As numerous trade rumors swirl about the Pittsburgh Pirates, most notably their ongoing pursuit of White Sox left-handed starting pitcher Jose Quintana, a bigger question has emerged among Bucco observers.Are they capable of deep, philosophical change in how they approach the value of ...
PITTSBURGH — ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a brand new year, and it has to be better than the one that just ended.The Pirates did a backslide, and the injury-depleted Steelers were eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl champion. The Penguins rallied around a coaching change and won their fourth Stanley Cup. It was ...
New CBA, same old story.With very little fanfare, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players association worked out a deal on a new labor agreement on Wednesday.Lots of bragging followed. You are supposed to be either impressed or thrilled by the news that a new, five-year ...
PITTSBURGH — Trade Andrew McCutchen? Sure. Just make sure to get value for him.The problem with trades is people tend to focus only on whoÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ leaving. McCutchen has obviously been the Pirates’ best player and was a key part in ending 20 consecutive years of losing.Maybe his career decline ...
PITTSBURGH — Thanksgiving was just last week, so this topic is relevant:There can be too much of a good thing.This doesn’t just refer to turkey and Aunt HelenÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ special stuffing, either.Rather, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ about the NFLÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ insistence on making Thursday night the third prime time game of the ...
PITTSBURGH — LetÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ not overcook this (phrase on loan from the Clint Hurdle Collection).HereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ why the Pirates are going home instead of to the playoffs:Their No. 1 and 2 starting pitchers failed, and two of their middle of the order hitters did likewise.You can point fingers in a lot of ...