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Monthly Archives: April, 2020

April 19, 1979: Pirates Get a Day Off and a New Shortstop

1979 Season Replay
The Pirates were off on April 19, but that doesn't mean nothing happened.  They defied the old canard about early-season trades not happening by...

Card of the Day: 1982 Donruss Harvey Haddix

Card of the Day
Today’s featured Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1982 Donruss set and features pitching coach Harvey Haddix, who was 23 years...

First Pitch: A Look at the Prospects for All Four Full-Season Affiliates of the Pirates

First Pitch
Wilbur Miller just wrapped up an eight-part series looking at the pitchers and hitters for the 2020 full-season minor league teams. The series was...

OOTP: Chris Archer Looks to Get the Pirates Back on Track Against the Dodgers

Analysis
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 18, 1979: Missed Chances Cost Pirates Against Phillies

1979 Season Replay
The Pirates had some scoring chances early against the Phillies and Randy Lerch, but couldn't capitalize.  In the process they wasted a solid start...

Draft Prospect Watch: Two College Pitchers Who Impressed this Year

2020 Draft
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 10th...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part 8

First Pitch
Well, this is the toughest one of all.  Not just because the Pirates have a ton of interesting pitching talent that could/should be at...

OOTP: Pirates Face Their Biggest Test of the Season Against the Dodgers

Analysis
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 17, 1979: Blyleven Shelled in Phillies Rout

1979 Season Replay
A second matchup between future Hall-of-Fame pitchers was badly one-sided as the Phillies jumped all over Bert Blyleven.  Steve Carlton, meanwhile, had less trouble...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Goose Gossage, 1977

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Three weeks ago, we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site once it has been...

First Pitch: If There Was a Minor League Season, Part 7

First Pitch
In our hypothetical minor league season, Greensboro will likely have the most interesting team of all. Not the least interesting aspect will be how the...

The One Who Got Away: Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Dazzy Vance

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Back on April 16, 1915, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Fred Clarke gave a young pitcher his first Major League start. Clarke, who was elected to...
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