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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 ...

Arrieta says he respects Pirates fans

PITTSBURGH -- Those playful jabs he has been taking on Twitter toward Pirates’ fans are nothing personal, according to Jake Arrieta.The Chicago Cubs ace pitcher said Tuesday he is just having a little fun on social media and has great respect for the Pirates and their fans.Arrieta (22-6, 1.77 ...

Cole excited to face Arrieta in wild-card game

PITTSBURGH --- Gerrit Cole will face the hottest pitcher in the major leagues in the National League wild-card game.Yet, the Pirates right-hander couldn’t be more excited about facing the Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta on Wednesday night at PNC Park in a single-game elimination setting.Arrieta ...

Time to give Huntingdon his due

Perhaps itĢƵ finally time for skeptical Pirates fans like me to finally get off General Manager Neil HuntingtonĢƵ back.While the 46-year-old certainly didn’t give the teamĢƵ supporters much reason to trust him during the first few seasons after his hire in 2007, a third-straight trip to ...

Pirates return home with division title in their sights

The Pirates return home to wrap up the regular season tonight with at least a shot of winning the National League Central.FanGraphs rated the Pirates’ chances of overtaking the St. Louis Cardinals and capturing the division crown at 10.7 percent entering SundayĢƵ play while Baseball ...

Huntington, Hurdle deserve credit

<strong>Three thoughts on the Pirates:</strong><strong>1. Hats off to Huntington, Hurdle</strong>Late one night a few years back at the Winter Meetings, a group of us stood in the hotel lobby pondering the question of which baseball writer ...