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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 36
A slew of roster moves coming? First things first Francisco Liriano is going to make his debut. To clear his spot the Pirates sent Duke Welker back to AAA. Welker didn’t pitch at all for the Pirates. Despite being up by five runs last night the Pirates used three bullpen arms, potentially making one unavailable…
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Seattle Mariners – Game 33
Whenever the Penguins lose a Pirates win almost always makes me feel a lot better. That probably says more about my mental state than anything else. Shockingly, they got a gem from Jeanmar Gomez last night. Not shockingly Clint Hurdle pulled him after he threw five innings of two hit, shutout ball. Pitch count was…
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Duke Welker On His Way to the Burgh
Not announced yet but Duke Welker will be joining the Pittsburgh Pirates within the next few days. Welker is 3-0 in ten relief appearances with a 0.00 ERA over 16 innings with AAA Indianapolis. With Jeanmar Gomez starting tonight he’ll be unavailable for a few days. Welker will take his slot in the pen.
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Pirates Cut Eleven
The Pirates cut eleven players this morning. Vic Black, Jerry Sands, Stolmy Pimentel, Hunter Strickland, Clint Robinson and Duke Welker were all optioned to AAA. Of those names the only real surprises to me are Duke Welker and Victor Black. Not because they were sent down, but because it happened so early. Welker and…
