2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	2008
League:	National League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	PNC Park
City:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1]
Record:	67–95 (.414)
Divisional Place:	6th
Owners:	Robert Nutting
General Managers:	Neal Huntington
Managers:	John Russell
Television:	FSN Pittsburgh
Radio:	WPGB-FM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk, John Wehner)

The 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 127th season of the franchise; the 122nd in the National League. This was their eighth season at PNC Park. It was the first under new president Frank Coonelly, general manager Neal Huntington, and manager John Russell. Unable to improve on their 68–94, last place finish during the 2007 season, the Pirates had not had a winning record or made it to the playoffs since 1992, and finished 67 - 95 for their 16th straight losing season. The season was the final of play-by-play announcer Lanny Frattare, whose 33-year tenure as Pirates' broadcaster was the longest in franchise history.^{[2] [3]}

Regular season

See also: 2008 Major League Baseball season. On November 5, 2007, John Russell was introduced as the Pirates manager, replacing Jim Tracy.^[4] Team management cited three areas that the franchise hoped to improve: "refocused emphasis on fundamentals", holding players to a higher standard, and signing younger players.^[5] The Pirates won their season opener against the Atlanta Braves, by the score of 12–11, in 12 innings.^[6] The Pirates played their home opener against the division-rival Chicago Cubs on April 7, losing 10–8, also in 12 innings.^[7] The Pirates started out the season with a 7–7 record after the first half-month; however, after a five-game losing streak they began to struggle, finishing out April with an 11–16 record. The Pirates losing continued as they dropped three of four to the Washington Nationals to begin May. The team fought back, winning six straight games—the most consecutive since 2004,^[8] to bring their record within one victory of a .500 record. Throughout the remainder of May the team struggled, but never fell more than four games under .500. Throughout the early months of the season closer Matt Capps was perfect, getting saves in 15 consecutive opportunities. However, on June 10, Capps gave up a two-run home run to the Nationals, losing his first decision of the season.^[9] In addition, Capps would blow saves in two of his next three appearances; however, he achieved his first win of the season after an extra-inning victory over the Baltimore Orioles.^[10]

Pittsburgh went 6–9 in interleague play,^[11] including two wins against the New York Yankees who returned to Pittsburgh for the first time since the 1960 World Series.^[12] On July 12, in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates came back to win a game that they trailed by six runs in the seventh inning. It was only the second time in the past 25 years that the Pirates won at home after scoring runs in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and extra innings.^[13] The Pirates finished out the remainder of July with a 6–9 record—50–58 overall. On the final day of July, the Pirates made a deal with the Yankees to send outfielder Xavier Nady and pitcher Dámaso Marte in return for Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen, Ross Ohlendorf and José Tábata.^[14] Later in the day the team became involved in a three-team deal in which the Pirates sent Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox in return for four players from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[15] The Pirates won seven of the first 18 games in August before dropping ten consecutive games to close out the month. Pittsburgh entered the final month of the season 21 games below the .500 mark. On September 7, the Pirates lost their 82nd game of the season, tying them with the Philadelphia Phillies as the only two franchises in professional sports history to have losing records in 16 consecutive seasons.^{[16] [17]} The Pirates concluded their season on September 28 with a victory against the San Diego Padres.^[18] The team became the second in the Pirates' 122-year history to have no pitchers to win 10 games.^[19] The performance of the pitchers lead the team to fire pitching coach Jeff Andrews after the season.^[20]

