Archive for Pirates

Who knew one little move could have so much impact …

Aaron crunches the numbers from this week’s draft and finds some things that might surprise you.

Dave looks at this year’s managers, and how often they use their favorite strategies.

JC examines the relationship between the size of a team’s market and its ability to win games.

Studes looks at the unbalanced schedules of each team, and how they might affect the pennant races.

Perplexed by the challenges inherent in comparing players across very distant eras? Step into Steve’s Baseball Time Machine, and take a ride along with a certain shortstop with a German accent. Who knows, we might learn something…

Sunday night, TNT will show “The Winning Season,” a movie about the guy who is likely to remain the greatest shortstop of all time, if ARod continues to play out of position. A look back at the accomplishments of the man called “The Flying Dutchman.”

The Pirates may not be the worst team in baseball, but they’re surely the most boring. But even the lowly Bucs have some intriguing issues to deal with. Matthew takes a look.