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July 25th, 2012 9:33am | Jason Greco |
Category: Pirates
The Pirates made a move yesterday to add depth to their pitching rotation. In a four player deal the
Pirates traded for Houston Left Hander Wandy Rodriguez. Rodriguez is 7-9 this season with a 3.79
ERA.
The Pirates gave up three of their top 16 prospects in the deal. Pitchers Rudy Owens and Cotton […]
July 17th, 2012 12:30pm | Michelle
Measel | Category: MLB, Pirates
Andrew McCutchen is just tearing it up right now. After appearing last week in the Home Run Derby and
then in the All-Star Game, he comes back and has a fantastic 3 game series against Milwaukee (even though
the Buccos didn’t win the series). It’s awesome to note that he won this award for the […]
July 15th, 2012 9:41pm | Tyler Measel |
Category: Pirates
The Pirates are 48-37 at the All-Star Break which is 11 games above .500! This is the first time since
the 1992 season that they have been 10 or more games above .500. 1992 was also the last time Bucs made the
playoffs where the Braves beat us 4 games to 3 in the […]
July 13th, 2012 1:26pm | Ryan Measel |
Category: Pirates
Will the Pirates finish 2012 with a winning season (win pct. > 0.500)?
Yes. (86%, 125 Votes) No. (14%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 145
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The second half of the MLB season begins today for the Pirates with a road matchup at the Brewers. They
currently sit atop the […]
July 12th, 2012 7:55am | Mike Zelinsky |
Category: Pirates
With what can easily be considered the best first half any Pirates team has put together in the last 20
years, many fans are beginning to believe that this year’s Buccos will finally break the streak of
losing seasons and can perhaps make a run at the division. So at the all star break, the fans […]
July 10th, 2012 8:18am | Michelle
Measel | Category: Pirates
Last night Major League Baseball held their annual Home Run Derby and for the first time since 2005 the
Pirates had representation at the event. Andrew McCutchen who is leading the league in batting average
was a last minute addition to the derby after Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton could not participate due to injury.
While McCutchen […]
July 2nd, 2012 7:59pm | Tyler Measel |
Category: Pirates
Andrew McCutchen has been named the NL Player of the Month for June! He ended the month with an on-base
percentage of .420, a slugging percentage of .676, and a batting average of .360. And according to the
Pirates Facebook page he ended the month 2nd in RBIs, 3rd in batting average, tied for third […]
July 1st, 2012 10:11pm | Tyler Measel |
Category: Pirates
Andrew McCutchen has been named to the National League All-Star team for the second year in a row. He is
sporting a batting average of .346 and ranks in the top 10 for home runs and RBIs. Not to be outdone,
Closer Joel Hanrahan has also been named to the NL team for the […]
June 30th, 2012 1:13pm | Tyler Measel |
Category: Pirates
Bucs starter A.J. Burnett won his 8th straight start against the Phillies on Thursday. Put simply, he
is dominating the mound right now. Burnett is 9-2 this season with a 3.31 ERA and 69
strike outs. Only 5 pitchers in the league have more wins.
After 81.2 innings so far this season, Burnett has given […]
June 28th, 2012 10:44am | Tyler Measel |
Category: Pirates
The MLB All-Star game is right around the corner. The Pirates are making a big push to get Andrew
McCutchen in the All-Star game. You can help by going to the link below and voting for McCutchen
too. And if you want to give the rest of your Pirates some love vote for them too.
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June 12th, 2012 2:33am | Mike Zelinsky |
Category: Pirates
Pittsburgh has a buzz to it. A buzz similar to the one the city gets in November and March every year.
It’s a buzz that Pittsburgh sports fans are used to as a couple of their beloved teams gear up for
their annual playoff runs. The funny thing is, it’s June.
June? Really? The Steelers […]
April 9th, 2012 9:44am | Michelle
Measel | Category: Penguins, Pirates
As most of the BB&G crew was out and about this weekend unable to post about
the fantastic sports weekend we had, I thought I would do a quick review.
Pirates:
Even though the Pirates lost the home opener to Philadelphia on Thursday, 1-0 they bounced back in
spectacular fashion. They took down […]
March 5th, 2012 2:32am | Mike Zelinsky |
Category: Pirates
Contrary to what Pirate fans are used to seeing, the front office showed that they really do want to turn the
corner towards overall team success yesterday as the club and star CF Andrew McCutchen agreed
to a 6-year $51.5M contract extension. This is a huge signing for the Bucs as so many fans were
worried whether or […]
March 2nd, 2012 12:44pm | Jason Greco |
Category: Pirates
AJ Burnett broke his orbital bone on a missed bunt attempt. Burnett is to have surgery today according
to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The injury could take 2-4 weeks to heal but the Pirates have not given
a timetable on the return of Burnett to Spring Training. Burnett may miss the season opener where he
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February 17th, 2012 6:56pm | Tyler Measel
| Category: Pirates
The Pirates reeled in A.J. Burnett from the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Exicardo Cayones and
right-handed reliever Diego Moreno today. We have been chasing Burnett for nearly a month now but talks
have heated up this week as documented by Spanky this week. The Pirates absorbed $13 million of the
two years and […]
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