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || March 31 || @ Braves || 12–11 (12) || Osoria (1–0) || Boyer (0–1) || — || 45,269 || 1–0|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 2 || @ Braves || 2–10 || Jurrjens (1–0) || Gorzelanny (0–1) || — || 17,893 || 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 3 || @ Braves || 4–3 (10) || Yates (1–0) || Resop (0–1) || Capps (1) || 19,240 || 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || April 4 || @ Marlins || 4–5 || Gregg (1–0) || Osoria (1–1) || — || 10,089 || 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || April 5 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Hendrickson (1–1) || Maholm (0–1) || — || 15,752 || 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 9–2 || Snell (1–0) || VandenHurk (0–1) || — || 10,431 || 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || April 7 || Cubs || 8–10 (12) || Lieber (1–1) || Meek (0–1) || Mármol (1) || 37,491 || 3–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || April 9 || Cubs || 4–6 (15) || Hart (2–0) || Dumatrait (0–1) || Marshall (1) || 9,735 || 3–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9 || April 10 || Cubs || 3–7 || Lieber (2–1) || Morris (0–1) || — || 9,798 || 3–6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 11 || Reds || 1–0 || Grabow (1–0) || Burton (0–1) || Capps (2) || 13,603 || 4–6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 12 || Reds || 4–3 || Snell (2–0) || Lincoln (0–1) || Capps (3) || 18,096 || 5–6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 13 || Reds || 9–1 || Gorzelanny (1–1) || Cueto (1–1) || — || 11,201 || 6–6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Yates (2–0) || Saito (1–1) || Capps (4) || 37,334 || 7–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || April 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–11 || Loaiza (1–2) || Morris (0–2) || — || 37,896 || 7–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15 || April 16 || @ Dodgers || 1–8 || Penny (2–2) || Maholm (0–2) || — || 53,629 || 7–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Hill (1–0) || Snell (2–1) || Wood (4) || 39,118 || 7–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || April 19 || @ Cubs || 1–13 || Marquis (1–0) || Gorzelanny (1–2) || — || 40,298 || 7–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 6–13 || Dempster (3–0) || Duke (0–1) || — || 41,405 || 7–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19 || April 21 || Marlins || 4–10 || Hendrickson (4–1) || Morris (0–3) || — || 8,444 || 7–12|- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 22 || Marlins || 3–2 || Maholm (1–2) || Nolasco (1–2) || Capps (5) || 10,185 || 8–12|- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 23 || Cardinals || 7–4 || Marte (1–0) || Reyes (1–1) || Capps (6) || 10,487 || 9–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || April 24 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Piñeiro (1–2) || Gorzelanny (1–3) || Isringhausen (7) || 9,544 || 9–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || April 25 || Phillies || 5–6 || Gordon (2–2) || Duke (0–2) || Lidge (6) || 23,930 || 9–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24 || April 26 || Phillies || 4–8 || Kendrick (2–2) || Morris (0–4) || — || 24,791 || 9–15|- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || April 27 || Phillies || 5–1 || Maholm (2–2) || Myers (2–2) || — || 17,588 || 10–15|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || April 28 || @ Mets || colspan=6| Postponed rain (Rescheduled for August 11)|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26 || April 29 || @ Mets || 4–5 (11) || Sosa (3–1) || Van Benschoten (0–1) || — || 46,982 || 10–16|- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || April 30 || @ Mets || 13–1 || Gorzelanny (2–3) || Pérez (2–2) || — || 46,788 || 11–16|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28 || May 1 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Ayala (1–1) || Grabow (1–1) || Rauch (6) || 24,723 || 11–17|- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 2 || @ Nationals || 11–4 || Marte (2–0) || Lannan (2–3) || — || 26,001 || 12–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30 || May 3 || @ Nationals || 8–9 || Colomé (1–1) || Maholm (2–3) || Rauch (7) || 34,128 || 12–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31 || May 4 || @ Nationals || 2–5 || Redding (4–2) || Snell (2–2) || — || 30,564 || 12–19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 6 || Giants || 12–6 || Duke (1–2) || Sánchez (2–2) || — || 12,030 || 13–19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 7 || Giants || 3–1 || Dumatrait (1–1) || Zito (0–7) || Capps (7) || 9,788 || 14–19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 8 || Giants || 5–4 || Osoria (2–1) || Cain (1–3) || Capps (8) || 16,816 || 15–19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || May 9 || Braves || 3–2 || Grabow (2–1) || Bennett (0–2) || — || 21,050 || 16–19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 10 || Braves || 5–2 || Gorzelanny (3–3) || James (2–2) || Capps (9) || 28,141 || 17–19|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || May 11 || Braves || colspan=6| Postponed rain (Rescheduled for May 12)|- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 12 || Braves || 5–0 || Duke (2–2) || Jurrjens (4–3) || — || || 18–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || May 12 || Braves || 1–8 || Hudson (6–2) || Van Benschoten (0–1) || — || 16,669 || 18–20|- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 13 || @ Cardinals || 8–4 (10) || Salas (1–0) || Villone (1–1) || — || 38,800 || 19–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || May 14 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Wellemeyer (4–1) || Maholm (2–4) || — || 38,720 || 19–21|- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 15 || @ Cardinals || 11–5 || Grabow (3–1) || Isringhausen (1–5) || — || 41,244 || 20–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42 || May 16 || @ Cubs || 4–7 || Gallagher (1–0) || Gorzelanny (3–4) || Wood (9) || 40,537 || 20–22|- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 17 || @ Cubs || 7–6 || Marte (3–0) || Mármol (1–1) || Capps (10) || 41,686 || 21–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44 || May 18 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Marquis (2–3) || Dumatrait (1–2) || Wood (10) || 41,321 || 21–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || May 20 || Brewers || 2–7 || Parra (2–2) || Maholm (2–5) || — || 11,761 || 21–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46 || May 21 || Brewers || 1–|4 || Sheets (5–1) || Snell (2–3) || — || 8,805 || 21–25|- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || May 22 || Brewers || 8–4 || Gorzelanny (4–4) || Bush (1–5) || — || 12,887 || 22–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48 || May 23 || Cubs || 3–12 || Zambrano (7–1) || Duke (2–3) || — || 32,656 || 22–26|- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 24 || Cubs || 5–4 (14) || Grabow (4–1) || Wuertz (0–1) || — || 29,929 || 23–26|- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 25 || Cubs || 6–5 (11) || Marte (4–0) || Lieber (2–3) || — || 29,415 || 24–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51 || May 27 || @ Reds || 6–9 || Cueto (3–5) || Snell (2–4) || Cordero (11) || 17,964 || 24–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52 || May 28 || @ Reds || 1–9 || Arroyo (4–4) || Gorzelanny (4–5) || — || 15,797 || 24–28|- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || May 29 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Dumatrait (2–2) || Harang (2–7) || — || 18,142 || 25–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Wellemeyer (6–1) || Duke (2–4) || Franklin (5) || 42,791 || 25–29|- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 14–4 || Maholm (3–5) || Parisi (0–2) || — || 44,302 || 26–29|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Looper (7–4) || Snell (2–5) || Franklin (6) || 43,462 || 26–30|- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Osoria (3–1) || Osoria (5–3) || Capps (11) || 42,129 || 27–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58 || June 3 || Astros || 0–2 || Rodríguez (2–1) || Dumatrait (2–3) || Valverde (16) || 13,183 || 27–31|- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || June 4 || Astros || 5–2 || Duke (3–4) || Oswalt (4–6) || Capps (12) || 9,392 || 28–31|- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 5 || Astros || 4–3 || Maholm (4–5) || Backe (4–7) || Capps (13) || 10,728 || 29–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61 || June 6 || D-backs || 1–3 || Webb (11–2) || Snell (2–6) || Lyon (13) || 19,437 || 29–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62 || June 7 || D-backs || 3–4 || Cruz (2–0) || Grabow (4–2) || Lyon (14) || 20,967 || 29–33|- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || June 8 || D-backs || 6–4 || Dumatrait (3–3) || Davis (2–3) || Capps (14) || 22,222 || 30–33|- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 9 || D-backs || 5–3 || Duke (4–4) || Johnson (4–3) || Capps (15) || 10,717 || 31–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || June 10 || Nationals || 6–7 || Hanrahan (2–2) || Capps (0–1) || Rauch (13) || 12,957 || 31–34|- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 11 || Nationals || 3–1 || Snell (3–6) || Lannan (4–7) || Capps (16) || 15,439 || 32–34|- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 12 || Nationals || 7–5 || Gorzelanny (5–5) || Bergmann (1–4) || Marte (1) || 16,306 || 33–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 6–9 || Burres (5–5) || Osoria (3–2) || Sherrill (22) || 47,305 || 33–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 7–8 || Sherrill (2–1) || Capps (0–2) || — || 32,432 || 33–36|- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 15 || @ Orioles || 5–4 || Capps (1–2) || Sherrill (2–2) || — || 31,107 || 34–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71 || June 17 || @ White Sox || 5–16 || Vázquez (7–5) || Snell (3–7) || — || 28,012 || 34–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || June 18 || @ White Sox || 2–8 || Buehrle (4–6) || Gorzelanny (5–6) || — || 28,570 || 34–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73 || June 19 || @ White Sox || 8–13 || Floyd (8–3) || Dumatrait (3–4) || — || 26,685 || 34–39|- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 1–0 (12) || Yates (3–0) || Carlson (1–1) || — || 28,962 || 35–39|- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Maholm (5–5) || Litsch (7–4) || Capps (17) || 27,014 || 36–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 5–8 || McGowan (6–5) || Beam (0–1) || Ryan (15) || 22,983 || 36–40|- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 24 || Yankees || 12–5 || Gorzelanny (6–6) || Rasner (4–5) || || 38,867 || 37–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78 || June 25 || Yankees || 0–10 || Chamberlain (2–2) || Duke (4–5) || — || 38,954 || 37–41|- style="background:#bbb;"|| – || June 26 || Yankees || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79 || June 27 || Rays || 5–10 || Kazmir (7–3) || Barthmaier (0–1) || — || 19,970 || 37–42|- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || June 28 || Rays || 4–3 (13) || Van Benschoten (1–2) || Hammel (3–3) || — || 17,970 || 38–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81 || June 29 || Rays || 3–4 || Sonnanstine (9–3) || Yates (3–1) || Percival (19) || 15,828 || 38–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82 || June 30 