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Monday links
October 12, 2009 by
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I'm working on adding a "Prospects" section to WHYGAVS, which would go on the top menu, but since I'm ranking the top 21 hitters and the top 21 pitchers and writing up a little bit about each one and providing relevant links, it's quite a bit of work. Which means...
Where are you going, Andy Van Slyke?
October 10, 2009 by
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Andy Van Slyke and the Tigers have parted ways and it sounds an awful lot like he's been fired. Get on the horn, Neal, and get this man back in the Pirates' organization somehow.
Pedro Alvarez, top prospect in the Eastern League. Yeah, that sounds nice.
Meant to mention this...
The importance of being different
October 09, 2009 by
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I wasn't going to post on this article published earlier this week by Dejan Kovacevic, but Charlie made a great post about it at Bucs Dugout and then Wilbur Miller followed it up with a great comment. Their two points in tandem jogged my memory a bit and it gives me an opportunity...
I feel bad for Adam Wainwright
October 08, 2009 by
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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning tonight, Matt Holliday dropped a can of corn flyball hit by James Loney. The Dodgers rallied for two runs after that and turned a certain 2-1 Cardinals win into a 3-2 Dodgers win that puts the Cardinals season on life support and wasted...
Ex-Pirates in the playoffs
October 08, 2009 by
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I like to do this every year, but this year especially there are a few under-the-radar ex-Pirates in these playoffs to keep an eye on. By my unofficial tally, here are the ex-Pirates in the 2009 MLB Playoffs:
Boston- The Red Sox have Jason Bay, of course, but an ex-Pirate playoff mainstay...
It's playoff time!
October 07, 2009 by
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As I think I've stated for five years running here, I love the playoffs. I suspect that I would love the playoffs even more should the Pirates ever decide to get involved, but for now the promise of three weeks of Pirate-free baseball is actually not a bad thing. Sometimes over...
An off-season shopping list for the Pirates
October 06, 2009 by
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On the first day of the 2009-2010 offseason, a few things are immediately clear. One is that despite the fact that the Pirates' roster has a long way to come before it's ready to contend, there won't be a lot of personnel changes in 2010. Looking at the current roster,...
The 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates in review
October 05, 2009 by
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As a baseball fan, I have never been a part of a longer, stranger season than the 2009 Pirates' season. The Pirates entered the season looking like a 95-loss team with an awful pitching staff and three impending free agents. They exit the season as a 99-loss team with surprising...
Game 161: Reds 6 Pirates 0
October 04, 2009 by
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Like you expected it to end any other way. The final Pirate game of the 2009 season was a forgettable 6-0 loss that involved seven Pirate pitchers and an 0-for-13 performance with runners in scoring position while the Buccos kept on the trail to make Homer Bailey this generation'...
This is it
October 04, 2009 by
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Jeff Karstens and the bullpen guys rock out at 1:10 against Homer Bailey and the Reds. I'd love one more win so that it doesn't seem like we missed 100 losses on a rainout technicality, even though we were winning on Thursday night. My season in review is about halfway done...
This is it
October 04, 2009 by
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Jeff Karstens and the bullpen guys rock out at 1:10 against Homer Bailey and the Reds. I'd love one more win so that it doesn't seem like we missed 100 losses on a rainout technicality, even though we were winning on Thursday night. My season in review is about halfway done...
Penultimate
October 03, 2009 by
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Before talking about tonight's Pirate game, I want to take a second to air some grievances. This afternoon, the Twins are playing the Royals. Zack Grienke, the best pitcher on the face of the planet, is starting for the Royals while the Twins are one game behind the Tigers for...
Penultimate
October 03, 2009 by
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Before talking about tonight's Pirate game, I want to take a second to air some grievances. This afternoon, the Twins are playing the Royals. Zack Grienke, the best pitcher on the face of the planet, is starting for the Royals while the Twins are one game behind the Tigers for...
Some afternoon reading
October 03, 2009 by
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Sometimes, I find things that explain the way I think about baseball better than I could actually do it myself. So if you've got time this afternoon, please read this post by Joe Posnanski about Theo Epstein. Both Theo's explanation of why JD Drew is a very good player and...
Some afternoon reading
October 03, 2009 by
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Sometimes, I find things that explain the way I think about baseball better than I could actually do it myself. So if you've got time this afternoon, please read this post by Joe Posnanski about Theo Epstein. Both Theo's explanation of why JD Drew is a very good player and...
Game 159: Pirates 3 Reds 1
October 02, 2009 by
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A week ago, we figured it would take an impressive effort by the Pirates to not lose 100 games. Tonight, they managed to do just that with a 3-1 win over the Reds, notching their 62nd win of the season and ensuring that they won't lose 100 for the second time in the PNC Park era...
Game 159: Pirates 3 Reds 1
October 02, 2009 by
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A week ago, we figured it would take an impressive effort by the Pirates to not lose 100 games. Tonight, they managed to do just that with a 3-1 win over the Reds, notching their 62nd win of the season and ensuring that they won't lose 100 for the second time in the PNC Park era...
The last frontier
October 02, 2009 by
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Dan McCutchen and Justin Lehr at 7:05 in Cincy tonight. One win needed to avoid 100 losses. Bigger news is Jose Ascanio's shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. A torn laburm is pretty terrible news for a guy I had pretty decent hopes for after seeing him pitch in person in August.
The last frontier
October 02, 2009 by
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Dan McCutchen and Justin Lehr at 7:05 in Cincy tonight. One win needed to avoid 100 losses. Bigger news is Jose Ascanio's shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. A torn laburm is pretty terrible news for a guy I had pretty decent hopes for after seeing him pitch in person in August.
Rainout links
October 02, 2009 by
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Last night's game was, in fact, rained out, so any of the good things that may have come from it are washed out as well. A few links for the day:
Horrific story about Ted Williams.
You've probably seen Mike Blowers amazing prediction by now, but if you haven't, you need...
Rainout links
October 02, 2009 by
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Last night's game was, in fact, rained out, so any of the good things that may have come from it are washed out as well. A few links for the day:
Horrific story about Ted Williams.
You've probably seen Mike Blowers amazing prediction by now, but if you haven't, you need...
The rain is coming
October 01, 2009 by
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Doesn't look like there's going to be a game tonight, which means the Pirates will have to win just once in Cincy to avoid 100 losses.
I will, of course, update this post if there is a game, but in the event that there's not, I suppose we can bask in the semi-warm glow...
The rain is coming
October 01, 2009 by
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Doesn't look like there's going to be a game tonight, which means the Pirates will have to win just once in Cincy to avoid 100 losses.
I will, of course, update this post if there is a game, but in the event that there's not, I suppose we can bask in the semi-warm glow...
Game 158: Pirates 7 Cubs 2
September 30, 2009 by
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Let's be honest here. I feel 1000 times better about 2009 today than I did last Thursday. This team still might lose 100 games, but I've been of the opinion since they went into the tank at the trade deadling that they weren't nearly as bad as they were playing and I'...
Game 157: Pirates 4 Cubs 0
September 30, 2009 by
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You can use the gamethread below to talk about the second game of the DH, but I want Charlie Morton's shutout to get its own post here. I was honestly braced for the worst this afternoon with Morton's return to Wrigley. We all remember how his last start there went (if you...
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