Honest Wagner

Is Ronny Paulino a good-fielding backstop, an average-fielding backstop, or a below-average fielding backstop? He appears to have a reputati...

In his Q & A , Dejan Kovacevic catches us up on Burnett (ready to pitch), Van Benschoten (maybe ready to pitch), and Bullington (has not...

Non-pitcher Pirates enjoy about 5715 plate appearances each season. Recently they tend to be distributed, from an average high of 699 PA to ...

Stats Geek cheers the Armas signing . All that looks right to me. This is a concern of mine, the need for a long line of starters, as you se...

I found the news of the Bill Hall contract shocking. And I've long been a fan of Hall, as this March 2004 post illustrates. Has anyone...

It's just a minor-league contract, yes, but can you see the Pirates not carrying him on Opening Day - even if he's not pitching well...

The PG has this bit of news about the Carribbean World Series.

He gets a minor-league deal . Huh.

DK reports the Pirates have shown interest . This is a pretty bad idea, unless Torres has some kind of secret injury. Or unless the Pirates ...

Bears win, 24-21. The score does not reflect the true nature of the game, which is a Bears blowout. Late in the game, the Colts have the bal...

LaRoche knows the eephus , the Trib reports. His pop was an expert. As small men, Bones and I had a book called (I think) " Strange bu...

So the Pirates signed Armas Jr. today for one year with a club mutual option for a second year. Armas is relatively young for a free agent...

In a recent Q&A , Dejan Kovacevic expresses his skepticism about the quality of the NL Central competition. I'm with him there. This...

John Perrotto runs them down . Any predictions?

So who leads the Pirates in PA in 2007? Bay's an obvious choice. Who else might reach 650 plate appearances? I'd guess Wilson and th...

So we moved from the old Blogger to the new Blogger, and I see the navbar, uh, that thing at the top, is back. And first we did not have it ...

WTAE reports the Pirates are selling tickets . They are shooting for 1.9M tickets this year. If they are at or above .500 going into August,...

Anything new and exciting to share?

Ian Snell, Delaware's best . For some reason, Charlie thinks that's funny . Ian Snell should be our starter on Opening Day.

John Perrotto has a report about Wilson's weight and the overall defense . This is worth reading and thinking about. I've come aroun...