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Cordero (3–1) || Capps (1–3) || — || 20,745 || 38–44|-|- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 1 || @ Reds || 6–5 (11) || Capps (2–3) || Weathers (2–4) || Sánchez (1) || 19,345 || 39–44|- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 2 || @ Reds || 9–5 || Bautista (1–1) || Thompson (0–2) || — || 16,890 || 40–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 85 || July 4 || @ Brewers || 1–9 || Sheets (10–2) || Gorzelanny (6–7) || Villanueva (1) || 41,463 || 40–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 86 || July 5 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Gagné (2–2) || Yates (3–2) || — || 39,176 || 40–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 87 || July 6 || @ Brewers || 6–11 || Stetter (2–1) || Bautista (1–2) || — || 42,163 || 40–47|- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 7 || Astros || 10–7 || Bautista (2–2) || Hernández (0–3) || Marte (2) || 13,323 || 41–47|- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || July 8 || Astros || 4–3 || Grabow (5–2) || Brocail (4–4) || Marte (3) || 17,867 || 42–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 90 || July 9 || Astros || 4–6 || Moehler (5–4) || Burnett (0–1) || Valverde (23) || 13,884 || 42–48|- style="background:#cfc;" | 91 || July 10 || Yankees || 4–2 || Maholm (6–1) || Veras (2–1) || Marte (4) || 39,081 || 43–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 92 || July 11 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Lohse (11–2) || Duke (4–6) || — || 37,113 || 43–49|- style="background:#cfc;" | 93 || July 12 || Cardinals || 12–11 (10) || Bautista (3–2) || Perez (2–1) || — || 29,387 || 44–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 94 || July 13 || Cardinals || 6–11 || Springer (2–0) || Osoria (3–3) || — || 21,052 || 44–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 95 || July 17 || @ Rockies || 3–5 || Jiménez (5–9) || Maholm (6–6) || Fuentes (15) || 30,584 || 44–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 96 || July 18 || @ Rockies || 2–5 || Rusch (3–3) || Snell (3–8) || Fuentes (16) || 37,114 || 44–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 97 || July 19 || @ Rockies || 1–7 || de la Rosa (4–5) || Herrera (0–1) || — || 44,565 || 44–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 98 || July 20 || @ Rockies || 3–11 || Cook (12–6) || Duke (4–7) || — || 30,488 || 44–54|- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || July 21 || @ Astros || 9–3 || Yates (4–2) || Valverde (4–3) || — || 34,624 || 45–54|- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || July 22 || @ Astros || 8–2 || Maholm (7–6) || Cassel (1–1) || — || 33,996 || 46–54|- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 23 || @ Astros || 8–7 || Osoria (4–3) || Geary (2–2) || Marte (5) || 36,091 || 47–54|- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 24 || Padres || 9–1 || Herrera (1–1) || Hensley (1–1) || — || 17,916 || 48–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 103 || July 25 || Padres || 5–6 || Baek (3–5) || Duke (4–8) || Hoffman (19) || 25,727 || 48–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 104 || July 26 || Padres || 6–9 || Banks (3–4) || Van Benschoten (1–3) || Hoffman (20) || 27,794 || 48–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 105 || July 27 || Padres || 1–3 || Peavy (8–6) || Grabow (5–3) || Hoffman (21) || 21,721 || 48–57|- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || July 28 || Rockies || 8–4 || Snell (4–8) || Grilli (2–2) || — || 15,303 || 49–57|- style="background:#cfc;" | 107 || July 29 || Rockies || 6–4 || Davis (1–0) || Herges (3–4) || Yates (1) || 17,507 || 50–57|- style="background:#fcc;"| 108 || July 30 || Rockies || 4–7 || Cook (14–6) || Duke (4–9) || Fuentes (18) || 16,587 || 50–58|-|- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 1 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Karstens (1–0) || Marquis (6–7) || Grabow (1) || 41,340 || 51–58|- style="background:#fcc;"| 110 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 1–5 || Lilly (11–6) || Maholm (7–7) || || 41,426 || 51–59|- style="background:#fcc;"| 111 || August 3 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Gaudin (8–4) || Hansen (1–4) || Mármol (6) || 41,200 || 51–60|- style="background:#fcc;"| 112 || August 4 || @ D-backs || 7–13 || Haren (12–5) || Davis (1–1) || — || 21,826 || 51–61|- style="background:#fcc;"| 113 || August 5 || @ D-backs || 1–3 || Webb (16–4) || Duke (4–10) || — || 25,109 || 51–62|- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 6 || @ D-backs || 2–0 || Karstens (2–0) || Johnson (9–8) || — || 28,556 || 52–62|- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 2–0 (12) || Beam (1–1) || Walrond (0–1) || Hansen (3) || 43,891 || 53–62|- style="background:#fcc;"| 116 || August 9 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Myers (5–9) || Snell (4–9) || Durbin (1) || 45,060 || 53–63|- style="background:#fcc;"| 117 || August 10 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Eyre (3–0) || Yates (4–3) || Madson (1) || 45,262 || 53–64|- style="background:#cfc;" | 118 || August 11 || @ Mets || 7–5 || Bautista (4–2) || Heilman (2–7) || Grabow (2) || 53,534 || 54–64|- style="background:#fcc;"| 119 || August 12 || Reds || 1–5 || Vólquez (14–5) || Karstens (2–1) || — || 23,686 || 54–65|- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 13 || Reds || 5–2 || Maholm (8–7) || Fogg (2–5) || Grabow (3) || 15,787 || 55–65|- style="background:#fcc;"| 121 || August 14 || Reds || 1–3 || Cueto (8–11) || Snell (4–10) || Cordero (23) || 35,439 || 55–66|- style="background:#fcc;"| 122 || August 15 || Mets || 1–2 || Pelfrey (11–8) || Davis (1–2) || Heilman (3) || 36,418 || 55–67|- style="background:#fcc;"| 123 || August 