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Tag Archives: Pedro Alvarez
It’s too early to call Pedro Alvarez anything, let alone a bust.
There’s no nice way to say this: Pedro Alvarez has been terrible this year. He’s been a bad hitter, he’s been a bad fielder (which was expected, but still), and he’s missed a lot of time with a quad injury. … Continue reading
How should the Pirates divvy out playing time in the near future?
The Pirates have had a lot of injuries this season. This, we know. In fact, let’s take a look at the list of players currently on the disabled list to refresh our memories. 7-Day DL: Ronny Cedeno 15-Day DL: Pedro … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Presley, Jose Tabata, Pedro Alvarez, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Doumit
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Pedro Alvarez starts playing rehab games
Tim has good news today, reporting that 3B Pedro Alvarez – on the disabled list for over a month with a quad injury – began his rehab work in the GCL today. Hopefully this means that he’ll arrive back in … Continue reading
Pedro Ciriaco called up; Pedro Alvarez to DL?
Well, this sucks. Hopefully this is just a minor bump in the road, as Alvarez seemed to be coming around with the bat. Perhaps he was struggling so much because of an injury? Who knows. I expect to see either … Continue reading
Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 10, Tigers 1
Well, I didn’t think the Pirates would bounce back to .500 ball in blowouts the day after I posted this. And not only that, but this one was done in impressive fashion as the team easily took an interleague victory. … Continue reading
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Tagged #staythirsty, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett F'n Jones, Jeff Karstens, Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Ronny Cedeno
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Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 5, Reds 0
It’s so refreshing when the Pirates are on the winning end of a blowout. I’ve been neglecting these updates because, quite frankly, they’ve been kind of depressing. After this game, the Pirates record in blowouts (defined as a margin of … Continue reading
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Tagged #electricstuff, Andrew McCutchen, Blowout Watch, Charlie Morton, Pedro Alvarez
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Quick notes
I know I haven’t updated in a while, but now that I’m into the full swing of the new semester, I think I can return to some form of normalcy (just as the season is ending.) Firstly, a complete recording … Continue reading
The most infuriating thing about this team
As we take a look at all the fundamental mistakes this team has been making as of late – from the baserunning gaffes to the fielding errors to all kinds of other mental mistakes, I think the most infuriating thing … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew McCutchen, Bobby Crosby, Jose Tabata, Lastings Milledge, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Doumit
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Thoughts on the debut we’ve all been waiting for
Although today’s ballgame was a horribly played defensive debacle which saw the Pirates commit six (SIX!) errors, it was still a day of hope for Pirates fans, as the uber-prospect we’ve all been waiting for started at third base and … Continue reading
Pedro Alvarez is on his way
According to Colin Dunlap of the Post-Gazette. (PG+ subscription) No details yet on when his first start will be or what the corresponding move is, but Alvarez was told after today’s game in AAA at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre that he’s been called … Continue reading
