Tag: Andy Van Slyke

Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

TransactionsNovember 15, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

TransactionsNovember 13, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

A Recent History of the 82nd Win – 1988

Pirates HistoryFebruary 14, 2012

After being as close to a perpetual contender as any team in the National League East, the Pirates went through what was to my...

This Date in Pirates History: December 21

Pirates HistoryDecember 21, 2011

Born on this date in 1960 was Andy Van Slyke, the All-Star, Gold Glove defender who manned center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates from...

Classic Pirates memories, Win Expectancy style

AnalysisOctober 16, 2010

While glancing at the Win Expectancy chart for last night’s Yankees-Rangers game, I realized that FanGraphs also has these charts for historical games. Although I already knew that, I had never taken the time to sift through some older games. Here is a look at some of my all-time favorite Pirates games.

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