Posts Tagged ‘pittsburgh pirates’

Rays Bang Out Twenty Hits Today En Route to 9-2 Clubbing of Bucs

Wander Franco and Francisco Mejia appear as they can’t wait for April 8th the Rays opening day. The Rays slugged feasted this afternoon banging out 20 hits scoring 9 runs. Franco and Mejia were 3 for 3 apiece with Franco scoring three times and Mejia scoring twice. Franco had a double in the first and […]

Spring Tie

Our Eddie Michels was in Bradenton this afternoon for the 4-4 spring tie between the Orioles and Pirates. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E BAL 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 10 1 PITT 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 […]

Spring Walk-Off for Pirates

Bradenton, Fla. — The Minnesota Twins came up on the short end of a 2-1 walk-off affair in Bradenton this afternoon. The game came to walk-off abrupt end when Pirate second baseman Hunter Owen took Australian Lewis Thorpe deep to seal the spring game 2-1. It was Owen’s only at bat for the game and […]

O’s Out Slug Pirates

Bradenton, Fla. — The Birds of Baltimore, they are orioles just for the proverbial record, won a slow pitch like softball affair 10-9 and our award-winning photographer Eddie Michels was there. This was not a pitcher’s paradise as Bucs starter Jose Quintana was torched for six runs on six hits in the six outs he […]

“The Pirates from Pittsburgh are Back!” Eddie Michels

Bradenton, Fla. — MLB knew they needed to act quickly to settle the labor lockout. A regular season starting late would have been a disaster a far as the fans were concern. With the national economic concerns, I am not sure how far fans could be pushed. Today’s action featured 14 games and the Pirates […]

Paddy’s Day Slug Fest

It was a rough St. Patrick’s Day on the hill for Pirates starter Mitch Keller.  The Tampa Bay Rays jumped on Keller to start the game with the first three Rays batters reaching.  Austin Meadows lead-off with a single then swiped second.  A walked to Manuel Margot was followed by a double by Joey Wendle […]

A no Earned Run Loss

One year ago on this day the Pirates and Blue Jays played as well but then it would be the last spring game of 2020 and the season was cancelled, you know, due to the situation. After Buccos starter Chase DeJong cruised through the first three Jays hitters for a 1-2-3 inning this afternoon, Pirates […]

Bucs stay Winless, Crushed by O’s

Bradenton, Fla. — Baltimore Oriole Richie Martin flexed his muscles today going 3-4, just short of cycle missing the HR, and 4 RBI. The Orioles opened up to a 6-0 lead after three feasting on Pirates starter Trevor Williams in just inning. The Orioles tagged Williams with 4 runs on 4 hits. Our Eddie Michels […]

EDDIE MICHELS: Pirates and Red Sox Gallery

At 24 Bryan Reynolds is making a name for himself with the Pirates in the NL Central.  After being taken by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the June 2016 Draft Reynolds was traded to the Pirates for Andrew McCutchen on January 15, 2018.  Making his major league debut on April 20, 2019 […]

Final Spring Fling for Arch

Right hander Chris Archer took the mound on Tuesday for his final spring appearance prior to his opening day start in Pittsburgh.  Archer sported a fastball between 92-94 MPH with an occasional new found change-up.  Archer was supposed to face a squad of Blue Jays minor leaguers but the games were cancelled because of the […]