16 || Mets || 4–7 || Martínez (4–3) || Duke (4–11) || Feliciano (2) || 37,506 || 55–68|- style="background:#fcc;"| 124 || August 17 || Mets || 0–4 || Santana (11–7) || Karstens (2–2) || — || 36,483 || 55–69|- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || August 18 || Mets || 5–2 || Burnett (1–1) || Feliciano (2–3) || Grabow (4) || 19,066 || 56–69|- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Snell (5–10) || Looper (11–10) || Beam (1) || 39,502 || 57–69|- style="background:#fcc;"| 127 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 2–11 || Wellemeyer (11–4) || Davis (1–3) || — || 37,269 || 57–70|- style="background:#fcc;"| 128 || August 22 || @ Brewers || 4–10 || Bush (8–9) || Duke (4–12) || — || 41,637 || 57–71|- style="background:#fcc;"| 129 || August 23 || @ Brewers || 3–6 || Suppan (9–7) || Gorzelanny (6–8) || Torres (25) || 43,293 || 57–72|- style="background:#fcc;"| 130 || August 24 || @ Brewers || 3–4 (12) || Mota (4–5) || Davis (1–4) || — || 45,163 || 57–73|- style="background:#fcc;"| 131 || August 25 || Cubs || 3–12 || Lilly (13–7) || Karstens (2–3) || — || 14,454 || 57–74|- style="background:#fcc;"| 132 || August 26 || Cubs || 9–14 || Marshall (3–3) || Hansen (1–5) || — || 17,929 || 57–75|- style="background:#fcc;"| 133 || August 27 || Cubs || 0–2 || Marquis (9–7) || Duke (4–13) || Wood (27) || 15,260 || 57–76|- style="background:#fcc;"| 134 || August 29 || Brewers || 1–3 || Bush (9–9) || Gorzelanny (6–9) || Torres (26) || 18,086 || 57–77|- style="background:#fcc;"| 135 || August 30 || Brewers || 3–11 || Suppan (9–7) || Maholm (8–8) || — || 21,931 || 57–78|- style="background:#fcc;"| 136 || August 31 || Brewers || 0–7 || Sabathia (15–8) || Karstens (2–4) || — || 21,293 || 57–79|-|- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || September 2 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Snell (6–10) || Harang (4–15) || Capps (18) || 18,024 || 58–79|- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || September 3 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Yates (5–3) || Affeldt (1–1) || Capps (19) || 18,561 || 59–79|- style="background:#fcc;"| 139 || September 4 || @ Reds || 6–8 || Masset (1–0) || Hansen (0–3) || Cordero (27) || 20,626 || 59–80|- style="background:#cfc;" | 140 || September 5 || @ Giants || 7–0 || Duke (5–13) || Correia (3–8) || — || 31,133 || 60–80|- style="background:#fcc;"| 141 || September 6 || @ Giants || 6–7 || Espineli (2–0) || Bautista (4–2) || Wilson (37) || 38,094 || 60–81|- style="background:#fcc;"| 142 || September 7 || @ Giants || 6–11 || Matos (1–2) || Karstens (2–5) || — || 34,122 || 60–82|- style="background:#fcc;"| 143 || September 8 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Arias (1–0) || Snell (6–11) || Valverde (41) || 26,526 || 60–83|- style="background:#fcc;"| 144 || September 9 || @ Astros || 3–9 || Wolf (10–11) || Ohlendorf (1–2) || || 30,034 || 60–84|- style="background:#fcc;"| 145 || September 10 || @ Astros || 4–7 || Moehler (11–6) || Bautista (4–4) || Valverde (42) || 26,859 || 60–85|- style="background:#fcc;"| 146 || September 11 || @ Astros || 0–6 || Oswalt (15–9) || Zach Duke (5–14) || || 31,101 || 60–86|- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 12 || Cardinals || 10–2 || Maholm (9–8) || Piñeiro (6–6) || || 14,903 || 61–86|- style="background:#cfc;" | 148 || September 13 || Cardinals || 7–6 (12) || Hansen (2–6) || Perez (3–3) || || 17,132 || 62–86|- style="background:#cfc;" | 149 || September 14 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Beam (2–1) || Thompson (5–3) || || 18,994 || 63–86|- style="background:#fcc;"| 150 || September 15 || Dodgers || 2–8 || Kuroda (9–10) || Ohlendorf (1–3) || || 13,147 || 63–87|- style="background:#fcc;"| 151 || September 16 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Lowe (14–11) || Karstens (2–6) || || 12,741 || 63–88|- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 17 || Dodgers || 15–8 || Grabow (6–3) || Elbert (0–1) || || 11,883 || 64–88|- style="background:#fcc;"| 153 || September 18 || Dodgers || 3–4 (12) || Proctor (2–0) || Hansen (2–7) || Broxton (14) || 12,709 || 64–89|- style="background:#fcc;"| 154 || September 19 || Astros || 1–5 || Wolf (11–12) || Snell (6–12) || || 26,301 || 64–90|- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 20 || Astros || 6–4 || Davis (2–4) || Moehler (11–8) || Capps (20) || 36,621 || 65–90|- style="background:#fcc;"| 156 || September 21 || Astros || 2–6 || Oswalt (16–10) || Ohlendorf (1–4) || || 20,311 || 65–91|- style="background:#fcc;"| 157 || September 23 || @ Brewers || 5–7 || Torres (7–5) || Beam (2–2) || || 36,612 || 65–92|- style="background:#fcc;"| 158 || September 24 || @ Brewers || 2–4 || Sabathia (16–10) || Maholm (9–9) || Torres (28) || 31,164 || 65–93|- style="background:#fcc;"| 159 || September 25 || @ Brewers || 1–5 (10) || Stetter (3–1) || Chavez (0–1) || || 40,102 || 65–94|- style="background:#cfc;" | 160 || September 26 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Snell (7–12) || Ekstrom (0–2) || Capps (21) || 27,227 || 66–94|- style="background:#fcc;"| 161 || September 27 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Young (7–6) || Barthmaier (0–2) || Hoffman (30) || 29,825 || 66–95|- style="background:#cfc;" | 162 || September 28 || @ Padres || 6–1 || Yates (6–3) || LeBlanc (1–3) || || 29,191 || 67–95|-|-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP
NL East
	5	2		32	36
	2	3		23	26
	3	4		34	26
	2	4		21	25
	3	4		39	34
Total	15	17		149	147
NL Central
	4	14		73	131
	9	6		68	63
	8	8		70	75
	1	14		41	90
	10	7		104	94
Total	32	49		356	453
NL West
	3	4		25	30
	2	5		27	43
	2	5		31	49
	3	4		35	26
	4	2		39	29
Total	14	20		157	177
American League
	1	2		18	21
	0	3		15	37
	2	1		16	17
	1	2		12	17
	2	1		12	11
Total	6	9		73	103
Season Total	67	95		735	880

