PIRATES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Francisco Liriano Digs Up A Gem In 1-0 Pirates Win
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Francisco Liriano has won each of his first three starts for the Pirates.
Those were the pitches Francisco Liriano threw to get Cubs batters to swing and miss en route to nine strikeouts. In the Pirates’ 1-0 win over...
Prospect Notebook: Jerry Sands Could Be a Good In-Season Addition For the Pirates
Jerry Sands has three homers in his last four games.
A few weeks ago I wrote about how Jerry Sands was struggling all around, and how there were no silver linings to his game. He wasn’t hitting right-handers or left-handers. He wasn’t hitting for power. It wasn’t a home/road split, or a situation where you could point to the most recent games with hope that he was turning things...
Snider’s Grand Slam Explodes Twitter, Or Does It?
I think one of the great things about the way we use technology to follow sports is the ability to take a step back and observe the way the masses react to memorable moments. In the case of Travis Snider’s grand slam in the sixth inning of the Pirates’ 5-4 win against the Cubs on Tuesday, my observation is that there was smoke coming off my Twitter feed in the moments following...
Pirates fan jumps into river for Pedro Alvarez home run ball (Video)
A Pittsburgh Pirates fan named Bobby Zappala jumped off a boat into the Allegheny River fully clothed to grab a home run ball hit out of PNC Park by third baseman Pedro Alvarez during last Friday night's game.
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The 2-run HR by Alvarez tied the Houston Astros at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth, and the Pirates won the game in the bottom...
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen has no structural damage in knee
After missing his second-straight game yesterday, Buc Nation had cause for concern. Their All-Star and perennial MVP candidate is battling a sore right knee. However, Andrew McCutchen does not have any structural damage in the knee. It's just sore.
Tom Singer of MLB.com says McCutchen was slated to start yesterday's game, but he reported discomfort in the knee using...
Q&A: Vic Black, Pirates’ Future Closer
Vic Black is the heir apparent to the closer’s job in Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old right-hander won’t be replacing Jason Grilli in the near future, but he may be joining Grilli in the Pirates’ bullpen. Four years after being drafted 49th overall out of Dallas Baptist University, Black looks close to big-league ready.
Black cooks with gas: His fastball sits in the mid-to-high...
INTO THE DRINK
Alvarez hits HR out of PNC Park, into river
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez brings new meaning to “hit it out of the park” as this home run ball clears the bleachers and ends up in the Allegheny drink. Screen snaps below courtesy of MLB.com, Root Sports, and KDKA and brought to you by Lowe’s. Looks like a Sergio Garcia shot at 17 Sometimes you just have to get wet as a fan retrieves the wet souvenir -David...
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