Cory Humes

Question #1: Should the Pirates keep veterans like Salomon Torres and Damaso Marte around when they control a number of younger relievers who may be ready to step into a big league bullpen? Matt and Alan from Bucco Wire: We think the Pirates should keep Torres. Torres was signed at a very cheap price for [...]

Our holiday-oriented Ohio trip got extended an extra day, so I just got back in town today. A New Pirates Generation will be running at full speed on Friday, and Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable will have a fresh post up by the weekend. Until then, I’m going to play some catch-up. I’ve spent the past few [...]

I’m going to be out of town until tomorrow night, so there probably won’t be any fresh content here until that time. If something big happens, I might try to use some of Blogger’s newfangled technology and text in a short post–but that’s doubtful. Enjoy the season,Cory

Before I head off to stuff my face full of delicious winter-themed baked goods and/or drown myself in a vat of egg nog, let me wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. At this holiest time of the year, let’s remember that some things are indeed bigger than the game [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable has a post up discussing Gonzalez’ worth to the four main teams interested in him: Bloggers representing the Yankees, Braves, Red Sox and Diamondbacks weighed in with their thoughts. Until something formal is announced, I’ll assume that Gonzo is still Pirates’ property and, as such, he’s a trading chip that could be [...]