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Monthly Archives: November, 2019

First Pitch: A Tale of Two Outfielders

One outfielder showed more offensive production. The other showed good enough offense, paired with plenty of defensive value to make up the difference. They both...

Winter Leagues: Fabricio Macias Homers; Chris Sharpe Leads His Team to Victory

In winter league action from Sunday in Mexico, Fabricio Macias had his third straight multi-hit game and collected his first home run of the...

First Pitch: Sunday Thoughts and Notes

Some thoughts and notes for Sunday morning... **There's a chance the Pirates could add a new manager this week. I broke down the situation yesterday,...

Winter Leagues: Fabricio Macias Collects Back-to-Back Multi-Hit Games; First Weekend Wraps Up in Australia

In Puerto Rico on Saturday night, Chris Sharpe and Dylan Busby were both in the lineup for Gigantes de Carolina. Busby started at third...

Author David Finoli Now Writes About the Pittsburgh Greats He Grew Up Admiring

As most regulars on this site know already, I love baseball history, specifically related to the Pittsburgh Pirates. You can find our daily "This...

First Pitch: The Pirates Manager Decision and What Comes After

The last time the Pirates had an organizational overhaul like this was in 2007. They hired Neal Huntington to replace Dave Littlefield, and then...

Winter Leagues: Ji-Hwan Bae Has a Big Game on Offense and a Bad Night in the Field

In Australia on Saturday, Robbie Glendinning hit his second home run of the season in his team's 5-2 loss. He went 1-for-3 with a...

The Pirates Didn’t Bring Back the Pitching Coach Who Worked With Breakout Prospect Tahnaj Thomas

The Pittsburgh Pirates saw some strong results from a young pitching staff in Bristol this year, including the breakout of Tahnaj Thomas. The 19-year-old...

First Pitch: Confessions From a Neal Huntington Apologist

One week from today we'll have our Black Friday Mega Announcement, giving details on the big changes coming for this site, along with some...

Winter Leagues: Ji-Hwan Bae Debuts in Australia

In Australia, there's a significant prospect that I whiffed on in the league because I skimmed over his name on the roster the other...

Some Thoughts About MLB’s Plan to Slash the Size of the Minor Leagues

MLB recently proposed to sharply reduce the number of affiliated minor league teams.  Under the plan, 42 teams would be eliminated and many leagues...

Words are Nice, but New Pirates’ Front Office Must Follow with Actions

“We’re in the Endgame now.” For those who may not remember, or have no idea what I’m referencing, these words were uttered by Dr. Strange...

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