It took 101 career starts before Jeff Locke threw his first shutout and it turned out to be a quirky one.The Pirates left-hander checked the Marlins on three hits Monday night in a 10-0 rout at Miami. It was also the 28-year-old鈥檚 first complete game.Locke only struck out one batter. However, ...
Clint Hurdle marvels as Sean Rodriguez鈥檚 work ethic.Rodriguez, the Pirates鈥� invaluable utility player, moves all around the infield during the early stages of pre-game batting practice. Hurdle, the Pirates鈥� manager, stands just off to the left side of the batting cage and hits a string of ...
Josh Harrison, entrenched as the Pirates鈥� starting second baseman, isn鈥檛 asked to pinch-hit very often by manager Clint Hurdle.That is probably a good thing, in many respects. Harrison entered the weekend with a .156 batting average as a pinch-hitter during his six-year career.However, ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� It would be hard to fathom a little more than three months ago that the Pirates would have one of the most potent offenses in the major leagues.The Pirates entered spring training looking like a team that would struggle to score runs. The lineup had appeared to be weakened ...
Even the most casual of Pittsburgh Pirates fans have heard about them.Simultaneously billed as both the future of the club and saviors of its present, names such as Tyler Glasnow, Jameson Taillon and Josh Bell can be heard brandied about as solutions rather than the question marks they actually ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Fourth time the charm</strong>It鈥檚 a neat moment anytime a player makes his major league debut.However, Pirates right-handed reliever Wilfredo Boscan鈥檚 debut on Thursday night was a really cool moment as he pitched two ...