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
March	1	1	0		12	11
April	26	10	16		116	149
May	28	15	13		148	136
June	27	12	15		121	150
July	26	12	14		136	152
August	28	7	21		82	150
September	26	10	16		120	132
Total	162	67	95		735	880

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	39	42		361	401
Away	81	28	53		374	479
Total	162	67	95		735	880

Roster

2008 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (bullpen catcher) (pitching) (third base) (bullpen) (first base) (hitting) (bench)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters

Name	Position
	2B
	1B
	C
	3B
	SS
	SP

Statistics

HittingNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[21]

Player
	2	6	3	0.500	0	1
	1	2	1	0.500	0	1
	55	3	1	0.333	0	0
	41	6	2	0.333	0	1
	89	327	108	0.330	13	57
	116	431	137	0.318	15	69
	58	160	47	0.294	0	7
	5	7	2	0.286	0	1
	106	393	111	0.282	22	64
	125	285	79	0.277	2	30
	152	597	165	0.276	26	94
	90	183	50	0.273	1	20
	87	305	83	0.272	1	22
	145	569	154	0.271	9	52
	136	492	133	0.270	25	85
	42	116	30	0.259	1	10
	37	109	27	0.248	4	15
	107	314	76	0.242	12	44
	102	228	52	0.228	8	44
	22	67	15	0.224	0	3
	45	158	35	0.222	6	23
	79	206	45	0.218	3	20
	40	118	25	0.212	2	18
	35	5	1	0.200	0	1
	31	57	9	0.158	0	1
	50	108	17	0.157	0	2
	49	164	25	0.152	3	12
	5	7	1	0.143	0	0
	9	14	2	0.143	0	0
	31	48	6	0.125	0	1
	30	65	8	0.123	0	3
	20	28	3	0.107	0	3
	19	21	1	0.048	0	1
	3	3	0	0.000	0	0
	32	4	0	0.000	0	0
	48	1	0	0.000	0	0
	14	8	0	0.000	0	0
	71	1	0	0.000	0	0
	5	6	0	0.000	0	0
	9	6	0	0.000	0	0
	15	0	0	—	0	0
	16	0	0	—	0	0
	44	0	0	—	0	0
	9	0	0	—	0	0
	11	0	0	—	0	0
	10	0	0	—	0	0
	70	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	162	5,628	1,454	0.258	153	705

PitchingNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season^[22]

Player
	5	18	1	1	9.82	10
	5	22	0	4	9.67	9
	9	22	1	3	10.48	21
	3	10	0	2	10.45	6
	5	22	0	3	6.35	13
	13	17	1	0	8.47	9
	43	60	4	3	6.08	31
	15	15	0	1	6.60	16
	1	6	0	0	3.00	4
	31	185	5	14	4.82	87
	31	164	7	12	5.42	135
	14	34	2	4	5.29	13
	35	41	4	3	6.10	34
	21	105	6	9	6.66	67
	10	13	0	0	4.05	3
	9	51	2	6	4.03	23
	58	56	1	1	4.76	42
	21	78	3	4	5.26	52
	31	206	9	9	3.71	139
	72	73	6	3	4.66	63
	32	45	2	2	4.14	24
	9	13	0	1	6.92	7
	49	53	2	3	3.02	39
	47	46	4	0	3.47	47
	74	76	6	3	2.84	62
	16	15	1	4	7.47	7
Team Totals	162	1,455	67	95	5.08	963

Awards and honors

• Xavier Nady named National League Player of the Week for the opening week of the 2008 regular season.^[23]
• Ryan Doumit was named the co-National League Player of the Week, along with Ricky Nolasco, for the week of June 9.^[24]
• Nate McLouth was elected to the 2008 National League all-star team.^[25] He batted 1–4, and threw a runner out at home plate from center field in the 11th inning, stopping the game-winning run.^[26]
• Jason Bay was selected as the winner of the Chuck Tanner Award for "professionalism, cooperation and availability to and with Major League writers best assists them in carrying out daily responsibilities."^[27]
• Nate McLouth received the Roberto Clemente as "the Pirates player who best exemplifies the standard of excellence achieved by Clemente."^[27]

Transactions

Pre-season

(October 29, 2007 – March 24, 2008)

• On November 5, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired John Russell as manager.^[28]
• On November 7, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Bryan Minniti to director of baseball operations, hired Greg Smith as director of scouting and hired Kyle Stark as director of player development.^[29]
• On November 9, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates named Chuck Tanner as a senior advisor to the baseball operations department.^[30]
• On November 16, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates declined contract option for César Izturis.^[31]
• On November 20, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Tony Beasley as third-base coach, Gary Varsho as bench coach and Luis Dorante as bullpen coach.^[32]
• On November 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Jeff Andrews as pitching coach.^[33]
• On November 27, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Don Long as hitting coach.^[34]
• On November 28, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Shane Youman off of waivers to the Philadelphia Phillies.^[35]
• On December 3, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Josh Wilson from the Tampa Bay Rays and Ty Taubenheim from the Toronto Blue Jays off of waivers.^[36]
• On December 6, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Evan Meek from the Texas Rangers due to the Rule 5 draft.^[37]
• On December 7, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Salomón Torres to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts.^[38]
• On December 12, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Chris Gomez to a 1-year contract.^[39]
• On December 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jorge Velandia, Michel Hernandez, Miguel Perez and Mike Thompson to Minor League contracts.^[40]
• On January 7, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Adam Bernero and Elmer Dessens to Minor League contracts.^[41]
• On January 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed T. J. Beam, Raul Chavez and José Macías to Minor League contracts.^[42]
• On January 14, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Adam LaRoche to a 1-year/$5 million contract.^[43]
• On January 17, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed José Bautista to a 1-year/$1.8 million contract.^[44]
• On January 18, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Xavier Nady to a 1-year/$3.35 million contract and John Grabow to a 1-year/$1.135 million contract.^[45]
• On January 23, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jaret Wright to a Minor League contract.^[46]
• On January 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hector Carrasco and Casey Fossum to Minor League contracts.^[47]
• On February 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Ray Olmedo off of waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.^[48]
• On February 5, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Freddy Sanchez to a 2-year/$11 million contract.^[49]
• On February 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed New York Yankees free agent Doug Mientkiewicz to a Minor League contract.^[50]
• On February 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Byung-hyun Kim to a 1-year/$850K contract.^[51]
• On February 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Ray Olmedo to the Philadelphia Phillies off of waivers.^[52]
• On March 16, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates resigned Ian Snell to a 3-year contract.^[53]

