Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Top-flight starter needed</strong>No one questions A.J. Burnett鈥檚 heart when he says he will pitch again this season.The Pirates鈥� 38-year-old right-hander is determined to overcome the strained flexor tendon in his elbow ...
PITTSBURGH --- J.A. Happ is having his turn in the Pirates鈥� rotation skipped after making only one start.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, taking advantage of a second scheduled off day in four days next Monday, will not start the left-hander in the pivotal three-game series against the Cardinals ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Michael Morse thought he was set up for a happy homecoming this season.The veteran first baseman/outfielder signed a two-year, $16-million contract with his hometown Miami Marlins in the offseason as a free agent after helping the San Francisco Giants win the World Series last ...
Jung Ho Kang did something that no Pirates hitter had done in six decades.The rookie shortstop strung together six multi-hit road games in a row before the streak was stopped Thursday night at Cincinnati. The last Pirates player to have a streak that long was Gus Bell in 1950.Kang then went ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Small trades should add up</strong>Teams that win the offseason or the trading deadline usually don鈥檛 win a championship.Ask the San Diego Padres, the darlings of last winter, who entered the weekend eight games behind the ...
The Pirates didn鈥檛 generate much national buzz at Major League Baseball鈥檚 non-waiving trading deadline.However, general manager Neal Huntington was quite active leading up to Friday afternoon鈥檚 deadline. He made five deals in an eight-day span, including four on the final two days before ...
