Saturday, August 14, 2004

Game 114: Jamey Wright at Oliver Perez

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Go Oliver . The Rockies have been pretty hot but who cares. We have to win this one. Pirates want to make a move or Steeler mania will swee...

Preaseaon: Steelers at Lions

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Any thoughts about the game?

Let Down

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This says it all: "Tonight was frustrating because we thought we had a pretty good pitching match-up," McClendon said. "We li...
Friday, August 13, 2004

Game 113: Jeff Fassero at Kip Wells

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I have a hunch Kip Wells will be sharp tonight. Also, regarding the whole series, the Pirates finally catch a team without a winning recor...

Kordell

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Preseason football, I could care less. But I see Kordell's name in the box score playing for the Ravens. Was Kordell Stewart the Kevin ...

The Boogeyman and J.J. Davis

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Steve Novotney looks investigates the many fears of J.J. Davis . Going into the season, I thought "getting nothing" from J.J. was...

All hail Zach Duke

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Altoona numbers to date : five starts, 30 IP, 21 hits, 23 Ks, 5 BBs, 0 HRs. Oh, and a 0.90 ERA.

Jose Castillo

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Ed Eagle and Joe Rutter catch us up on Jose Castillo's near-drowning rookie year experience. Castillo appears to be on the Jack Wilson...
Thursday, August 12, 2004

Game 112: Jason Schmidt at Ryan Vogelsong

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There is no little enemy.

Adios Little League

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Well, not quite . I blame fantasy sports.

Managing

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From Ed Eagle's notebook : McClendon denies that he has become a more aggressive manager this season. According to him, he is just final...
Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Game 111: Kirk Rueter at Sean Burnett

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Keep the ball down, Sean. ...wow, that was fun . Think Mesa needs a night or two off?

Pirate defense

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We need better measures of defense. The Pirates lead the league in double plays - by a wide margin. They have the fourth-best "range f...

Frame it

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Reckless Jack . Rob Biertempfel tells the story of that drinking-room trophy : Second baseman Ray Durham got the relay throw about the same...

Jack Wilson, Michael Young

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Jack Wilson and Michael Young have had pretty comparable careers so far. Mike Young is ten months older than Jack Wilson. Jack broke in at...
Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Ode to Runs

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How do I love thee, Runs oh Runs . Let me count the ways. I love thee as Josh Fogg chaseth you home with a groundout. I love thee as you ...

Game 110: Brett Tomko at Josh Fogg

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The season is two-thirds over. What's left is half of what came before. Teams and players who want to finish strong have to kick it in r...

All hail Jason Kendall

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That's the theme of this week's Stats Geek .

Questec bugs

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If the whole Questec thing interests you, check out Jason Karegeannes's report at Baseball Prospectus .

Power outage

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When you play a bunch of rookies, you can't expect a lot of power. Most players develop power only later in their career. That's one...