Regardless of whether or not you think bringing him in was a good idea, I have a feeling that Akinori Iwamura is going to make quite the impression on Pirates fans over the next year, half year, or next few years. “Aki” should be both productive and exciting, no matter how long he wears a [..[...]
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November 7th, 2009 - 7:41 pm § by Brian McElhinny § in NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates
Let’s get to know Akinori Iwamura
October 19th, 2009 - 4:09 am § by Brian McElhinny § in 2009 Season Awards, NL Central, NL West, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
NL Cy Young Ballot
Originally posted at raisethejollyroger.com Well…definitely no Pirate-fan bias to influence me on this one (it may or may not have in the ROY voting). This funky thing called the [CY Young Predictor by ESPN] narrows it down for me…and I’ll look closely at the numbers to decide who[...]
October 13th, 2009 - 1:21 am § by Brian McElhinny § in 2009 Season Awards, Atlanta Braves, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year Ballot
Originally posted at raisethejollyroger.com NL Rookie of the Year is a ridiculously tough call this year. Especially as a Pirates fan/homer. Part of me wants to give Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones the recognition they deserve, especially when the chance to put a Pirate in the spotlight is rare.[...]
October 8th, 2009 - 4:10 pm § by Brian McElhinny § in 2009 Season Awards, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West
NL Manager of the Year Ballot
Originally posted at raisethejollyroger.com Managing is difficult to quantify, unless you follow a team around for an entire season religiously, like I do with the Pirates (and trust me, John Russell is not getting any manager of the year votes). The conventional wisdom is that you look at the tea[...]
October 6th, 2009 - 3:06 pm § by Brian McElhinny § in NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates
What did the Pirates learn in 2009?
Originally posted at raisethejollyroger.com I’m not quite ready to put together a huge season-in-review post, but as a bit of a preview to that, here’s a list of things that we know now, but didn’t back in March: Brandon Moss is not the answer in a corner outfield spot: Management was pullin[...]
September 30th, 2009 - 4:21 am § by Brian McElhinny § in AL Central, Minnesota Twins, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates
Miguel Sano signs with Twins, not Pirates
Originally posted at raisethejollyroger.com [Crap]. Minnesota got him for a $3.15 millon dollar bonus. This is really unfortunate news. Sano is a 16-year old shortstop, widely regarded as the top prospect in the Dominican Republic. The Bucs were rumored to have a good shot at signing him because of[...]
September 24th, 2009 - 4:21 am § by Brian McElhinny § in Cincinnati Reds, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates
A pathetic exhibition of baseball [Reds 12 Pirates 2]
That’s really all I have to say about this one. Kevin Hart allowed 8 runs. The offense was horrible once again, only managing 5 hits. Both runs came on sacrafice flies. This baseball team is really, really bad right now. I don’t know how to spin it any differently. Reds 12, Pirates 2 / [Box] / [...]
