We knew this day would come, but it鈥檚 still easy to feel proud.The Brighton Boys have grown up.For those who pay attention and partake in the Beaver Valley music scene, it鈥檚 been fun watching the ascent of the Brighton Boys from gigs at places like the Beaver Gazebo, to revving up sold-out ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� There is only one question left in the Stanley Cup Final, and it pertains to geography.Do the Penguins win the Stanley Cup at home, or will they get it on the road at San Jose?Let鈥檚 cut to the chase: The Sharks aren鈥檛 going to win three straight games and pull the upset of ...
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 ...
