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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros – Game 43
Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Not something we Pirates fans are used to. Did the Pirates win or did the E-stros lose? Regardless a win is a win and I still want my sweep. Who better to send out there for Game 2 than A.J. Burnett? It’ll be a matchup of the Opening…
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Pirates Release Brad Hawpe
I don’t want to make it sound like I was worried that Brad Hawpe was going to make the team. Still, this front office is pretty unpredictable, and with rumors of Gaby Sanchez being shopped it was a thought that made my bowels weak. When he was signed I hated it. I figured he would take…
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The Perfect Game
Adam LaRoche is my favorite baseball player. Rod Barajas is my favorite baseball player. Both are former Pirates; neither was very popular as a Pirate. I have a habit of supporting the most unpopular players. I guess I feel like they need my support when it’s not coming from anywhere else. Tonight’s Pirates Playback on…
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Roster Watch: Jeff Karstens
I’m actually getting kind of tired of writing about Jeff Karstens. Yes, he’s one of my favorite Pirates. Yes, this whole Karstens drama was blown way out of proportion. Yes, he is unreliable. I get all of that. Guess what though? I said I’d cover every player that was on the roster last year and…
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Pirate Logic, Liriano vs. Marcum
Now that it appears the Liriano deal may be on hold the Pirates are rumored to be interested in Shaun Marcum. What annoys me most is the logic behind these moves. Liriano was signed basically at the expense of Jeff Karstens. The reason Karstens wasn’t signed was because he was an injury risk. Well so…
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Roster Watch: Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt
Well this one should be pretty easy. Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt were traded to the Boston Red Sox right after Christmas. I combined both of these since they went together and honestly I just won’t have enough to write about either one now that they are gone. You can read all about that trade…
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What Is Value?
One of the more perplexing aspects of being a Pirates fan is the term value. We use the word probably more than any fanbase in the league. Our friends in the blog-o-sphere use it incessantly, and the mainstream papers also give the word a p90x like workout as well. So what is value? Well to…
