Capps enters game in the 8th, leaves quickly

John Russell rolled the dice a few nights ago, and brought capps in for a 2 inning sting. It worked out well for the Bucco Manager.
Russell did it again Sunday. It didnt work out so well this time.
Zach duke was in line for his 10th win of the season when he was pulled in the [...]

The Bullpen is a mess

Evan Meek aside, the bullpen is a disaster.
Chavez has had his moments, and in time will be very reliable. I really like this kids make up.
Hanrahan and his 3.39 era and 11.2 k/9in are encouraging.
Matt Capps is sporting a 5.50 era, and has walked 15 batters in 40 ip..nearly double his career avg.
Stephen Jackson, Jeff [...]

Where do we go from here

So the All Star break has come and gone. The Pirates two All Stars never got to make an appearance. So what else is new?
The Pirates are looking to continue to deal their veterans.
Adam LaRoche, Freddie Sanchez, Jack Wilson, Matt Capps and possibly Zach Duke could all be shipped out, for “Prospects”.
The Pirates can lose [...]

Fish on Ice: Swept Away In The Burgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 9-6 entering the off day tomorrow. We are off to take care of some west coast business, lets go bucs!!  Maholm gets his 3rd win after giving up 4 runs in 6 innings pitched. All of the Marlins runs came after two outs were recorded throughout the ball [...]

Opening Day, Not What Was Expected

Ah, opening day. In Pittsburgh, it is the equivalent to playing in game seven of the World Series. This year’s opener did not disappoint. The game had a little bit of everything from solid starting pitching to late inning heroics with the Buccos raising the Jolly Rodger at the day’s end. What’s more impressive is [...]

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