PITTSBURGH 鈥� The worn-out phrase about those who can do and those who can鈥檛 teach does not apply to Barry Bonds.Not by a long shot.The former Pirates star left fielder, who won the National League Most Valuable Player in both 1990 and 1992 while with Pittsburgh, is in his first year as the ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:1. Baseball is hard to figureThe Pirates put together a team last season capable of winning a World Series, the franchise鈥檚 best array of talent since 1991.Yet the Pirates followed a 98-win regular season by being shut out by the Chicago Cubs鈥� Jake Arrieta in ...
Dodger Stadium opened in Los Angeles in 1962 and the Pirates have played the Dodgers there 301 times.However, it was a rare occasion last Sunday when the Pirates scored five runs in the first inning off Brett Anderson on their way to an 11-3 victory.According to the Elias 缅北禁地 Bureau, it ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Robert Andino hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning, then the Miami Marlins got Andrew McCutchen to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to hold off the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 Friday night in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders.JT ...
Trading Mark Melancon was not one of the more popular moves made by the Pirates in recent seasons.Regardless of what they said publicly, most of the Pirates鈥� players were not happy about the July 30 deal that sent the three-time All-Star closer to the Washington Nationals for left-handed ...
Brownsville High School has always had a strong baseball tradition and has sent numerous players on to professional baseball. One of the names on that list is Dave Columbia who was a standout infielder for coach Charlie Slick in the early 1950s.Columbia played baseball on the sandlots in ...
