Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (18-26) look to recover from last night's 9-2 loss to the Orioles (23-20) in the second game of a two-game interleague series. Wandy Rodriguez (0-2, 6.84 ERA) will make his second start since returning from the DL and will oppose Chris Tillman (4-2, 3.34 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Wandy Rodriguez building off of his last start: "I'm excited to watch him get out there. I think he had anxiety, he had excitement, he had apprehension. He put a lot of ... Read More
Archives for May 2014
Wild Things defeat Greys, 10-1 in home opener
WASHINGTON, PA – The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, started off their 2014 home season with a bang at CONSOL Energy Park as they defeated the visiting Frontier Greys 10-1 in their home opener on Tuesday night. The offense erupted producing 15 hits and 10 runs in their fourth game of the season. With two outs in the bottom of the first, the middle of Washington's lineup gave the home team a 3-0 advantage as corner infielders Carter Bell and William Beckwith each ... Read More
Crush Davis Hits Three Homers, O’s Beat Bucs 9-2
Francisco Liriano and the Pirates (18-26) were cruising along with a 1-0 lead until Chris Davis --three home runs on the night -- led an Orioles (23-20) offensive attack to a 9-2 beating of the Bucs on Tuesday night. Liriano had allowed two hits through the first three innings while striking out three before losing control of his pitches in the fourth. Chris Davis started the scoring by reaching via an infield single and scoring on a J.J. Hardy RBI single. Nelson Cruz would also score in the ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 5/20: Lineups, Injury Update, Hurdle’s Quarter-Pole Evaluation
Good afternoon from PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (18-25) face the Orioles (22-20) in the first of a two-game interleague set. Francisco Liriano (0-3, 4.25 ERA) will look to build off of his last start as he faces Miguel Gonzalez (1-3, 4.76 ERA). Injury Update -- Jason Grilli threw the first of two simulated games on back-to-back days today and the results were positive. "It was another good day for him to go and throw all of his pitches," said manager Clint Hurdle. "20 off the mound ... Read More
Will Bylsma soon suffer the same fate as Shero?
Article by Gino Ferretti, representing Pittsburgh Sporting News Lately, when the Penguins swing and miss, the stir is rarely seismic. After the gloom and doom Pens fans have had to endure pre-2006-2007, a small discomfort is just dust in the wind. But after five consecutive early exits for this perennial Cup contender, change was inevitable. Except nothing has been changed quite yet, has it? If anything, it was a reset. A reset that will undoubtably push the story line back to this ... Read More
Pirates Announce Plans for Improvements At McKechnie Field, Pirate City
Last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced plans for two capital improvement projects to enhance baseball operations and training facilities at McKechnie Field and Pirate City. At historic McKechnie Field, where a renovation completed in 2013 has contributed to record-setting attendance for Spring Training, the Pirates plan to replace the aging clubhouse building at the southeast corner of the property. The new, 22,500-square-foot building will include the Pirates/Bradenton Marauders locker ... Read More
Pirates Salvage Game From Yankees
The Pirates (18-25) continued to make mistakes, but this time they made up for them as they came back twice to defeat the Yankees (23-20) 5-3 to salvage a game and avoid the sweep. Gerrit Cole put together another quality start by going six strong innings while allowing three runs and striking out eight. Two of the runs coming in an inning full of Errors. With the Pirates leading 1-0 after two Yankee mistakes allowed Starling Marte to reach first and second safely before scoring on a Chris ... Read More
Steelers Rookie Mini-Camp Notes
The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced their first-year players and draft picks to their new stomping grounds this past weekend, hosting the first rookie minicamp of the season. In addition to the draft picks and undrafted rookie free agent signees, the Steelers invited 20 undrafted rookies and 14 additional first-year NFL players. The Steelers will enter 2014 with several potential starting spots open for the first time in years. ILB Ryan Shazier seems a lock to start next to veteran Lawrence ... Read More
Pirates Drop Another Morton Start 4-3
Charlie Morton continues to search for his first win of the season despite having a 3.45 ERA as the Pirates (17-25) fell to the Yankees (23-19) 4-3 in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader. Morton gave up another big inning -- sixth start out of nine that he has done that -- in the bottom of the first when the Yankees loaded the bases with no out. Mark Teixeira then singled in two runs and Brian McCann singled in another to make it 3-1. The barrage followed a Neil Walker solo home run -- his ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Defense Sets Tone Early In 50-26 Win Over Los Angeles KISS
KISS is known for their hit song “I want to rock and roll all night.” Last night James Bryant rocked Aaron Garcia on the first play from scrimmage and the Pittsburgh Power (6-3) rolled to a 50-26 victory over the Los Angeles KISS (2-7) to earn their third consecutive win. It’s not often a game is over on the first play but when James Bryant broke through the line untouched and flattened Aaron Garcia to cause a fumble it set the tone early. Anthony Hoke pounced on the loose football and the ... Read More