Pirates
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5.2KGlasnow, Hutchison among final September callups
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 3:22 PM September 6, 2016The Pirates completed their September callups by promoting starting pitchers Tyler Glasnow, Drew Hutchison and Trevor Williams, and infielder Pedro Florimon from Triple-A Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon. Glasnow worked his way...
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12.7KKovacevic: These players proving they were always worth believing in
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:43 AM August 20, 2016Remember in 'Major League' how the Indians' new owner privately wanted her team to lose so she could trigger a low-attendance clause that would let her move the franchise?
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13.8KFriday Insider: The Pirates’ Bermuda Triangle
in MiamiPOSTED: 2:35 PM August 5, 2016It seldom takes more than a few seconds from the time the Pirates do something stupid until my text alerts go into a tizzy, so I wasn't surprised Monday.
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4.3KBelow Deck: Power’s Keller motivated by major-league debuts ahead
in Charleston, W.Va.POSTED: 5:00 PM August 2, 2016As of Sunday, 10 players have made their MLB debuts with the Pirates this season. Of those 10, six are pitchers. That hits home for Mitch Keller.
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30.4KKovacevic: Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 8:57 PM August 1, 2016Maybe Neal Huntington wants to get fired. Honestly, that was my first thought as the Pirates' three trades at the deadline came across, first underwhelming then unimportant then unbelievable.
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Kovacevic: Probably fair to see what Huntington does next
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 5:56 PM July 30, 2016It's one of those exchanges that's just so spectacularly putrid it almost certainly will be followed by more. There just has to be more, right?
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Kovacevic: Cole Train fired up to go the distance
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 2:10 AM July 28, 2016Gerrit Cole's arms rose high into the night sky, stark against the Downtown cityscape, like a chalk-on-charcoal etching of a heavyweight champ.
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Kovacevic: Pirates can’t chase their own tail
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 10:56 PM July 21, 2016Dog days? Eh, those are still a few days off, as the flip of the calendar will show. But dog games? Yeah, those are here.
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Kovacevic: When is Cutch’s slump no longer a slump?
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:01 AM July 19, 2016Eleven players on the Pirates' roster have taken 100 or more at-bats. Nine of them have a better batting average than Andrew McCutchen's .244.
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Kovacevic: This is Hurdle’s finest hour
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:01 AM July 12, 2016If a manager is only as smart as his bullpen usage, as the baseball adage goes, then Clint Hurdle is trekking into Stephen Hawking territory this summer.
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Kovacevic: Why build this much and not finish it?
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:52 PM July 10, 2016This sensationally see-saw summer for the 130th edition of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club hit the All-Star break Sunday with so, so very much to appreciate, didn't it?
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Below Deck: Ramírez adjusting to Altoona
in Altoona, Pa.POSTED: 2:00 PM July 5, 2016Austin Meadows' locker in the Altoona Curve clubhouse has long been cleared out. Last week, first baseman/outfielder José Osuna excitedly packed his bags. too.
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Below Deck: Craig not bothered by start
in Morgantown, W.Va.POSTED: 2:00 PM June 28, 2016Making the transition from being an amateur to a professional in anything isn't easy, but it's best to do it with a smile.
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Kovacevic: Biggest problem has biggest price tag
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:59 PM June 27, 2016"I'm struggling right now," Francisco Liriano mused after his latest loss cost the Pirates a four-game sweep of Los Angeles.
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3.0KKovacevic: Our city’s only Teflon GM
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 2:51 AM June 21, 2016Can anyone explain why Neal Huntington never hears so much as a solitary syllable of criticism around here?
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Nicasio’s night a familiar sight
in New YorkPOSTED: 2:55 AM June 17, 2016NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon chugged around first and pulled up safely at second base, setting the tone for an inning that pitcher Juan Nicasio would like to forget. Add...
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Commissioner, MLBPA exec visit Citi Field
in New YorkPOSTED: 8:36 PM June 16, 2016NEW YORK — Ken Griffey Jr. sat at the front of the room with Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark to his left and Major League Baseball...