Quick reminder: The Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual is now shipping. Go buy a copy or five… In case you missed it, we’re doing community projections again this year. Read the introduction to learn more about the comatosely accurate IVIEs, available only here at Ducksnorts. Padres IVIE Pr...

This is going to be the shortest list so far as I rank the players by position. Why is that? Well, I’ll answer that, as well as many other questions that I know you all will ask before you can blow up my inbox with hate mail. B.J. Upton is not on this list, he’ll be in the outfield ranki...

PNC Park | 7:05 | Snell vs. Brandon Backe | Box Neither rain nor walks can stop the Pirates. A lot of other things can. Three hours worth of rain delays (glad I didn’t stay up) and 10 walks issued by Pirate pitchers weren’t enough to prevent the Pirates from winning their second straight...

Miller Park | 2:05 | Gorzelanny vs. Ben Sheets | Box Bill Hall has been in a season long slump. He had his first three hit game in over a month and his first three RBI game in over two months. Ben Sheets didn’t look great but was more than adequate. Hall provided all the offense the Brewers wo...

Question #1: Do you expect Freddy Sanchez to rebound in the second half of the season? Why? Mike from Hyzdu Headquarters I really don’t know what to think about Freddy Sanchez. I think that his shoulder is still bothering him. So I feel that will hinder any rebound talk for him. I do think he ...

It was not a typical Saturday night. It was a hockey night in Pittsburgh. Cup fever had taken complete control of the city, and a weeklong buzz was finally giving way to an actual hockey game. The excited anxiety I battled during the weeklong break transformed into nostalgia. While attempting to dis...

Kendall bounced one to third, and my thoughts briefly brightened. This could end the inning with no damage. Bautista cleanly fielded the ball, but I winced as I detected a slight hesitation before he fired to second. Nevertheless, his throw easily beat the runner for the out. Freddy Sanchez received...

Busch Stadium | 8:15 | Dumatrait vs. Kyle Lohse | Box Marino Salas got the call after John Van Benschoten was demoted and he picked up the win after working a scoreless 9th inning. The Pirates blew a late lead when Albert Pujols homered off of John Grabow in the 8th to tie the score at 4. That blew ...

PNC Park | 7:05 | Snell vs. Tom Glavine | Box Well, the Mother Ship refers to this one as a walk off win. I would take exception to that because in the strictest sense, a walk off win is one where the batter doesn’t even have to touch first base. In this case, Freddy Sanchez delivered a game w...

PNC Park | 12:35 | Maholm vs. Matt Cain | Box Tough to argue with a sweep. But it was the Giants who were upset by Nyjer Morgan being called safe on a bunt attempt to lead off the 7th. The Pirates eventually scored three times in that frame to take a 5-4 lead, which would be the final score. Jason B...