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Monthly Archives: March, 2020

The Pirates couldn't hold the lead against the Brewers on Thursday, dropping the final game 7-5 to split a four game series. Milwaukee got on the board immediately against Mitch Keller with a solo homer in the...
Jack Brannigan showed some power tonight in Greensboro, as part of an 11-1 victory by the Pittsburgh Pirates High-A squad. Brannigan went 2-for-5, hitting a double and a home run, with each being his third of...

Obscure Pittsburgh Pirates: Cy Blanton

Last week we started a new history feature called Obscure Pittsburgh Pirates. This feature will be a regular article on our upcoming Pittsburgh Baseball History...

First Pitch: You Think that Trade was Bad…

In yesterday's history section of the First Pitch article, you probably read about George Van Haltren, who was born on March 30th. He was...

OOTP: Pirates Drop First Game of Series to the Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped their fourth straight game to start our Out of the Park Baseball simulation of the 2020 season. The latest loss came...

Game Rewind: Pirates at Braves, August 23, 1971

Last week we introduced a new feature that will be part of our history site once the Pittsburgh Baseball Network site has launched. With...

First Pitch: Baseball in the Time of Coronavirus

l'm having some fun so far this season. There's no baseball. There probably won't be at all during the 2020 season. And yet every morning...

OOTP: Mitch Keller Makes His Season Debut as the Pirates Try to Avoid a Sweep Against the Rays

There might be no baseball this year, but every single day you can come to this site and see what the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates...

Card of the Day: 1982 Topps Tim Foli

This is our fourth article featuring a Card of the Day and I can't believe it took me this long to get to this...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part 3

Today let's look at the Altoona hitters for our hypothetical season. The Pirates are going to face a lot of tough choices, in part due...

OOTP: Pirates Take on Tyler Glasnow and the Rays in Second Game of the Season

The 2020 season resumes today, with the Pirates taking on the Rays. The Rays took the first game of the season, winning 9-4. Joe Musgrove takes...

OOTP: Speeding Ahead to Check on How the Pirates Prospects Are Doing

We're simulating the 2020 season daily, all season, with the next game posting at 3:10 PM EST today. We're also doing another simulation, speeding ahead...

Draft Prospect Watch: Two Pitchers Moving Up the Draft Rankings

We don't have a set date for the 2020 MLB amateur draft yet, but we now know that it will be held between June...

First Pitch: Looking for Bargains in the Amateur Draft

Yesterday we got the news that MLB and the MLBPA agreed on a deal that changed the upcoming amateur draft rules. One of the...

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