Tim Williams
First Pitch: Is ‘Collapse’ the Correct Term?
I have a few issues with the term “collapse” that is being thrown around a lot lately. The first issue is that the word is being mentioned as if something… Read more
First Pitch: Death to Small Ball
The Pirates had an interesting situation in the fifth inning today. And by “interesting situation” I mean an extremely frustrating series of managing that has become common for Clint Hurdle…. Read more
First Pitch: Indianapolis is Finished, Are the Pirates Finished Too?
The Indianapolis Indians were eliminated from the International League playoffs tonight, ending their season. That also wraps up the minor league season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The major league season… Read more
Wilbur Miller
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Examining the State College Minicamp Roster
Yesterday, Pirates Prospects posted State College’s minicamp roster. This serves as something of a preliminary roster for the early season, but there will inevitably be changes as more players from… Read more
- Appelgate
- Alliegeddon
- The Closer Debate and . . . Julian Tavarez?
- Some Brief Observations About Josh Bell
- Real Decisions in the Farm System
Kevin Creagh
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Ideas From the Fringe (Part 2) – The Wild Card Starter
Yesterday, I took a look at an idea that will probably never happen — lineup optimization by wOBA. Today, I wanted to explore another out-of-the-box idea dealing with the Wild… Read more
- Ideas From the Fringe - Lineup Optimization
- Erasing Psychological Damage (Or Inflicting More?)
- Remember -- It's Not A Salary Dump If the Red Sox Do It
- Me, Dallas, Dave, and Corned Beef
- The Break-Even Point of Erik Bedard
Pirates History
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This Date in Pirates History: September 15
Five former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date, including one that was related to a United States President. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland takes a look back at… Read more
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Matt Bandi
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Taillon has an easy evening on the mound
Jameson Taillon does not seem to be having much trouble transitioning to the Double-A level. He breezed through six innings last night, allowing just an infield single and facing only… Read more
- Pirates using Grilli, Hanrahan poorly
- Exploring the Arsenal - Wandy Rodriguez
- An Andrew McCutchen Triple: One of Baseball's Greatest Joys
- GIF: Drew Sutton
- GIF: Lincoln shuts it down; McCutchen knows you're impressed
Randy Linville
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Neal Huntington Should Be Fired
I want to be on record before the final couple of the weeks of the season play out: Neal Huntington should be fired. I hope this team doesn’t lose a… Read more
- Requests for the Final 25 Games
- Barmes Compared to Mystery Players
- Winning in Part Because of Good Trades
- Is it Possible to Have a Negative Number of Total Bases?
- Winning in Spite of Bad Trades