Saturday, May 13, 2006

Game 36: Fish at Pirates

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Scott Olsen and Zach Duke, battling left-handers. ...meanwhile, you might enjoy this history of booing .

Unusual eloquence

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A good eye distinguishes Arthur D. Hittner as a historian of the Wagner era. Page 42, quoting a report from September 1896: Wagner's bat...
Friday, May 12, 2006

Game 35: Marlins at Pirates

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Sergio Mitre and Victor Santos. The teams are pretty evenly matched. The Marlins lack much in the way of veteran stopgappery, however. So we...

On slumping vets

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Juan Encarnacion , Preston Wilson , and Juan Pierre , '05-'06 free-agent acquisitions, have all been terrible. Cliff Floyd , Jeff Ke...

Hines Ward

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There's a long article about Hines Ward in Sports Illustrated. He comes across as one mean, selfish son-of-a-bitch. Steeler fans have al...

Tracy apologizes

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(Well, not yet. But if he did, maybe it'd sound like this...) Ladies and gentleman, people of Pittsburgh, and Pirates fans around the w...
Thursday, May 11, 2006

Tracy sings the blues

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Alan Robinson reports on what sounds like a Lloyd McClendon moment for the manager. "I've got two guys with bad legs, so don't...

Game 36: D'Backs at Pirates

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Juan Cruz - remember that guy? the kid Dusty Baker hated on - and Oliver Perez. Day game. 12:35pm start, uh, weather permitting . Makes me t...

Dazzy Vance

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Did Steve Treder ever fact-check Arthur D. Hittner's Honus Wagner ? Great book, regardless. March, 1915: Although he sparkled at bat (he...

Use it or lose it

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Kovacevic reports that tonight could be Ollie's last start .
Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Game 35: D'backs at Pirates

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Brandon Webb and Paul Maholm. I believe Maholm started and ended an inning with a lead three times this season. I think he's also blown ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Snell protects lead

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Big news: Ian Snell had a lead , and he kept it , for many innings. The Bucs took a 1-0 lead in the first. Paulino made it 2-0 in the second...

Game 34: D'Backs at Pirates

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Ian Snell and Miguel "the Poet" Batista. New lineup tonight: Bautista 3B, McLouth CF, Sanchez SS, Bay LF, Burnitz RF, Wilson 1B, P...

Brian O'Neill

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The man's on fire. Maybe it's the fifth of rum. Or maybe not. I don't fault the Bucs so much for signing old guys as I fault t...

Swiss Ben

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For temporary distraction from the unbridled misery that is the Pirates, be sure to read up on Big Ben's trip to Switzerland . What is j...
Monday, May 08, 2006

Same old Pirates

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Bob Smizik's assessment of the team's situation looks about right .

Whoa

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Jack's comment in Kovacevic's notebook sounds like a good reason to disable him. He's signed for so many more years, and hamstr...
Sunday, May 07, 2006

Games 33: Pirates at Nats

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If the Pirates are true to recent form, they will make recent A-ball pitcher Mike O'Connor look like Zach Duke. Come sleepy. Game at one...

Momentum

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According to the Tribune-Review , the 9-23 Pirates have momentum. Rob Rossi does not use the word, and I know most reporters do not write th...

Bob Friend

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Article by Bob Barrickman for Perrotto's paper .