PITTSBURGH 鈥� Neil Walker has found that playing for the New York Mets is different than for his hometown Pirates.Not better necessarily, just different, after being traded last December for left-hander Jon Niese.Walker was the Pirates鈥� first-round draft pick in 2004 from Pine-Richland High ...
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, ...
The trade of Jose Bautista will go down as one of the worst in Pirates鈥� history.The Pirates dealt the then-third baseman to the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 21, 2008 for catcher Robinzon Diaz.Bautista, of course, has gone on to become a superstar as well as a national hero in Canada. The ...
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, ...
The Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks seemingly have nothing in common that would kindle a rivalry.The Pirates plays in the National League Central and the Diamondbacks play in the NL West, so they only face each other in six or seven games a season.Furthermore, the Pittsburgh franchise first ...
