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Tim’s recent posts about closers reminded me of an interesting interlude in Pirates’ Closer History that got virtually no attention at the time.  Back in 2003, when Kevin McClatchy ordered Dave Littlefield… Read more »

Just a few comments here, since there’s been some limited discussion online about Josh Bell’s first few games.  I saw three of the four games that West Virginia played in their… Read more »

If you’ve been reading Tim’s articles on the minor league rosters, one thing that should have become apparent is that the Pirates have had to make some difficult decisions in assigning… Read more »

Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie took the mound today against the Blue Jays’ single A teams.  Both had uneven outings in different ways.  Taillon allowed a solo HR in the… Read more »

Today the Pirates’ upper level minor leaguers took on the Blue Jays.  As always, the scores were somewhat of a mystery, but I’m pretty sure the Pirates’ AAA squad won… Read more »

Another pair of A-ball games today, this time against the Phillies.  The highlight without a doubt was Nick Kingham, who threw four impressive innings apart from a brief glitch at… Read more »

I made it to Pirate City today for the first time this year since the minor leaguers took over the facility.  It’s interesting to see how much things have changed… Read more »

Just a quick post, mainly to note that I’ve added player pages for players who are in minor league camp for the first time.  Tim noted this when he posted… Read more »

Just a few observations from Monday morning at Pirate City, as I’m heading home now: – Erik Bedard is wearing a knee brace, which I wasn’t aware of until Tom… Read more »

Hopefully, the photo above imparts some sense of why hardcore baseball fans love spring training.  Manny Sanguillen, Nate McLouth, Mike McKenry and Anderson Hernandez.  A star from the 1970s, on… Read more »