For baseball fans and the journalists who cover the game, the trade deadline is one of the biggest days of the season. It's a time to see what might happen to either make a team better for a playoff run, or how a team might build for the future. This was my first deadline working as a sports writer; coffee brewed, computer(s) on, Twitter feed constantly being refreshed — definitely a different feeling from some of the other deadlines I can remember from the past. Throughout you are hearing ... Read More
Should Pittsburgh Pirates ‘go for it’ in injury riddled NL Central?
After a torrid home stand that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates win eight of 10 games, the Bucs found themselves 27 outs away from being swept in a four-game series Thursday night. Thanks to a complete game effort from Edinson Volquez that didn't happen, but despite losing three of four games to the Red Birds, the Pirates have to be feeling pretty good about themselves as they head into Cincinnati for their final three-game series before the All-Star break. Make that they have to be feeling ... Read More
Price Outduels Morton as Rays Salvage Game from Pirates
Charlie Morton's rough first inning proved costly as David Price went 8 1/3 strong to defeat the Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon. Morton didn't have the most adequate start allowing three runs in the first. Desmond Jennings led off the game for the Rays with a single and quickly scored as Ben Zobrist followed with a RBI triple that was misplayed by Andrew McCutchen. Zobrist then scored on a fielding error by Jordy Mercer. The Rays got their third run of the inning off of a Kevin Kiermaier ... Read More