In-season

(March 25, 2008 – October 29, 2008)

• On March 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced the retirement of Masumi Kuwata,^[54] released Byung-hyun Kim, Hector Carrasco and Juan Perez^[55] and acquired Tyler Yates from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Todd Redmond.^[56]
• On March 31, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Jason Davis and Matt Kata to Minor League contracts and released Josh Sharpless.^[57]
• On April 4, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Capps to a 2-year/$3.05 million contract.^[58]
• On May 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Olivo Astacio.^[59]
• On May 8, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Jason Michaels from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named.^[60]
• On June 4, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Franklyn Germán to a Minor League contract.^[61]
• On June 25, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Denny Bautista from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Kyle Pearson and released Kevin Thompson.^[62]
• On July 10, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Craig Wilson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named, acquired Dan Reichert and Ryan Mulhern from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations^[63] and lost Bryan Bullington to the Cleveland Indians off of waivers.^[64]
• On July 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired José Tábata, Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen from the New York Yankees in exchange for Xavier Nady and Dámaso Marte.^[65]
• On July 31, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen from the Boston Red Sox as well as Andy LaRoche and Bryan Morris from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[66]
• On August 21, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded José Bautista to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named.^[67] (Robinzon Diaz converted on August 25, 2008)^[68]
• On August 27, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Elmer Dessens to the Atlanta Braves.^[69]
• On September 2, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Ty Taubenheim.^[70]
• On September 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pedro Alvarez to a Major League contract.^[71]

Draft picks

See main article: 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

2008 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[72]

Rd		Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School
1	2		3B	June 5, 2008		Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)
2	48		RHP	June 5, 2008		California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California)
3	79		SS	June 5, 2008		Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
4	114		SS	June 5, 2008		Pepperdine University (Malibu, California)
5	144		LHP	June 5, 2008		California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California)
6	174		OF	June 5, 2008		Cy-Fair High School (Cypress, Texas)
7	204	Benji Gonzalez	SS	June 5, 2008		Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School (Gurabo, PR)
8	234	Jeremy Farrell	3B	June 5, 2008		University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia)
9	264		3B	June 5, 2008		Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
10	294	Drew Gagnon	RHP	June 5, 2008		Liberty High School (Brentwood, California)

Note

• Age at time of draft.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: VSL Pirates

See also

• 2008 Major League Baseball season

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
• 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season at Baseball Reference
• 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season at MLB.com

