As a member of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I get a vote in the organization’s All-Star team. Here is my official ballot for the National League this year. Catcher – Brian McCann, Atlanta McCann is in the midst of one of his best seasons of his career. His .305 batting average,
Pitching lifts Bucs over Red Sox
Final: Pirates 3, Red Sox 1 WP: Paul Maholm (4-8) LP: Jon Lester (9-4) SV: Joel Hanrahan (21) 39,330 fans were on hand to see some excellent pitching by the Bucs tonight as they took game 1 of a huge weekend series against Boston. Paul Maholm danced his way through 5 1/3 innings, giving up
Starling Marte selected to Futures Game
Altoona outfielder Starling Marte has been selected to play in this year’s MLB Futures Game played in Phoenix, AZ during All-Star week. Marte will play on the World Team. Chase d’Arnaud was originally selected, also, to play for the US Team, however, I assume he will take his recent call-up to the Majors over that
Pirates call up Chase d’Arnaud; option Josh Harrison
A lot of people have been calling for it to happen and it finally is. Chase d’Arnaud will be promoted from AAA-Indianapolis in time for Friday’s game against Boston. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, IF Josh Harrison was optioned to AAA. First off, let’s go over some info on d’Arnaud. The