RUSSELL MARTIN RUMORS
Russell Martin is playing the outfield tonight
When the Pirates called up two pitchers yesterday and made one of the corresponding moves the demotion of a postion player, the little voice in my head said, "Oh no, we're going to see some weird things this week." With the lefty Mike Minor on the mound tonight, we're seeing Russell Martin in right field.
I could list a million reasons that this is crazy ...
Umpire ejects Pirates catcher Russell Martin with minimal provocation (GIF)
During Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves, home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, apparently with an extremely itchy trigger finger, ejected Pirates catcher Russell Martin despite the fact that it appears Martin barely said anything — if anything at all — to warrant the heave-ho. After relinquishing the lead earlier in the inning [...]The post Umpire ejects...
Pirates' Martin, Hurdle tossed from game
Pittsburgh catcher Russell Martin and manager Clint Hurdle have been ejected from the Pirates' game against the Atlanta Braves.
The ejections came after umpire Dan Iassogna called two balls on pitches from A.J. Burnett to Braves pitcher Kris Medlen in the fourth inning on Monday night. Burnett complained about the ball one call, and Iassogna stepped in front of the plate to...
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Has Russell Martin been the Best Free Agent Signing?
You get the sense with this Pirates team that something is different.
Russell Martin has been a vital part of the Pirates success so far in 2013. (Photo by: David Hague)
Sure, Pittsburgh has been rattling off wins at a near-record pace and appears poised to battle with St. Louis and Cincinnati all summer for positioning in the National League Central with the prospect of spot in...
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Russell Martin pied in face after walk-off hit
Your browser does not support iframes.Russell Martin's RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night.His reward? A shaving cream pie in the face courtesy of teammate A.J. Burnett."I saw it coming and couldn't do anything about it," confessed Martin.Don't look now but the upstart Pirates...
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Russell Martin is MLB’s Best Catcher
Right now, no catcher in Major League Baseball is playing better at his position than Russell Martin of the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a down year with the New York Yankees–which...The post Pittsburgh Pirates’ Russell Martin is MLB’s Best Catcher appeared first on Bohemian Baseball.
Pirates Pregame: Martin Back in the Lineup
Russell Martin is back in the lineup for the Pirates tonight, playing catcher and hitting seventh. Martin said the soreness in his neck that has kept him out of a handful of recent games is gone.
“There was soreness in there. you can play through some soreness but when it’s your neck and you’re playing a position where there can be some contact you want your neck to feel...
Russell Martin Named the NL Player of the Week
Russell Martin has been named the NL player of the week. Photo credit: David Hague
Russell Martin has been named the National League player of the Week, Major League Baseball announced this afternoon. Martin hit for a .375 average and led the National League with four homers and a .958 slugging percentage. The catcher came up big over the weekend, hitting a game tying home run on...
Yankees Hot Stove: Martin vs Pierzynski
Since the New York Yankees did not make a qualifying offer worth $13.3 million to catcher Russell Martin makes him a free agent, and gives GM Brian Cashman another vacancy to fill.
Russell Martin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
One would believe that Martin is the Yankees first-choice to bring back, as he is familiar with the pitching staff and got two big endorsements from ace CC Sabathia...
WRONG SIDE, BUDDY
Red Sox fan reels in HR for Yankees
Jeffrey Maier, he's not. But on fan found himself on the wrong end of a controversial home run call at Yankee Stadium on Monday night. The strange part? That the offender appeared to be a Red Sox fan, helping out the Yankees in their own building. In the second inning of Monday's game, a man wearing a Dustin Pedroia jersey reached over the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium...
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