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Stolen Bases: Not the Pirates' Problem
This almost offends me, it's so silly: One of the glaring statistics that jumped out at me with the two teams in the World Series this year was their ability to steal bases. With Andrew McCutchen coming up and Nyjer Morgan's speed, is there going to be pressure from management on the coaches to...
Nyjer Morgan Could Start Next Year
Oh no, please please no. After being promoted from Class AAA Indianapolis Aug. 19, Morgan batted .347 -- 41 for 118 -- with 11 doubles and 20 runs. He reached base safely in 25 of 27 starts. Because of that, he is being considered for starting duty next year. "He did some really good...
Nyjer Morgan Pulled Over, "Loses Temper" with Police
I completely missed this, but Primer caught it for me. There's not enough detail here to say definitively what happened, but it's a pretty interesting story on a number of levels. Morgan offered to bring three Dodgers players -- Russell Martin, Joe Beimel and Delwyn Young -- back to the Westin...
When Hype is Just Sad
As if you didn't have enough reason to be depressed, I point you to two sad articles from Pirates.com--one about Nyjer Morgan, and one about Neil Walker. You know you're in the midst of a really bad year when the mothership has to resort to articles like this. Morgan first: However, Morgan...
Minor League Numbers Matter
When I read questions like the last one here, which asks if the Pirates scouted Andy LaRoche before trading for him, I get a little uncomfortable. This is a strange time of year, and the Pirates need to use their available playing time to look at their best young players without worrying too much...
Please, Make It Stop
During tonight's game, the Pirates broadcasters repeatedly mentioned that Neal Huntington had been asked about the possibility of playing both Nate McLouth and Nyjer Morgan in the outfield at the same time, and he would not rule it out. A couple of caveats: first, if I were Huntington I might not...
Link Roundup, 8/23/08: More Roster Moves
-P- I answered some questions about the Pirates for the Brewers blog Right Field Bleachers earlier this week. -P- Tom Gorzelanny will start tonight against the Brewers; Paul Maholm and Jeff Karstens will each be pushed back a day. Also, Matt Capps should be activated today. The Trib reports that...
More Transactions!
The Pirates made several more transactions yesterday. Between all these and my travel schedule (completely incidentally, I sat next to this guy today on the flight from Minneapolis; why the Vikings didn't get him out of coach and the row in front of the bathrooms and into first class, I have no...
Pirates to Recall Nyjer Morgan
Nyjer Morgan is returning to the Bucs, the Post-Gazette reports. The article suggests that the reason is because Xavier Nady will be heading to the DL, and that seems likely, since Morgan has done nothing at Indianapolis to warrant a promotion; he has a .559 OPS there. Ryan Doumit is likely to...
Another Quick Thought About Nyjer Morgan
We'll see pretty quickly whether this talk from the Bucs' front office about Morgan's "development" is even believable. The Pirates have Andrew McCutchen and Steve Pearce in two of their outfield spots. In the other is Kevin Thompson, who's Indianapolis' best hitter so far and probably next in the...
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