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First Pitch: The Reason the Pirates Could Be Successful For Many Years

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Baseball teams pay ridiculous prices for pitching. The Texas Rangers just traded a top 50 prospect and three Grade B pitching prospects a month...

First Pitch: The Pirates Continue to Bunt Away Their Best Chances

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In the eighth inning of tonight's game, Starling Marte led off with a bunt single. The score was tied 2-2, and if the Pirates...

First Pitch: The Five Stages of Jeff Locke Regression Grief

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All season on this site we had been talking about how Jeff Locke was due for regression. The left-hander had an ERA around 3.00,...

First Pitch: A Precautionary Tale About Living in Fear of a Collapse

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I sat on the couch, staring intently at the TV. There are situations in sports when there is almost no hope available, yet for...

First Pitch: What Could Be the Solution to the RISP Problem?

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We've talked a lot this week about the issue of hitting with runners in scoring position. I've made my thoughts known on the matter....

First Pitch: Why Do Some Big Name Players Clear Waivers?

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Today we learned that several players around the league cleared waivers. First we heard about Justin Morneau, who the Pirates were linked to prior...

First Pitch: The RISP Problems For the Pirates Are a Fluke

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Two nights ago I wrote about how the Pirates aren't perfect, but they are legit contenders. The main flaw with the team this year...

First Pitch: Do the Pirates Finally Have the Best 25 Men in Pittsburgh?

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There has been a lot of talk from various Pirates writers about having the "best 25" in Pittsburgh. You could make a strong argument...

First Pitch: The Pirates Aren’t Perfect, But They Are Legit Contenders

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At this point in the season, a lot has been established in baseball. That ranges from the players, to the teams, and even to...

First Pitch: Limiting Gerrit Cole’s Innings Down the Stretch

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There has been some speculation the last few days that the Pirates could skip Gerrit Cole's next start, going with a four man rotation...

First Pitch: Is the “Proven Closer” Era Over?

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This morning Mike Petriello of ESPN Insider wrote an article about how the closer myth is dying. Petriello pointed out that a lot of...

First Pitch: Putting Neal Huntington’s Amazing Off-Season in Perspective

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There was a lot of talk today about the big off-season moves the Pittsburgh Pirates made. Most of that discussion probably stemmed from a...
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