Dissecting the Schedule: August

We’ll spend time this week breaking down the Pirates’ 2013 schedule, month by month.  (Click to enlarge) Notes: – The Pirates will play 16 games…

Pirates Playback 1/21/13

Pirates Playback 1/21/13

Tonight will be the third installment of “Pirates Playback” on ROOT Sports. You can catch this week’s game both tonight and Thursday at 7:00 pm….

Bucs add Brad Hawpe

Bucs add Brad Hawpe

According to the Pirates Twitter account, they have signed outfielder Brad Hawpe. Hawpe, 33, played parts of seven seasons in Colorado, thus being another Clint…

Pedro Alvarez: Hit or Miss

After a terrible 2011 season in which he hit just .191 in 74 games, Pedro Alvarez has rebounded nicely this year. He’s finally showing the…

Series Preview: Pirates vs. Rockies

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies July 16, 2012 8:40 pm July 17, 2012 8:40 pm July 18, 2012 3:10 pm Coors Field Probable Pitchers Jeff Karstens (2-2,…

Close plays, botched calls increase need of instant replay

The expansion of instant replay has been a hot topic recently in Major League Baseball. Bud Selig has been quoted as saying, “Yes, we had…

Why does Clint Barmes swing so much?

Not only do the Pirates have some of the worst production in the league (lowest amount of runs, lowest on-base percentage, second-lowest batting average, etc.),…