brian bixler Stories - Bucs Dugout
Pirates Option Bixler, DFA Duffy and Osoria
Some trade fallout: In order to make room for Andy LaRoche, Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss, the Bucs have optioned Brian Bixler back to Indianapolis and designated Chris Duffy and Franquelis Osoria for assignment. Bixler doesn't surprise me--he didn't serve an obvious purpose on the major league...
Adam LaRoche to DL; Brian Bixler Back
The Post-Gazette reports that Adam LaRoche has hit the DL with some sort of torso problem, so Brian Bixler will take his spot on the roster. Doug Mientkiewicz stands to inherit a good chunk of playing time as a result of LaRoche's absence. Let's hope LaRoche isn't out too long--he seems to take...
Bucs Activate Jack Wilson
The Bucs have activated Jack Wilson and optioned Brian Bixler to Indianapolis. The Sports Network is the only publication I can find that's reporting this, but it's consistent with what we thought would happen today, and TSN has gotten these sorts of things right in the past.
Jack Wilson's Return: How Much will it Help?
A lot, obviously, but how much? I'm going to do some back-of-the-envelope calculations. I'm no mathematician, and I'm making a fair number of assumptions here, so what follows shouldn't be taken to be a serious projection of what will happen for the rest of the year. It's just an attempt to put...
Pirates 3, Braves 2
This one looked like one of those epic Pirates games where the team doesn't even look that impressive -- Ian Snell somehow allowed just one run despite six walks in seven innings, and the Pirates' offense didn't do anything that impressive, either. Still, the Bucs headed into the ninth with the...
Fix the Bench!
Here's the bench so far. I assume, for the purposes of my argument here, that Ryan Doumit and Chris Gomez are de facto starters at catcher and shortstop, respectively. Feel free to take issue with that assumption in the comments if you'd like to propose some other alignment. Gomez has been the best...
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PIRATES LOSE TO _________, DROP __TH IN A ROW Pirates starter _____ _______ gave up ___ runs in the first inning, thanks to subpar stuff and errors by _____ ______ and ____ _____. Led by Nate McLouth and ____ _____, the Pirates attempted to mount a comeback after the starter's exit in the...
Doug Mientkiewicz Starts At Third
Regrettably, I have to leave before the end of the game and won't be back until tomorrow morning, but I wanted to post a few thoughts about tonight's game, or at least the seven innings I saw. -P- Doug Mientkiewicz started at third and looked perfectly good there, making an on-target throw in the...
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