as a deserving...

Streaking Halted, Rumbunter Swabs the Web

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:04:16 -0500

Zach Duke and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 8-7 last night to the Florida Marlins. It was the first loss by the Bucs this season against the Marlins. Duke has lost four straight games on the road. The Bucs have scored just eight runs in those seven losses. By our count the Bucs have eight rookies on the [...]

Pirates vs. Marlins, 4 July 2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:00:24 -0500

Zach Duke vs. Andrew Miller, 6:10 PM.

Gopher Balls!

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:09:36 -0500

Has anyone noticed the Pirates relief corps along with Zach Duke have been surrendering the long ball lately? Tonight’s matchup and the Pirates take on Duke’s trouble with the long ball is here. Duke. Six homeruns in his last 14 innings pitched. Evan Meek. Gave up a key homer last night after not being scored upon in [...]