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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

The Pirates are in the pennant race. In spite of going just 11-19 in their last 30 games, the Pirates are still in it. Over that time, St. Louis has… Read more »

First Pitch: An Alvarez Hot Streak Would Be Great Right Now

If there’s one thing we’ve learned this year about Pedro Alvarez, it’s that he doesn’t just have one good game. He’s been a very streaky player, and in most cases… Read more »

Air Pedro v. Ground Pedro

Prior to Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, Pedro Alvarez had virtually the same amount of plate appearances in 2012 as he did in his injury/performance-marred 2011 campaign.  Here’s the stat… Read more »

Five Things I Need in July to be a Believer

I wouldn’t call my self pessimistic in nature. I’m fairly upbeat and easy going. It generally takes a lot to drag me down. Yet, I’ve found myself very skeptical of… Read more »

GIF: The Pirates throw baseballs

The Pirates had a rough bottom of the first inning in Philadelphia on Monday. The struggles included several throwing miscues. A few “highlights.”

McCutchen & His Value To The Team

Discussing MVP votes in late June is a rather pointless exercise.  Players fade late in the season or get injured or just not perform as well.  But it’s not too early… Read more »

Correlating Minor League BABIP to Major League BABIP

In an earlier post I had examined whether Pedro Alvarez has been unlucky. My conclusion is that he has not been so much unlucky in 2012, but rather it is… Read more »

Has Alvarez Been Unlucky in 2012?

I ask this question because I saw it posed on a message board today. Well, it wasn’t posed. Someone answered by stating that the difference in his BABIP in 2010… Read more »

Know your PITCHf/x strike zone

One of the more useful additions to Pirates broadcasts over the past few years has been the Range Resources strike zone, which is the ROOT Sports version of the PITCHf/x… Read more »