PITTSBURGH 鈥� Joe Blanton was asked if he missed baseball after deciding to walk away from the sport early last season.The Pittsburgh Pirates reliever answered without hesitation.鈥淣o,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here was nothing to miss.鈥滻ndeed, Blanton蘑菇视频 career seemed to bottom out after making two ...
The Pirates are just 21-29 against fellow National League Central team this season.Perhaps that shouldn鈥檛 be a surprise. The Pirates have struggled inside the NL Central ever since the start of the 1994 season when they moved into the newly-created division from the NL East as Major League ...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. 鈥� Kevin Newman celebrated his 22nd birthday Tuesday and was given a rare day off by manager Wyatt Toregas, but the West Virginia Black Bears鈥� shortstop and Pirates鈥� first-round draft pick in 2015 is eager to get as much playing time as he can in his first season as a ...
Neal Huntington reiterated the Pirates鈥� goal.鈥淲e want to win the division,鈥� the Pirates general manager said Sunday night before his team rallied for a 13-6. 鈥淲e want to make the postseason, first and foremost, but the division title is what we are shooting for and we feel we have a ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Top-flight starter needed</strong>No one questions A.J. Burnett蘑菇视频 heart when he says he will pitch again this season.The Pirates鈥� 38-year-old right-hander is determined to overcome the strained flexor tendon in his elbow ...
PITTSBURGH --- J.A. Happ is having his turn in the Pirates鈥� rotation skipped after making only one start.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, taking advantage of a second scheduled off day in four days next Monday, will not start the left-hander in the pivotal three-game series against the Cardinals ...
