Archive for November, 2010

RumBunter:  You spoke of being the Cal Ripken of Pittsburgh, what about Cal’s game did you admire? Walker:  Cal’s game is something that anyone would admire, the biggest thing is obviously his string of games, when you are playing everyday with an off day scattered in it is very hard not to get sick, have bumps and bruises that can keep you out. The fact that he

Clint Hurdle is enjoying his honeymoon.   Right now, Hurdle can get things a typical Pirates manager wouldn’t dream of getting.  A hefty TV contract, by Pirates standards, has allowed the Bucs some spening freedom.   Obviously, that’s the first thing that makes us very nervous.   Sure it’s an exciting time for the Bucs, but one or two more stupid moves and this club is put back another year, maybe more.  And those are years that we don’t have to burn and we surely know the Bucs don’t have the talent depth to make many more mistakes in financial dealings with more established [...]

It’s been a while since the Pirates were given a few paragraphs in an article by Peter Gammons.   But while we were traveling the country this week, we spotted Gammons metioning this about the Pirates: By mid-2013, Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez and Andrew McCutchen could well be stars of different kinds, Tony Sanchez could be a front-line defensive catcher and, if all goes well, the Pirates will be starting to see the fruits of their search for power arms, as opposed to the mediocre pitchers they selected at the top of the Drafts in the past decade. Also last night Tim at Pirates Prospects [...]

Jonathan Mayo has his top 20 players that impressed him in the Arizona Fall League.  Hmm…the Pirates didn’t impress him.  Somehow Mike Montgomery’s  two good and one awful performance stood out, but Andrew Lambo’s season didn’t stand out enough to make the top 20.  Those last ten at-bats really hurt huh.  Tony Sanchez didn’t stand out because in his last ten games he hit .158 with a .659 OPS.  We thought Josh Harrison could have made the list, especially considering he did nothing but put hits on the board.  But when you look at all the sexy names on Mayo’s list, [...]

The Pittsburgh Pirates just got a lot tougher on their 40-man roster today.  Seriously.  If you are not familiar with what we are talking about, we have it all covered for you.  Of course you heard that Zach Duke, Delwyn Young and Andy LaRoche have been designated for assignment.  The players added to the roster are Jeff Locke, Danny Moskos, Tony Watson, Kyle McPherson and Mike Crotta.   So who is the tough guy in that bunch?

  He was hungry. He was humble. And heading into the 2010 season Neil Walker was a third baseman stuck in the middle. With

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a replacement for their slugging OF Jayson Werth should he leave in free agency which looks like all but a done deal. So they invited Brandon Moss to camp? Interesting. My favorite pictures and post regarding Moss was his walkoff against the Brewers

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker seemed to be a player lost in the system last year.  Talent?  Walker had it.  Ambition?  Walker had it.  There were few people who doubted Walker could play, 

Are you ready?  You better get ready.  Bow to the masses.  Break it down….. Degeneratation Hurdle! Clint Hurdle is a master radio interviewer. Listen to him take away the pain from 93.7 The Fan’s Ron Cook. Listen to him take control. “We are going to use resources that we might not have used in the past. We are going to work on some tangible evidence “–Clint Hurdle Does it sound like Hurdle is going to make a difference? Yeh, it sure does. It’s also appears that the Pirates are going to get some talent to put on the diamond. That will [...]

Numerous sources are saying the Pittsburgh Pirates are meeting today with Jorge de la Rosa’s agents in Orlando.  They want and will receive some serious cash for their client.  The Rockies are rumored to not be interested in going beyond three years on a new deal.    Not to worry, with such a demand for pitching, there will be some team that will overpay the hard throwing left hander.  Let’s just trust that it isn’t the Pirates.  Would the Pirates want to roll the dice and offer four years in a desperate move for starting pitching for 2011?  The move scares the hell