Posted on April 21st, 2009
Written by Colin
Ross Ohlendorf added to theearly pirates season of fantastic pitching monday night. He evaded an early first inning problem starting the game with men on first and second with no outs and like a magician pulled three outs out of his hat without giving up a run. After that It was the Pirate pitching that was lights [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2009
Written by Brian
It has been just over a week since our Buccos made the venture from Bradenton followed with a swarm of question marks, impatient fans, and talks of a “buzz” in the clubhouse. This week has had its share of surprises, some good and some bad. The team is averaging nearly five runs a [...]
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Posted on April 6th, 2009
Written by Brian
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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Posted on April 4th, 2009
Written by Jim
At this point, I want to take a look at the 25 man roster.
Position by Position break down and what I expect from each of them.
So lets roll!
Catcher
Ryan Doumit Will hit for average, and increase his power numbers this year. Needs to stay healthy
Jason Jaramillo -An excellent defensive catcher, might hit [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2009
Written by Rocco
Here’s a couple of tidbits from Spring Training that have been making the rounds in the Burgh’….
First off, it appears that being in top physical condition was high on the priority list of most of the young Buccos. All of the pitchers and catchers have reported in excellent shape, which is a welcome [...]
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