Tag: Jay Bell

Garrett Jones wasn't happy this week. While hitting .119 for the month of August entering last night's game (courtesy of some atrocious luck on...

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....

It was a great privilege to cover the Pirates this past weekend at Dodger Stadium. The team's offense still has to make some drastic...

One of the most common misconceptions about the Pittsburgh Pirates is that they have an extensive history of developing good baseball players and then...

Light date for Pittsburgh Pirates history, one former player born on this date and one partial trade. I say partial trade because the deal...

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

On this date in 2001 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded starting pitcher Todd Ritchie and minor leaguer Lee Evans to the Chicago White Sox in...

On this date in 1975 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitchers Ken Brett, Dock Ellis and rookie second baseman Willie Randolph to the New York...

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.