Notes

Notes and References

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
2. News: Alan. Robinson. Frattare retires after 33 seasons with Pirates. Yahoo! Sports. October 1, 2008. October 1, 2008.
3. Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Lanny Frattare to retire after 33 seasons. PittsburghPirates.com. October 1, 2008. October 1, 2008.
4. News: Meyer . Paul . Pirates make it official, name Russell manager . . November 5, 2007 . April 1, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080308235246/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07309/831311-100.stm . March 8, 2008 . dead .
5. News: Jenifer. Langosch. Results not there, but hopes high. PittsburghPirates.com. September 28, 2008. September 29, 2008.
6. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. How's that for openers?. PittsburghPirates.com. April 1, 2008. April 1, 2008.
7. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs' comeback bid falls in 12. PittsburghPirates.com. April 7, 2008. April 7, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409110116/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080407&content_id=2500859&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. April 9, 2008 . live.
8. News: Jenifer. Langosch. Pirates' bats mostly silent in Game 2 . MLB.com. May 12, 2008. May 14, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515091009/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080512&content_id=2686502&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. May 15, 2008 . live.
9. News: Jenifer. Langosch. Capps' first blown save leads to loss. MLB.com. June 10, 2008. June 11, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613230051/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080610&content_id=2884272&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. June 13, 2008 . live.
10. News: Jenifer. Langosch. Capps' confidence unwavering. MLB.com. June 17, 2008. June 18, 2008.
11. News: Dejan. Kovacevic. McLouth's two-run blast lifts Pirates past Yankees. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 10, 2008. July 13, 2008.
12. News: Ron. Musselman. Pirates, Indians struggle with lack of attendance. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 2008. June 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080615182958/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08167/890115-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml. June 15, 2008 . dead.
13. News: Todd. Krise. A day later, Bucs reflect on victory. MLB.com. July 13, 2008. July 13, 2008.
14. Pirates acquire three starting pitchers and an outfielder for Nady and Marte. PittsburghPirates.com. July 26, 2008. July 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080729021616/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080726&content_id=3199059&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. July 29, 2008 . live.
15. Pirates deal Bay for four prospects. MLB.com. July 31, 2008. July 31, 2008.
16. News: Dejan. Kovacevic. Pirates reach tragic number with 82nd loss. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 8, 2008. September 8, 2008.
17. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates not affected by 'the streak'. PittsburghPirates.com. April 1, 2008. April 1, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080402183803/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=2478228&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. April 2, 2008 . live.
18. News: Bernie. Wilson. Associated Press. Bucs finish with win; Padres have big decisions. Yahoo! Sports. September 28, 2008. September 29, 2008.
19. News: Dejean. Kovacevic. No 10-game winners for Pirates' pitching staff. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 25, 2008. September 25, 2008.
20. News: Dejean. Kovacevic. Pirates fire pitching coach Andrews. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 2008. September 29, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081002044113/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08273/916024-63.stm. October 2, 2008 . dead.
21. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. December 5, 2014. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2008&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344. dead.
22. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. December 5, 2014. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2008&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0. dead.
23. Pittsburgh's Nady earns Bank of America Presents the National League Player of the Week honors. MLB.com. April 7, 2008. April 7, 2008.
24. News: Alden. Gonzalez. Doumit, Nolasco share NL honors. MLB.com. June 16, 2008. June 16, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620184113/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080616&content_id=2942210&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. June 20, 2008 . live.
25. News: Jenifer. Langosch. McLouth's skills shine in NL's loss. MLB.com. July 16, 2008. July 17, 2008.
26. Web site: Box Score. 2008 All Star Game. MLB.com. 2008-07-16. July 17, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080718034230/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_07_15_nasmlb_aasmlb_1. July 18, 2008 . live.
27. News: Jenifer. Langosch. Two tabbed by Pittsburgh writers. PittsburghPirates.com. October 7, 2008. October 7, 2008.
28. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Russell named Pirates manager. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 5, 2007.
29. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Huntington fills out front-office staff. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 7, 2007.
30. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates name Tanner senior advisor. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 9, 2007.
31. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Notes: Izturis' option declined. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 16, 2007.
32. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Notes: Pirates filling out coaching staff. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 20, 2007.
33. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs name Andrews as pitching coach. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 21, 2007.
34. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates name Long hitting coach. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 27, 2007.
35. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Youman claimed off waivers by Phillies. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. November 28, 2007.
36. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates claim two off waivers. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. December 3, 2007.
37. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates select Meek in Rule 5 draft. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. December 6, 2007.
38. Web site: Hill. Justice B.. Torres dealt to Brewers for prospects. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. December 7, 2007.
39. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates finalize deal with Gomez. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. December 12, 2007.
40. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Notes: Bucs sign four to Minors deals. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. December 21, 2007.
41. Web site: Pirates sign two Minor League free agents. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 7, 2008.
42. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs sign three to Minor League deals. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 11, 2008.
43. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. LaRoche agrees to $5 million contract. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 14, 2008.
44. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs sign third baseman Bautista. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 17, 2008.
45. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Notes: Nady, Grabow avoid arbitration. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 18, 2008.
46. Web site: The Associated Press. Wright, Bucs agree to Minor League deal. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 23, 2008.
47. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs ink trio of arms to Minors deals. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. January 24, 2008.
48. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs claim Olmedo, designate Burnett. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. February 1, 2008.
49. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Sanchez, Pirates agree to multiyear deal. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. February 5, 2008.
50. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. First mate: Mientkiewicz inks in Minors. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. February 11, 2008.
51. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs ink Kim to one-year deal. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. February 24, 2008.
52. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Notes: Olmedo claimed by Phillies. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. February 26, 2008.
53. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Snell, Bucs reach long-term agreement. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. March 16, 2008.
54. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pitcher Kuwata announces retirement. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. March 26, 2008.
55. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates shoring up their bullpen. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. March 26, 2008.
56. Web site: Krise. Todd. Pirates acquire Yates from Braves. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. March 26, 2008.
57. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs sort out Minor League rosters. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. March 31, 2008.
58. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates sign Capps to new deal. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. April 4, 2008.
59. Web site: Phillips. Michael. Pirates cut ties with Astacio. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. May 1, 2008.
60. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs acquire Michaels, option Morgan. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. May 8, 2008.
61. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Transactions. MLB.com. November 12, 2012.
62. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs acquire Bautista from Tigers. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. June 25, 2008.
63. Web site: Krise. Todd. Pirates trade C. Wilson to Mariners. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. July 10, 2008.
64. Web site: Castrovince. Anthony. Bullington claimed, sent to Triple-A. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. July 10, 2008.
65. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates trade Nady and Marte to Yanks. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. July 26, 2008.
66. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates deal Bay for four prospects. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. July 31, 2008.
67. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bautista traded to Blue Jays. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. August 21, 2008.
68. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Pirates acquire Diaz from Blue Jays. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. August 25, 2008.
69. Web site: Bowman. Mark. Braves sign veteran Dessens. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. August 27, 2008.
70. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Transactions. MLB.com. November 12, 2012.
71. Web site: Langosch. Jenifer. Bucs ink No. 2 overall pick Alvarez. MLB.com. November 12, 2012. September 24, 2008.
72. Web site: 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.