Pirates Blogs


World Champion New York Giants Will Host 2012 Opening Day in Metlife Stadium
February 6 2012, 3:46 pm

The New York Giants could play host to the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, or New Orleans Saints on opening day in 2012. Read more… Join the Conversation…on Giants 101Read the full origina. […]

Source: MVN | giants101


Brad-ketology: February 6th Edition
February 6 2012, 3:45 pm

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gai. […]

Source: MVN | deaconcat08


Pirates To ‘Look Into’ Clay Rapada
February 6 2012, 3:29 pm

h3 class=”link-title”a href=”https://twitter.com/#!/Tom_Singer/status/166615293072908288″Pirates To ‘Look Into’ Claynbsp;Rapada/a/h3 div class=”description”pThe Pirates may be interested in Clay Rapad. […]

Source: Bucs Dugout | Charlie Wilmoth


The Rise Of The Local Super Bowl Spot
February 6 2012, 3:13 pm

You probably aren’t thinking about the 2013 Super Bowl today. Hell, you’re probably still half-lit from yesterday’s party and promising that you’re never drinking/eating that much ever again.. […]

Source: MVN | athooks


Pirates Offered Edwin Jackson Three-Year Deal
February 6 2012, 2:59 pm

h3 class=”link-title”a href=”https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/166611028061335552″Pirates Offered Edwin Jackson Three-Yearnbsp;Deal/a/h3 div class=”description”pThe Pirates evidently offered. […]

Source: Bucs Dugout | Charlie Wilmoth


New York Giants’ Travis Beckum Jake Ballard Suffer Knee Injuries, Dave Tollefson a Broken Hand
February 6 2012, 2:28 pm

The Super Bowl XLVI came at a cost for the New York Giants, who saw three bad injuries to key players that could impact the 2012 season. Read more… Join the Conversation…on Giants 101Read the full. […]

Source: MVN | giants101


Ticker-Tape to Be Held for Super Bowl Champion New York Giants on Tuesday Beginning at 11 AM
February 6 2012, 12:43 pm

New York City will hold a ticker-tape parade on Tuesday, February 6th to honor the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants. Read more… Join the Conversation…on Giants 101Read the full original ar. […]

Source: MVN | giants101


This is where you shake your head and say ‘Same old Pirates’
February 6 2012, 10:55 am

At the Hardball Times today, Chris Jaffe has a “fun” article that deals with little-known facts about one-hitters. Fun is in scare-quotes because the very first fact is about guys that have more than. […]

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It’s Not Too Early To Judge Pedro Alvarez, Other Pirates Picks
February 6 2012, 12:56 am

img alt=”Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez strikes out swinging in his first major league at-bat, during the second inning against Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks during an interleague baseball g. […]

Source: Bucs Dugout | Charlie Wilmoth


Here’s a way to waste your whole weekend
February 4 2012, 12:22 pm

Over at The Hardball Times, Dan Brooks writes about the inherent problems with PitchFX and how he managed to solve some of them with Harry Pavlidis and Lucas Apostoleris: by hand-tagging each of the 3. […]

Source: Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke? – A Pittsburgh Pirates blog |


The search for a LOOGY continues
February 3 2012, 4:34 pm

The Pirates signed veteran LHP Brian Tallet. — Kevin Goldstein (@Kevin_Goldstein) February 3, 2012 This is pretty much the bottom of the barrel.

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This Week’s News
February 3 2012, 3:25 pm

ulliThe Bucs a href=”http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120201amp;content_id=26538958amp;vkey=news_pitamp;c_id=pit”signed RHP Juan Cruz/a, late of the Tampa Rays, to a minor leag. […]

Source: The Green Weenie | Ron Ieraci


Brian Tallet Signs With Pirates
February 3 2012, 2:03 pm

h3 class=”link-title”a href=”http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/minor-moves-tallet-smith.html”Brian Tallet Signs Withnbsp;Pirates/a/h3 div class=”description”pThis will surely be a minor-league dea. […]

Source: Bucs Dugout | Charlie Wilmoth


Windows
February 3 2012, 9:34 am

Last week, Beyond the Box Score put together a chart of what they call the Pirates’ “Window to Win” (I can’t get the original to load so I’ve linked the cache). It’s worth looking for a visual represe. […]

Source: Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke? – A Pittsburgh Pirates blog |


News o’ the day (Kotchman and Jackson edition)
February 2 2012, 4:28 pm

edwin jackson in agreement with #nationals on deal. (he was seen in airport for physical) — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) February 2, 2012 kotchman is heading to the #indians — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyma. […]

Source: Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke? – A Pittsburgh Pirates blog |


Casey Kotchman To Sign With Indians, According To Report
February 2 2012, 4:24 pm

h3 class=”link-title”a href=”https://twitter.com/#!/JonHeymanCBS/status/165183533898403840″Casey Kotchman To Sign With Indians, According Tonbsp;Report/a/h3 div class=”description”pThe first-base mark. […]

Source: Bucs Dugout | Charlie Wilmoth


Notes
January 31 2012, 9:12 am

ulliRob Beirtempfel of the iTrib/i a href=”http://draft.blogger.com/Tony%20Sanchez,%20the%20Pirates%27%20top%20catcher%20prospect,%20again%20got%20into%20hot%20water%20with%20the%20team%20when%20he%20. […]

Source: The Green Weenie | Ron Ieraci


Will Neil Walker Be Extended?
January 29 2012, 11:55 am

The secondary sidebar to the off season was the backburner story of Neil Walker’s extension. Walker has accumulated one year and 166 days of service time during his young career. That means he has one. […]

Source: The Green Weenie | Ron Ieraci


Sunday Notes
January 29 2012, 7:00 am

ulliThe Bucs added a bit to their pitching depth, bringing in RHP a href=”http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-pirates/2012/1/27/2752795/daniel-cabrera-signs-with-pirates”Daniel Cabrera/a. They’v. […]

Source: The Green Weenie | Ron Ieraci


McCutch: Will He Stay Or Will He Go?
January 28 2012, 11:39 am

One of the hot sidebars at the end of the season was whether the Bucs and Andrew McCutchen could work out a deal that would keep McCutch a Pirate past his arbitration years. He missed out on Super Two. […]

Source: The Green Weenie | Ron Ieraci