Andrew McCutchen made Pirates history this past Tuesday night when he hit three home runs in a 9-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver.McCutchen became just the fourth player in franchise to have multi three-home run games, joining a trio of Hall of Famers in Ralph Kiner ...
For much of the early part of the 2016 season, most of the attention focused on the Pittsburgh Pirates has centered around a perceived lack of offense.The biggest reason for this mostly inaccurate perception has been the obvious power drought experienced by the entirety of the team鈥檚 ...
With the small-sample caveat of the season being barely more than three weeks old, the Pirates鈥� decision to use unconventional batting orders has been a success so far.The Pirates entered Monday night鈥檚 game against the Colorado Rockies at Denver leading the major leagues in on-base ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:1. Zika fears warrantedA number of Pirates鈥� players are concerned about their trip to Puerto Rico at the end of May and the possibility of contracting the Zika virus.They have asked the Major League Baseball Players Association to look into the possibility of ...
Scoring nine runs in a game is a good offensive output under almost any circumstance.However, when the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3 last Sunday at PNC Park, it seemed as if the offense sputtered to some degree.Perhaps it was because the Pirates scored nine runs despite putting ...
How do you like Jim Rutherford now?Remember this time last year when many were saying he was too old to be the Penguins鈥� General Manager? Remember last December when they were saying the same thing and second guessing his decision to bring Phil Kessel in from Toronto? He鈥檚 still 67 years ...
