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Nine to Know – A.J. Burnett and Other Failed Yankees Pitchers (Brian Cashman...
The Yankees and Pirates have traded right-hander A.J. Burnett and $20 million to Pittsburgh in exchange for the Pirates paying the $13 million remaining on Burnett’s contract with two minor leaguers...
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Roy Halliday wasn’t baseball’s worst pitcher last night
Oh, Doctor! In last night’s 15-13 loss to the Braves, Roy Halladay started and was strafed by the Atlanta bats. Halladay had his worst start in five years giving up 12 hits and eight runs in 5.1...
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Pirates 15+ Game Winners over the last 25 years
In Pittsburgh’s 10-6 win over the Dodgers yesterday, A.J. Burnett (15-4) allowed six runs, seven hits, and a walk, and hit two as he became the first Pirates pitcher to win 15 games since Todd Ritchie...
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A.J. Burnett is the Pirates Opening Day Starter
The Bucs start here with A.J. Burnett on Opening Day. Burnett will be making his first ever Opening Day start when he faces the Cubs at home on April 1. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has said...
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Tats Just Dumb
I cannot hide my disdain for tattoos. This is just my feelings and, other than to my daughters, I don’t impose my scorn, nor pass on my derision towards inkers. Having said that (see below), I cannot...
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From the Bill Chuck Files…Medlin, Pence, Burnett, King Felix, Ian, Austin,...
In his career, Kris Medlen is 19-8, which is really good, but his 15-2 record as a starter is sick. Not only did Hunter Pence’s batting average drop from .271 to .219 after joining the Giants last...
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Nine to Know – April 2, 2013
From the Bill Chuck Files…Here’s what you should be talking about today Bryce Harper became the youngest player to hit a pair of homers on Opening Day. Stephen Strasburg played contact ball (only two...
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Top 10: Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006
Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006 (Carlos Quentin‘s MLB career began in 2006) Rk Player HBP From To 1 A.J. Burnett 77 2006 2013 2 John Lackey 68 2006 2013 3 Ervin Santana 67 2006 2013 4...
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A.J. Burnett picks up his 2000th whiff, Nine to Know
The Pirates A.J. Burnett is a hard guy to root for. I was watching the 7th inning of Burnett’s gem against the Cardinals last night and he had a no-hitter going. After, Burnett questioned the ump on a...
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The Bill Chuck Files, Friday May 24: Masterson, Pedroia, Jennings, Kemp,...
There have been 18 homers leading off games this season; Franklin Gutierrez and Desmond Jennings are the only batters with two homers. Dustin Pedroia leads the majors with 48 singles. The Pirates are...
View ArticlePitch count? Or times facing an opponent in a game? – Fun with 2015 MLB stats
Baseball is doing so much better at in-game management because of awareness and responding to stats and numbers that in days gone by had been ignored. A great example, of course, is pitch count and...
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Roy Halliday wasn’t baseball’s worst pitcher last night
Oh, Doctor! In last night’s 15-13 loss to the Braves, Roy Halladay started and was strafed by the Atlanta bats. Halladay had his worst start in five years giving up 12 hits and eight runs in 5.1...
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Pirates 15+ Game Winners over the last 25 years
In Pittsburgh’s 10-6 win over the Dodgers yesterday, A.J. Burnett (15-4) allowed six runs, seven hits, and a walk, and hit two as he became the first Pirates pitcher to win 15 games since Todd Ritchie...
View ArticleA.J. Burnett is the Pirates Opening Day Starter
The Bucs start here with A.J. Burnett on Opening Day. Burnett will be making his first ever Opening Day start when he faces the Cubs at home on April 1. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has said...
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Tats Just Dumb
I cannot hide my disdain for tattoos. This is just my feelings and, other than to my daughters, I don’t impose my scorn, nor pass on my derision towards inkers. Having said that (see below), I cannot...
View ArticleFrom the Bill Chuck Files…Medlin, Pence, Burnett, King Felix, Ian, Austin,...
In his career, Kris Medlen is 19-8, which is really good, but his 15-2 record as a starter is sick. Not only did Hunter Pence’s batting average drop from .271 to .219 after joining the Giants last...
View ArticleNine to Know – April 2, 2013
From the Bill Chuck Files…Here’s what you should be talking about today Bryce Harper became the youngest player to hit a pair of homers on Opening Day. Stephen Strasburg played contact ball (only two...
View ArticleTop 10: Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006
Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006 (Carlos Quentin‘s MLB career began in 2006) Rk Player HBP From To 1 A.J. Burnett 77 2006 2013 2 John Lackey 68 2006 2013 3 Ervin Santana 67 2006 2013 4...
View ArticleA.J. Burnett picks up his 2000th whiff, Nine to Know
The Pirates A.J. Burnett is a hard guy to root for. I was watching the 7th inning of Burnett’s gem against the Cardinals last night and he had a no-hitter going. After, Burnett questioned the ump on a...
View ArticleThe Bill Chuck Files, Friday May 24: Masterson, Pedroia, Jennings, Kemp,...
There have been 18 homers leading off games this season; Franklin Gutierrez and Desmond Jennings are the only batters with two homers. Dustin Pedroia leads the majors with 48 singles. The Pirates are...
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