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Martin and McDonald Scratched
The Pirates have scratched Russell Martin from tonight’s lineup with neck stiffness. James McDonald has also been scratched from his start tonight with right shoulder discomfort. Jeanmar Gomez will start in his place. It sounds to me like this is likely due to a fist fight. Russell Martin got tired of having to block dirt…
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Pirates the unlikely victors vs. Reds
Jeff Locke against Johnny Cueto? Good luck. Even I wasn’t feeling too optimistic about this game. However, Jeff Locke’s Pirates proved me wrong, and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one. Cueto left after just 4.1 innings with an injured arm. I won’t be happy about the injury, but the timing worked out well for…
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Sanchez struggles, Pirates unable to complete sweep
The final game of the series in Arizona was not a pretty one. Jonathan Sanchez struggled with just about everything, and Wade Miley was his usual effective self, limiting the Pirates’ offense to just 2 runs in a 10-2 loss. The Diamondbacks scored their first run in the 1st inning on a pickoff attempt. AJ…
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Jonathan Sanchez strong in Pirates debut
Jonathan Sanchez surprised a lot of people in his first start tonight for the Pirates, pitching 5 innings and giving up 3 runs. A pitchers’ duel between Zack Greinke and Jonathan Sanchez isn’t exactly what most were expecting. Unfortunately, the Pirates’ offense hasn’t woken up yet. They gave Jonathan no run support, and there was…
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Inge and Sanchez Make The Team
Just as I feared, Brandon Inge has made the team. Not that I’m surprised. His signing led me to write this post about how all these “Just a Minor League Deals” shouldn’t be written off. This is probably the nail in the coffin for Jordy Mercer and possibly Josh Harrison. With the addition of John…
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Roster Watch: Neil Walker
The Pittsburgh Kid! I’m not sure where the hell that picture came from or who put it in our library but thank God they did. What is that a Senior picture? The only thing missing from it is Neil with one leg propped up on the front bumper of a cherry red Pontiac Fiero. Either…
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Pirates Acquire John McDonald from Diamondbacks
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Pirates have traded for INF John McDonald. We have scooped everyone though. We took the very first picture of John McDonald leaving Diamondbacks camp after hearing about the trade. John McDonald is what we call old. He is 38. He is also a solid defender. So yes, I’ll begrudgingly…
