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Is it Possible to Have a Negative Number of Total Bases?

August 30, 2012 | 6 Comments

I know the answer is ‘no’. You can’t possibly have a negative number of total bases. Or maybe you kind of can if you re-define the meaning of total bases…. Read more »

Pirates using Grilli, Hanrahan poorly

August 22, 2012 | 11 Comments

The Pirates lost to the San Diego Padres 7-5 on Tuesday night when Chase Headley launched a two-run, 10th inning home run. In the bottom of the eighth, with the… Read more »

In-game strategy too predictable

May 14, 2012 | 3 Comments

With the Pirates leading 1-0 tonight, Rod Barajas led off the seventh inning with a double. On the next pitch, Clint Barmes tried to sacrifice him to third. The bunt… Read more »

Notes from PNC 5/5/12

May 5, 2012 | Comments Off

My brother and I come over from the Buckeye state once a year to take in a Saturday night game, spend the night, watch a Sunday afternoon contest and then… Read more »

Taking a look at last night’s strike zone

May 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

During the second inning of last night’s game, Pirates catcher Rod Barajas took issue with a ball that was called with Carlos Beltran at the plate. In turn, home plate… Read more »

Pirates’ stolen base strategy baffling

April 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

If you have been following me on Twitter tonight, this may seem a bit repetitive. But I felt this deserved its own post. After Alex Presley was thrown out trying… Read more »

Quantifying last night’s sacrifice bunt attempts

April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

Many have criticized Clint Hurdle for the number of sacrifice bunts the Pirates attempted in last night’s 5-4 win over the Rockies. All in all, the Pirates laid down two… Read more »