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The Oakland Athletics Could Be Near the Top of AL West

Intuition would suggest that if you scored more runs than you allowed, your win loss percentage would be better than .500. ...

Pittsburgh’s Pirates Are a Surprising Force in Their Division

It looks to be a long time before the Pittsburgh Pirates will be a serious contender for the National League Central ...

Pirates Aren’t Firing on All Cylinders

Part of the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup is formidable. This includes Nyjer Morgan, who hits for average and steals a ton of bases. ...

The Pirates Are Getting to the “Better” Part of Their Rotation

Paul Maholm is arguably not a front-of-the-rotation starter. Ian Snell is certainly not a No. 2 starter, even on the weak ...

A Pitcher As a Many-Splendored “Thing”

Having decried the Pirates' recent lack of creativity in deploying their pitchers, I will use an older example that "dates" me. This ...

Could Jason Bay Make the Blue Jays Better than the (2008) Devil Rays?

The Toronto Blue Jays seem to have switched places with the Tampa Bay Rays of last year (the Jays are first ...

Brewers-Pirates: Pittsburgh Could Have Had Its Cake and Eaten It, Too

The Pittsburgh Pirates were leading 3-1 at home, going into the top of the eighth. Against their nemesis, the Milwaukee Brewers. ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates: Feast or Famine and .500

One of the more perplexing conundrums this season has been the uneven start of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They don't look like ...

“Wait ‘Til Next Year:” Mets’ Oliver Perez Should Shine in 2010

If you are a Mets' fan, you're probably frustrated by starter Oliver Perez's pitching in 2009. And there were times when ...

Mets-Phillies: A Battle of Goliaths in Philadelphia

Carlos Delgado (and Beltran), Jose Reyes, and David Wright vs. Ryan Howard, Chase Utely, Jimmy Rollins, and Raul Ibanez. "Murderers Row" vs. ...

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