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Gerrit and young arms? Not likely

<strong>Three thoughts on the Pirates:</strong><strong>1. A word of caution</strong>Four starting pitchers have made their major league debuts with the Pirates in a little over a month and each showed promise.That shouldn’t have been a ...

The Pirates have been well represented at recent All-Star Games.Four players were selected for the 2013 game at Citi Field in New York and again last year for the festivities in Cincinnati. In 2014, three Pirates participated at Minneapolis.However, the Pirates might have a hard time getting ...

Chad Kuhl had a very memorable major league debut last Sunday.The Pirates right-hander beat Los Angeles Dodgers ace and three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Kuhl worked five innings and gave up three runs and four ...

PITTSBURGH — Clint Hurdle could certainly write an interesting book about his career. Or maybe two.One could be about the Pirates managerĢƵ playing career. He was a can’t-miss phenom with the Kansas City Royals who did miss because he enjoyed partying more than hitting.The second volume ...

Kratz became answer to trivia question

Trivia Crack is a popular app for cell phones.However, it may have nothing on Pirates catcher Erik “Trivia” Kratz.The genial 36-year-old become a living and breathing trivia question answer this week following games against the San Francisco Giants on Monday and Tuesday at PNC Park.On ...

PITTSBURGH — There have been many assumptions made that Ryan VogelsongĢƵ career is over.However, the veteran right-hander isn’t making any of them.In the fact, Vogelsong has no doubt he will return to the mound for the Pirates this season. In fact, he all but guaranteed it before Monday ...