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Monthly Archives: November, 2019

First Pitch: Sunday Notes, App Updates, and Upcoming Important Dates

The Pirates are expected to announce Ben Cherington as their new General Manager tomorrow. He will need to get right to work, as the...

Winter Leagues: Cody Ponce Throws Shutout Ball in Team USA Loss

Just three Pittsburgh Pirates saw action last night in winter ball, but there was a pretty big game going on in Tokyo worth mentioning. In...

First Pitch: There Are Still Talented Coaches in the Pirates’ Minor League System

I wrote this a few times yesterday: Organizational philosophy does not equal organizational talent. The Pirates have decided on Ben Cherington as the next General...

Winter Leagues: The Season Opens Up in Puerto Rico with a Near No-Hitter

Winter league action for players from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. There was no winter news from Thursday as most teams were off. The...

Williams: Omar Moreno and the Irreparable Damage Resulting From Bob Nutting’s Bad Decisions

Have you ever chopped the head off a snake? When I was a kid, I mowed for an older lady that lived down the street....

Pirates Fire Kyle Stark and, Reportedly, Larry Broadway

The Pittsburgh Pirates have fired assistant GM Kyle Stark, according to various sources, and first reported by Nubyjas Wilborn. https://twitter.com/nwilborn19/status/1195402040115109888 This isn't a surprise. Bob Nutting...

Ben Cherington is Reportedly the New Pirates’ General Manager

Ben Cherington has accepted the Pirates' General Manager job, according to Jason Mackey. https://twitter.com/JMackeyPG/status/1195390868238286850 Rob Biertempfel confirmed the report and also added that Chertington's title will...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Ben Cherington, Omar Moreno, and the new MLB Front Office

I'm catching up on some news this morning that was reported over the past few days. I'll have a column to follow after I...

Pirates Release a Large Group of Minor League Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates released 23 minor league players on Thursday. There's also one retirement announcement. Here's the list of players, who are mostly lower...

First Pitch: It’s Been a Year Since the Tahnaj Thomas Trade, aka the Erik Gonzalez Trade

One year ago today was the infamous Erik Gonzalez trade, or as we refer to it around here, the day Tahnaj Thomas entered the...

Winter Leagues: Luis Escobar Makes His Second Start in Colombia

Wednesday's winter league action from the players for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In Colombia, Luis Escobar got the start. He cruised through three scoreless innings, then...

First Pitch: The Argument For the Pirates Rebuilding Makes the Most Sense

I can't keep my head up. Years from now we're going to look back on the moment Neal Huntington was fired and we're going to...

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