In our preview for the Pirates-Reds series, we named Charlie Morton our player to watch… “He certainly wasn’t bad in his 2013 debut last Thursday,…
It’s always difficult to please Pittsburgh sports fans. Whether it is poor use of the bullpen or foolishly calling for a bunt, Bucco fanatics often call out…
A strong backend of the bullpen is one of the reasons why the Pirates have been successful thus far in 2013. Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli…
For the second time in as many days, Clint Hurdle found a way to mismanage his bullpen on Friday night. Here’s a look… Jonathan Sanchez, making…
A little background… On Wednesday night, Clint Hurdle let Tony Watson bat in the bottom of the seventh with a runner in scoring position. Why?…
Jose Tabata will be entering his fourth season as a major leaguer in 2013, but nothing is guaranteed for him this year. He has officially…
Clint Hurdle (13) days until Opening Day. 2013 marks Hurdle’s third season as Buccos skipper; will this be the year that he and the Pirates…
Jeff Locke started with the ball against the Orioles today at McKechnie. Locke faced 18 batters over 3.1 innings, and allowed a whopping eight hits. Baltimore…
Team management has a few decisions to make about the state of the Pirates’ bench before they travel north for the regular season. Regardless of who…
We’ll start off with a tidbit of an article from December’s Winter Meetings: Today, Russell Martin will suit up for the Bucs in their Grapefruit…
Only four days until the first exhibition game of the spring; if you are in the Bradenton area and need tickets for any Grapefruit League action,…
According to Rob Biertempfel of the Trib, the Pirates are extending manager Clint Hurdle’s contract through the 2014 season. There is an option for 2015 as well….
Tony Watson (44) days until Opening Day. After debuting in June of 2011, the left-handed reliever is set to begin his second full season out…
