Archive for December, 2011

Earlier in the week, I wrote this article about how if Jeff Francis could help the Pirates rotation. Today, in the second installment of my mini-series, I’m going to take a look at another possible target, Joe Saunders.

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The question was who was the best starting pitcher in Pittsburgh Pirates history. The contestant

We were digging for a picture of a Pedro Alvarez autographed baseball we tweeted this summer.  We couldn’t find that picture, but we noticed a familar shot we took.  It was Sean Casey holding a beer at the Cure concert at Stage AE this summer. Damn. Clipped from: bustedcoverage.com (share this clip)  

The Pirates made a big move earlier this offseason with the addition of Erik Bedard, who is going to help the pitching staff significantly if he can stay healthy. However, even with Bedard, the Pirates pitching staff is far from impressive. The Pirates have been rumored to be interested in free agent Jeff Francis. Those rumors faded after the Bedard sign, but who is to say that Neal Huntington and company have stopped spending this offseason? There have been reports that the Pirates were still interested in Derrek Lee even after the trade for Casey McGehee, which tells me that [...]

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*Insert some heinous photoshop of Pedro Alvarez and Richard Simmons here* ^That wasn’t a mistake, seriously Tom, do it. There are videos and pictures posted on this website and others of Pedro Alvarez from PirateFest last night. I have heard a couple of people say how much thinner and in shape he looks and how that could help him turn his horrible 2011 performance around. Ummm?

Pedro Alvarez hasn’t seen me in a few months. He’s obviously surprised. If only he knew our reaction was exactly the same. El Toro is back. Just waiting for the best shape of his life comments….