Two of the more difficult aspects of baseball to quantify are defense and base running, though sabermetricians have come up with metrics in recent years through their study of advanced data.Defensive runs saved (DRS) is a statistic calculated by Baseball Info Solutions that rates players as ...
Hard to believe now but there was a time in April when a certain segment of fans and media were calling for the Pirates to change closers.That was back on April 21 when Mark Melancon blew a save against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. It marked the second in eight days he had allowed three runs ...
If the Pirates are going to achieve their goal of winning 鈥� on even reaching 鈥� the World Series for the first time since 1979, they are going to have to win some postseason games on the road.The American League champion will have home-field advantage in the World Series by virtue of the AL ...
Tom Brady completed 25 passes against the Steelers in their 28-21 Opening Night loss to the Patriots.I figure I could have made at least 20 of those throws.Of the 32 passes he threw, do you know how many went farther than 10 yards in the air?Eight.I鈥檓 too tired to look it up but I鈥檓 going ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pirates have a big series beginning today when they host the Chicago Cubs for four games at PNC Park.The Pirates hold a four-game lead over the Cubs for the first National League wild card after beating the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 in 11 innings on Sunday at PNC Park, a win that ...
The Pirates are always quick to point out that player development comes before winning in the minor leagues.However, winning is a nice byproduct and the Pirates farm teams did a lot of that in the regular season as the seven combined for a 417-346 record 鈥� a winning percentage of .547.Three ...
