PITTSBURGH 鈥� Pittsburgh鈥檚 David Freese is ready to rock 鈥榥鈥� roll.The nine-year MLB veteran has started the season for the Pirates at third base in place of Jung Ho Kang, who is still trying to get into the country after facing DUI charges in his native South Korea. There is no telling ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs, and needed every one of them, as they hung on for a 5-4 Opening Day victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon at PNC Park.Pittsburgh (1-2) opened its season on Monday with a 5-3 setback in Boston, and fell to 0-2 when it lost, ...
I'm holding the Pittsburgh Pirates personally responsible for this current stretch of weather we're enduring.Why them? Well, after an unsuccessful sojourn to Boston to open the MLB season this week, the local Boys of Summer return home this afternoon to open the home portion of the schedule ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pirates were probably still in the showers at Fenway Park on Monday evening when a guy called the radio post-game show and wrote off the season.鈥淚 think it鈥檚 going to be a long year,鈥� the caller said solemnly.He may wind up being right, but it鈥檚 usually chancy to make ...
There are some fantastic reasons to write a column. Whether raising awareness about an important issue, remembering a historic event whose anniversary corresponds to a print date or voicing concerns about a prominent figure or organization, a column is a place where the writer can truly pour ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Who knows where Jung Ho Kang went or what he did on that fateful night that ended with his arrest on DUI charges.But wherever he went or whatever he did, it probably wasn鈥檛 worth $5.75 million.That鈥檚 how much money would be guaranteed under his contract with the Pirates that ...
