PITTSBURGH 鈥� Every year the Pirates invite players from their past to serve as guest instructors at spring training.It鈥檚 a great PR move. Fans enjoy seeing past pros, like Bill Mazeroski and Bill Virdon, in uniform again. The instructional aspect is sometimes dubious since a lot of those ...
For the 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates to rebound after a down year, they will need even more flexibility from their manager.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle knows a bit about flexibility when it comes to baseball鈥檚 ever-changing dynamics.As expertly recounted in Travis Sawchik鈥檚 鈥樷�楤ig Data ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� You can slice and dice the Pirates 2017 outlook countless ways, but it all comes down to this:They need a rebound season from Gerrit Cole.More than anything else, that will determine whether they recover from the 20-game decline they experienced last season.Starting pitching is ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Before they made Antonio Brown the highest paid player in the NFL, you have to believe the Steelers made some demands of their own.To sum it up simply, they probably made it clear they don鈥檛 want any more knuckleheaded behavior.No webcasts from the locker room. No over-the-top ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� After the first weekend without football since September, the focus shifts to baseball.The Pirates welcome pitchers and catchers to their first workout today after a sleepy offseason.They鈥檙e counting on plenty of in-house improvement, and they鈥檒l try to jump start that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Andrew McCutchen is on the move, just not out of Pittsburgh.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle announced Sunday that McCutchen is moving from center field to right field this season. Gregory Polanco will flip from right field to left, with Starling Marte sliding over from left to ...
