The 2006 Pittsburgh
Pirates ended up like many Pirate baseball teams do now a days, with
a loosing record. Going just 67-95 in 2006, the Pirates fans are getting
disgruntle and rightfully so. Pirate baseball fans are ready for this
team to open up the wallet and spend some money on some players. The
Pirates do have a few ball players to build the franchise around in
my eyes, or at least they could be pieces of the puzzle. Talented
players such as Freddy Sanchez, Jason Bay, Matt Capps, and Zach Duke
all have potential to be MLB All Stars. For the 2007 baseball season,
look for the Pirates to be fighting for last place with the Astros
and Reds. Sorry Pirate fans, but Barry
Bonds, Andy Van Slyke, or Bobby Bonilla are not walking out onto
that field this year.
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10 ½ games over the previous season, but still finished
in 4th place. The Pirates again finished in 4th place in 2003
and began reconstructing the team in hopes of a better future.
The 2004 Pirates were one of the least experienced teams in baseball,
but still managed to put together a tolerable season. Left Fielder
Jason Bay became the Pirates first NL Rookie of the Year Award
winner and Jack Wilson earned his first All-Star berth and nabbed
a Silver Slugger Award.
<p>Hit in the head by a line drive Wednesday, Ross Ohlendorf will not miss a start.</p>
<p>It's not a common storyline at any level of baseball, but that was the stance of the Pirates and Ohlendorf on Thursday morning in Denver, less than 24 hours after he was struck in the right side of the head by a Troy Tulowitzki liner. Ohlendorf remains set to make his next start Monday in Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>"Right now, that's what we're looking at," manager John Russell said.</p>
<p>Ohlendorf reported to the clubhouse in the morning with no concussion-like symptoms, but the team will continue to monitor that closely through the first 48 hours after the incident, with Russell describing Friday in St. Louis as key.
Ubaldo Jimenez was back to All-Star form and the Rockies found their groove at the plate. It all adds up to one thing: A return to the win column for Colorado. Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid with a 9-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew McCutchen was scratched from Thursday's game with a sore right shoulder. Jose Tabata will start in center as the Pirates go for a sweep of the three-game series with Colorado. The Pirates say McCutchen is day-to-day. He is hitting .293 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs this season.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf says he feels fine a day after being hit in the head by a line drive and expects to make his next start. Ohlendorf says he anticipates being cleared to work out sometime Thursday. He says he feels a little sore. Ohlendorf was hit on the right side of the face by Troy Tulowitzki's line drive in the first inning Wednesday night at Colorado.
Hit in the head by a line drive, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf considered himself fortunate. Ohlendorf left after being struck on the right side of the face by Troy Tulowitzki's line drive in the first inning Wednesday night. The bruised starter was checked at a hospital and returned to Coors Field before the Pirates sent the Colorado Rockies to their eighth straight loss, 6-2.
The faltering Colorado Rockies were fed up and frustrated as their skid climbed to seven games. They're stranding runners, giving up late runs and, in a new twist, losing players to freak injuries. Zach Duke threw six solid innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates snap a four-game skid Tuesday night with a 4-2 win over a struggling Rockies team that lost Huston Street to a bizarre injury before...
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12rrr6o31/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bbn_nationals_strasburg_scratched-4049997"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/a9/thumbe.f7866cbe98dee4f817e79bf3b03a8bbb/capress-bbn_nationals_strasburg_scratched-4049997.jpg" width="130" height="87" alt="Washington Nationals starting pitcher Miguel Batista(notes) delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Washington. Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg(notes) was scratched from his scheduled start." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>WASHINGTON - Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder after being scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night because he had problems warming up his prized and powerful right arm.</p><br clear="all" />
WASHINGTON - With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years — and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburg-like.
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right-hander Steven Jackson and purchased the contract of lefty Will Ledezma from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. Jackson was 3-0 with a 3.92 ERA in 31 games for Indianapolis. This is his third call-up of the season. Ledezma was 0-1 with a 0.94 ERA and eight saves in 35 appearances for Indianapolis.
Brad Lincoln, at age 25, knew his demotion was coming. Brendan Donnelly, nearing the end of his career at age 38, never anticipated being let go. The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates revamped their pitching staff after a 6-3 loss to San Diego on Sunday dropped them 30 games below .500, optioning Lincoln back to Triple-A Indianapolis and designating Donnelly for assignment.
Two years after the Pirates won 67 games and the Padres won only 63, the opposite-coast franchises possess the National League's two lowest payrolls. On the field, they don't begin to resemble each other. Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Denorfia homered, Wade LeBlanc won for the first time in six weeks and first-place San Diego finished off its only series sweep in Pittsburgh since 1998, beating...
Opponents should know this by now: Give these San Diego Padres any opening with a mistake, an error, a walk or a balk and they'll take advantage. Extra-base hits are optional. Mat Latos pitched effectively over six innings despite giving up two solo home runs in his first start since July 8 and the division-leading Padres won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Sounds so easy and, often enough for the surprising San Diego Padres, it is exactly that. Get the lead early and then let the bullpen finish it late. Aaron Cunningham's triple started San Diego on a four-run second inning and the first-place Padres again took advantage of an early lead and their strong bullpen to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Friday night.
Yovani Gallardo returned from the disabled list and pitched like an ace at a time when the Milwaukee Brewers needed one. Gallardo pitched six shutout innings, leading the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks both homered for the second time in the series for the Brewers, who allowed a combined 26 runs in losing the previous two...
The Pirates placed catcher Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion and recalled Jason Jaramillo from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. Doumit, tied for second on the team in home runs with eight and RBIs with 32, left Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning because he felt lightheaded and nauseous.
TAMPA, Fla. - A woman accused of faking a pregnancy and stealing a baby to fool her baseball player husband into thinking he was the father has pled guilty.
A woman accused of faking a pregnancy and stealing a baby to fool her baseball player husband into thinking he was the father has pled guilty. Amalia Tabata-Pereira, 44, pled guilty in Hillsborough Circuit Court on Wednesday on charges of kidnapping, interference with custody and impersonating a public officer.
The 2006 Pittsburgh
Pirates ended up like many Pirate baseball teams do now a days, with
a loosing record. Going just 67-95 in 2006, the Pirates fans are getting
disgruntle and rightfully so. Pirate baseball fans are ready for this
team to open up the wallet and spend some money on some players. The
Pirates do have a few ball players to build the franchise around in
my eyes, or at least they could be pieces of the puzzle. Talented
players such as Freddy Sanchez, Jason Bay, Matt Capps, and Zach Duke
all have potential to be MLB All Stars. For the 2007 baseball season,
look for the Pirates to be fighting for last place with the Astros
and Reds. Sorry Pirate fans, but Barry
Bonds, Andy Van Slyke, or Bobby Bonilla are not walking out onto
that field this year.
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