Chris Gomez News

The Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates are considering signing Mark Loretta , presumably to take over the Chris Gomez role.

David Pinto has been releasing his 2008 Probabilistic Model of Range numbers , so I figured we should check out how the Pirates performed.

Although the Pirates plan to increase their payroll next season, topping $50 million for only the fourth time, they will not make a big splash in the free-agent market.

All four of the team's potential free agents -- Doug Mientkiewicz, Chris Gomez, Luis Rivas and Jason Michaels -- have now filed, another sign that the offseason is about to get exciting.

Doug Mientkiewicz and Chris Gomez filed for free agency yesterday, the first day in which players were permitted to do so.

Infielders Doug Mientkiewicz and Chris Gomez became the first two Pirates free agents when they filed Thursday on the first day of the filing period.

For the last 16 seasons, Pirates fans have held firm to the notion that there is always next year.

Sanchez left Tuesday's game with blurred vision in his right eye. "Ever since last year, I've had problems with it," said Sanchez, who in April 2007 had a piece of metal lodged in the eye.

Houston Astros' Roy Oswalt, bottom, flips the ball to first baseman Lance Berkman to retire Pittsburgh Pirates' Chris Gomez in the sixth inning in a baseball game in Houston on Thursday, Sept.

It has been another successful professional season for former Dirtbags, as the program saw 13 former players play in the Majors through September and another 24 play professionally, including 11 which were ...

Pirates first inning With none out, Nate McLouth was hit by a pitch. Chris Gomez singled to right, McLouth to second.

All through his first year as the Pirates' general manager, Neal Huntington has used terms such as "no more scholarships" and "no free rides" to describe the status of jobs throughout the organization.

The Pittsburgh Pirates head west for the second leg of a 10-game road trip this evening, where the National League Central cellar- dwellers will play the first of three straight meetings with the San Francisco ...

Pittsburgh Pirates baserunner Nate McLouth avoids a base hit by Chris Gomez in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, Sept.

Pre-Game Thoughts The odds of Milwaukee completing another sweep seem pretty strong.

The Pirates were no match for J.J. Hardy on his bobblehead day, though the umpires certainly didn't do them any favors.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME Centerfielder Mike Cameron was able to celebrate the first five-hit day of his major-league career.

Brewers reliever Guillermo Mota notched a well-deserved win on Sunday. One of his teammates thought Mota also deserved a save.

Paul Maholm vs. CC Sabathia , 2:05 PM. 0 recs 1 comments Add your comment Comments From PP-G The lineups: PIRATES Morgan, CF Wilson, SS Doumit, C Adam LaRoche, 1B Michaels, RF Moss, LF Gomez, 3B Rivas, 2B ...

Ryan Braun homered, doubled and drove in three runs, leading Jeff Suppan and the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Saturday night for their third straight victory.