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Monthly Archives: April, 2020

If you're looking for something to lift your spirits each day in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, might I suggest taking a look at the pitching. Anywhere. Any level. At the Major League level, the Pirates have a 3.55...
Pittsburgh Pirates flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for two games, after being ejected earlier this week for arguing the strike zone with an umpire. I wrote about the ejection earlier in the week, noting how...

April 30, 1979: An Off-Day for the Bucs and Some More Where-They-Came-From

The Pirates were off on the last day of April.  They finished the month with a record of 7-11, in last place in the...

Obscure Pittsburgh Pirates: Denny Gonzalez

This is the sixth player we have featured in our Obscure Pittsburgh Pirates series. The links to the first five can be found at...

First Pitch: Late Round Draft Picks Making it to the Majors

The other day in the history section of First Pitch, we noted that pitcher Paul Miller (1991-93) was a 53rd round pick of the...

The One Who Got Away: Gene Woodling

To coincide with the 105th anniversary of his Major League debut on April 15th, we posted our first The One Who Got Away article...

OOTP: Pirates Try to Avoid the Sweep Against the Cubs

The following is part of our simulation of the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates season, using Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). We simulate the season...

April 29, 1979: Pirates Finally Solve the Astros

The top of the Pirates' order had big days as the Bucs finally took care of Houston, 10-5, at Three Rivers.  Omar Moreno, Tim...

Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Bob Johnson

Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Johnson celebrated his 77th birthday on Saturday. I marked the occasion with posts on Twitter and our Facebook history...

First Pitch: What Do You Collect?

Tomorrow afternoon, we are going to post our second Pirates Memorabilia article. In case you missed it, the first one featured a 1946 team...

OOTP: Trevor Williams Tries to Get the Pirates Back on Track Against the Cubs

The following is part of our simulation of the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates season, using Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). We simulate the season...

April 28, 1979: A Rainout and a Look at Where the Infield Came From

The Pirates' game with Houston was rained out.  It'll be made up in July. In the meantime, let's take a look at how some of...

Game Rewind: Pirates vs Indians, July 17, 1999

This is our sixth Game Rewind article, where we look back at a noteworthy game in Pittsburgh Pirates history. The first two Game Rewind articles featured...

First Pitch: Updated Draft Prospect Rankings

Fangraphs has a pair of articles from the weekend regarding the draft. Eric Longenhagen updated their draft board (rankings), while also talking about the draft....

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