By Jake, on March 1, 2010, at 10:13 pm |
Great news for the readership: a Pittsburgh business has agreed to match every pledge made from this point forward up to $250. Our goal is $1,000 to offset the costs of bringing in scouting correspondents to provide in-season updates on the development and performance of our minor league players at West Virginia, Bradenton, and Altoona during the year, and the cost for us to be able to publish and provide you with in-season performance data of our [...]
Continue reading: Altoona Curve reach out to all Pirates fans
By Jake, on February 28, 2010, at 11:50 pm |
We’ve reached the halfway point! Seven days left in the Pledge Drive to keep the paywall down.. you can read about it here and here. So far $517 has been pledged toward our $1,000 goal. Pledges can be made here.
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Oh my, what a heartbreaking loss by the American hockey team. Stunning. Let’s take a look at a few question marks we have entering ST play from a different perspective.
First our coaches.
Let’s not forget that Tony Beasley, for [...]
Continue reading: Looking at a few question marks
By Jake, on February 27, 2010, at 10:36 pm |
Eight days left in the Pledge Drive to keep the paywall down. You can read about it here and here. So far $428 has been pledged toward our $1,000 goal. Pledges can be made here.
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Traveling tonight so short post.
Q: I usually keep my hopes for the Pirates in check. I fully expect them to lose 100 games this year, if not their usual mid-90s. But I will be paying close attention to their minor- league clubs. [...]
Continue reading: Bucs building via draft? Tell me another one!
By Jake, on February 26, 2010, at 10:02 pm |
Nine days left in the Pledge Drive. You can read about it here and here. So far $428 has been pledged toward our $1,000 goal. Pledges can be made here.
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One of the more basic stats in the game is average run production per at bat. In the National League, I only look at position player productivity believing that additional run production by pitching is just gravy on top. Last year the Pirates position players racked up an [...]
Continue reading: The goal: 721 RS; now, how to do it?
By Jake, on February 25, 2010, at 9:48 pm |
Ten days left in the Pledge Drive. You can read about it here and here. So far $380 has been pledged toward our $1,000 goal. Pledges can be made here.
I won’t lie to you – I’m a bit surprised that so few have an interest in expanded coverage of our minor league system and being able to view in-season professional scouting reports on our “core foundation” players in Pittsburgh.
Perhaps I crossed the ‘writer reality line’ as [...]
Continue reading: Pledge drive stalls
By Jake, on February 24, 2010, at 7:57 pm |
Our ”anti-paywall” pledge drive is in the fourth day and we’ve received $380 towards our $1,000 goal. If we reach the goal, then I’ll be able to bring you cutting-edge statistics, charts, fantasy reports, handicapping tips on Pirates games, scouting reports on our minor leaguers from pro scouts, and much, much more, free here at New Bucs. If I can’t raise the $1,000, then I’ll have to put this material behind a paywall on another site and collect membership [...]
Continue reading: Sample Performance Reports and Bucs Notes
By Jake, on February 23, 2010, at 11:51 pm |
As you may know, I’m running a pledge drive in an attempt to bring to you major league quality scouting reports on our minor league players this year as well as contracting with a professional scouting service to provide us with in season daily performance updates on our guys in Pittsburgh. You can read more about the plans here and here.
The goal is to collect $1,000 over two weeks in order to keep the material freely available [...]
Continue reading: Player projections and system depth
By Jake, on February 22, 2010, at 10:24 pm |
It should be pretty obvious by now that we’re undergoing a major transformation here. One of the more exciting aspects of that change involves a deeper look at our minor league system. Not from the view of ordinary fans, but from the likes of professional major league scouts who I’m bringing in as correspondents to guide us all in the evaluation of our minor league players and system unlike anywhere on the web.
But it’s more than that. The [...]
Continue reading: Please welcome pro scout correspondent Anup Sinha
By Jake, on February 22, 2010, at 5:27 pm |
10 days left in the pledge drive as we attempt to collect $1,000. Click this link to read why: Pledge Drive
Amount pledged as of 2/25/2010 at 8 PM: $380.00.
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