Herrera latest shelled out of Pirates' system

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SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 7/20/2008 on www.postgazette.com [flag]
Game: Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies, 3:05 p.m., Coors Field. TV/Radio: FSN Pittsburgh, WPGB-FM (104.7). Pitching: LHP Zach Duke (4-6, 4.40) vs. RHP Aaron Cook (11-6, 3.57). Key matchup: Duke vs. his road issues. In nine starts away from PNC Park, he is 0-2 with a 5.21 ERA. His most recent road victory came May 27, 2007, at Cincinnati. Of note: Since Xavier Nady was acquired by former general ... [link]

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Catching for Rookie Pitcher Proves to be a Handful
Published 7/20/2008 by Tim Hammer at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE informs us that Pirates’ coaching staff spent the days leading up to last night’s game against the Colorado Rockies stressing three points to rookie pitcher, Yoslan Herrera: 1) Throw more fastballs 2) Stop shaking off your catcher 3) Be aggressive. Judging from this photo snapped during the first inning by GETTY IMAGES, my guess is Yoslan got the message about not shaking off his catcher. ...

Herein Lies Ryan Doumit's Motivation Techniques
Published 7/21/2008 by Fun Sheriff (noreply@blogger.com) at Lion in Oil
... . But based on the photo above, it's clear that he does a lot more than hit and catch. Shown above doing the patented "Doumit Crotch-Grab" on Saturday, he's also proven to be a master motivator. If that won't get Yoslan Herrera to throw strikes, I don't really know what will.

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Herrera latest shelled out of Pirates' system

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