The Washington Wild Things, behind a strong hustle play in the top of the sixth inning, were able to pick up a 4-3 win to cap off the first half of the season. After the Florence Freedom scored a run in the bottom of the first, the Wild Things were able to tack on three runs in the top of the third to take the lead. After Freedom pitcher Casey Henn walked in the first run of the inning in the third, newcomer Matt Mirabel drove in Shain Stoner and Stewart Ijames for the 3-1 lead. The two RBIs ... Read More
The amazing journeys of Chris Davis and Jose Bautista
I remember with great clarity the very first time I saw Jose Bautista step into the batters box at PNC Park. The date was August 11, 2004 and the Pittsburgh Pirates were 53-58 – still well within striking distance of their first non-losing season in over a decade. Bautista was an interesting story, having bounced around the majors all summer as a Rule 5 player. He had started the campaign in Baltimore, where the Orioles were essentially languishing as the Pirates A.L. doppelganger. The ... Read More
Beatty to represent Wild Things in Home Run Derby
One of the best parts of the All Star Game is the festivities that go along with it. The players get a little break from their day-t0-day stresses of the game and get to relax and have a little fun with each other and with the fans. One of the most talked about All Star festivities in baseball is the Home Run Derby. This Tuesday, July 16th, CONSOLE Energy Park will turn into the home of the long ball when Frontier League's best sluggers take the field to see how many they can knock over the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Suffer Historic Home Loss To SaberCats
I remember being taught at a young age, when you don’t have something nice to say about someone, you shouldn’t say anything at all. The problem is I’d have a real short column this week and wouldn’t be doing my job covering the team for PSN. It was a game for the record books, and not in a good way for the home team. The Pittsburgh Power (3-13) played their final home game of the 2013 season and lost to the San Jose SaberCats (12-4) by a score of 78-20. It was 48-7 at halftime and the 58 ... Read More
McCutchen Drives in Two, Bullpen Shuts Down Mets in Win
It’s not how you start but how you finish. The Pittsburgh Pirates held that mantra with a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets Saturday night. Andrew McCutchen drove in two, a game-tying home run in the sixth and a single that provided the go-ahead run in the seventh. The Pirates bullpen continued to work their magic, allowing a lone baserunner in 3 1/3 innings of work. Starting pitching ruled the first four innings. New York’s Carlos Torres held the Pittsburgh bats in check in the early ... Read More
Washington Falls in Close Affair 3-1
** The following is an official game recap from the Washington Wild Things** Washington, PA-While the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, had a wide array of hitting and stellar pitching against their Eastern Division foe, they were unable to hold onto an early lead and fell 3-1 to the Florence Freedom Saturday. Washington wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the first inning when 2013 All-Star representative, Jovan Rosa, smacked an RBI double to plate ... Read More
Pirate of the Week: Pedro Alvarez
No Pirates player's name has been tossed around more this week than Pedro Alvarez's. First, he didn't make the initial field in the Home Run Derby. Next, he gets put on the list and some fans hardly even realize it. But throughout the week, Alvarez has, once again, worked his way into the spotlight on this Pirates team with solid performances. Alvarez registered a hit in every single game over the past seven days, something that is rare for the young power hitter. Of those six games, El Toro ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s newest villain makes Pedro Alvarez a hero
If there's one thing a Pittsburgher hates, it's when an outsider disrespects one of their own, even if it was over something completely irrelevant. Something, like, say, the Home Run Derby. To most of the 39,000+ fans in attendance for Friday night's extra innings win, David Wright disrespected a Pirate player and, therefore, the city. When Wright originally selected the NL contestants for the Home Run Derby, Pedro Alvarez's name was left off despite being one of the top home run hitters ... Read More
Week 17 preview; San Jose SaberCats (11-4) vs. Pitsburgh Power (3-12)
It comes down to pride for the Pittsburgh Power (3-12) as they host the San Jose SaberCats (11-4) in the final home game of the 2013 season. The teams played a closely fought game in San Jose a few weeks ago that saw the game tied with a minute to go. Both teams started their backup quarterbacks last time but we should see the regular starters Steven Sheffield and Russ Michna run the fireworks show this week. Sheffield helped lead the Power to their highest score of the season last week ... Read More
Wild Things fail in late innings, lose 11-5
The Wild Things were hanging on all game despite sub-par pitching performances from all three of their pitchers, and fell to the Florence Freedom by a score of 11-5. The Wild Things got on the board first on a CJ Beatty single that scored Shain Stoner to put the Things up 1-0. The lead wouldn't last very long, though. The Freedom tied the game up in the bottom of the first with a Byron Wiley single that scored Jeremy Hamilton from first. Washington would get back on top in the very next ... Read More