OnlyBucs

<t>I understand the frustration with this team and this season, and like Carolina Bucco, I will no longer doggedly try to watch every game and every play on TV, regardless of when I get home from work. <br/> <br/> And, I get how most are angry that the front office didn't do more this past off-seaso...

<t>A bit more than I would have preferred to pay, but none were top 10 prospects and according to PP, both were just outside being a top 20 prospect. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> If this was Pittsburgh 6 years ago, and NH announced that he had just traded someone like Kip Wells, Zach Duke or Ian Snell fo...

<t>As folks debate the issue of 2 years vs. 3 years, this small tidbit on Nova buried among the list of upcoming free agents who could potentially get 4 years ----<br/> <br/> "Ivan Nova, 30 in January. Nova is a long shot for four years, but he’s been great since coming over to the Pirates, and team...

<r>Thought that folks may like to read the following article from the Fangraphs site.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kevin-newman-on-hitting-his-way-to-pittsburgh/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kevin-ne ... ittsburgh/">http://www.fangraphs.com/blog...

<t>Yesterday I posted that the team's stars, particularly Cutch, needs to play like he is unconscious and possessed. Great game for Cutch last night. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Hoping that he can continue tonight, and that Vogelsong can make all of us ashamed for suggesting that he not make it back ont...

<t>We need the team's stars to make a statement and to help lead the team. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Cutch needs to hit like a man possessed, and I don't care if it is possessed by god or the devil (actually I do), but he needs to be unconscious in how he plays. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Cole needs to c...

<t>Sadly, I don't think that the Bucs will make the wild card. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> And, with 38 games to go, and not knowing which pitchers will perform well or be the most rested, it likely is a bit early to say that I would go with pitcher X. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> That said, if the game was ...

<t>I know it is only August and that there are 40 or so games left in the season, but where do you think the starting rotation is for next year? And, in thinking about the rotation, how to you go a minimum of 7 - 8 deep, seeing as 12 or so different pitchers have started a game for the Bucs this yea...

<t>Will be interesting to see the terms. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Freese has been a god send this year, but I am very nervous that he could crater next year. But, with Kang's inability to rebound and on-going legal troubles, this signing could be an astute move. Freese also seems to be a good presenc...

<t>I essentially gave up on the team and suggested making a number of deadline deals because:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> McCutchen performed at a below replacement level player level for the first 4 months of the season. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Kang had done little since his initial flurry after his ret...