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Don’t expect Pirates to make big splash in free agency

Free agency got underway Saturday, but unlike other sports, the market moves at a glacial pace in baseball.Even when teams eventually begin signing players, the low-budget Pirates, as usual, aren’t likely to make a big splash in the open market.Their top priority is attempting to re-sign ...

Republicans complain about everything

Some people who know me, mistakenly believe that I that I feel it’s the end of the world, the moment the Pittsburgh Pirates get eliminated from the play-offs.Nope!My official day of mourning follows the final pitch of the World Series.So, long after Andrew McCutchen clears out his PNC Park ...

Bucs praised

This soon-to-be fifth year Pittsburgh Pirates season ticket member wishes to thank the team, its management, and owners for a sensational season which we shall long remember despite the unfortunate way in which it ended.Over a grueling 162 games, the Bucs got the attention of the baseball ...

No time to mourn: Huntington back on the job

Neal Huntington didn’t have very much time to mourn the end of the Pirates’ season in the National League wild card game.The Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night, their postseason run lasting one night following a regular season in which they went 98-64 for the second-best ...

Party’s over for Pirates

PITTSBURGH — The post game party was still going strong in the visitors’ clubhouse at PNC Park last Wednesday night.The Chicago Cubs had beaten the Pirates 4-0 in the National League wild card game behind Jake Arrieta’s four-hit shutout and champagne was flying everywhere.Joe Maddon stood ...

Buctober a short month again

PITTSBURGH — Buctober turned out to be the shortest month of the year, rather than February, for a second consecutive season.That is a depressing thought for the Pirates and their fans following a regular season in which they won 98 games, the second-highest total in the major leagues and ...