On Saturday, the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were celebrated. Fifty-five years ago this October, that team was immortalized as World Series Champions. History was made that summer at Forbes Field, when the 1960 squad won 95 games, lost 59 and had one tie. They won the National League pennant and went on to play the New York Yankees in the World Series. During that seven-game duel with the Yankees, a series in which the Pirates were outscored, outhit and outerrored, they came out victorious with ... Read More
AM Joe: Which Pitt is it?
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, September 1, 2015. What's on tap for today: Duquesne will announce the school's new athletic director in a press conference at 10 a.m. The Pirates (79-50) are back in action after a much-needed rest day. They're in Milwaukee for the first game of a nine-game National League Central road trip that will also see them visit the Cardinals and the Reds. If the Pirates want to catch the Cardinals, they'll need to improve ... Read More
Reports: Pirates to call up six players
According to reports by Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com and the Toledo Blade, the Pittsburgh Pirates are planning on calling up six players as the team makes its final push towards playoff contention. The Pirates will call up pitchers Bobby LaFromboise and Radhames Liz, infielder Pedro Florimon, catcher Elias Diaz and outfielders Jaff Decker and Travis Snider from the Indianapolis Indians. Of the six, only Decker, Diaz and LaFromboise are already on the 40-man roster. Radhammes ... Read More
AM Joe: Pa. Little League team comes up just short
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Monday, August 31, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (79-50) have a well-deserved day off today after playing 20 games in the last 20 days. Not all of the Pirates will have the day off, however, as general manager Neal Huntington will be working the phones up until the 11:59 p.m. waiver trade deadline. While the big deals usually take place in July, the waiver trade period is still a time when teams can acquire talented ... Read More
Joe Klimchak energizes Pirates fans at PNC Park
It was a normal day for Joe Klimchak. He was just out of college and living in Grove City, PA. He was married to his wife Jennifer and was working as the sports information director for his alma mater, Grove City College. It was normal, until his answering machine started to beep. On the other end of the line was his idol, Pittsburgh Pirates public address announcer Art McKennan. Some time earlier, Klimchak had written McKennan a letter, expressing his admiration for his work and desire to ... Read More
Morton suffers rare home loss; Bucs bats silent against Rockies
Fans quietly departed PNC Park after the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 5-0 to the Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon missing a chance to earn a sweep. The Pirates totaled just four hits and five base runners in the game. Jorge De La Rosa [8-6] got the win, extending his lead as the all-time winningest pitcher in Rockies history. In a bizarre scene, however, he was ejected by home plate umpire Jeff Nelson as Rockies manager Walt Weiss was taking him out in the seventh inning. The first two batters of ... Read More
Pirates GM Huntington: Glasnow not on radar for September call up.
It is the time of the season in which the Pittsburgh Pirates start to make its September call-ups. With that in mind, general manager Neal Huntington spoke on that topic among others in his traditional Sunday home game press conference. On A.J. Burnett's outing: “The report from [pitching coach Ray Searage] was that he threw the ball really well and it was a positive step in his direction. He’ll throw a real sim game in St. Louis and they’ll get a feel for how A.J. is going and if we add ... Read More
Burnett pain-free after bullpen session
A.J. Burnett spoke with assembled media members and provided an update on his recovery from right elbow inflammation. Burnett was first placed on the disabled list on July 31, and threw at PNC Park before the Pirates Though it was originally reported that Burnett would throw a three-inning simulated game, he ended up throwing close to 70 pitches and about five innings. "The first inning was 16 pitches, sat, threw 12, sat, threw 20 sat, threw eight or nine sat, and then did it again," Burnett ... Read More
Morton goes for sweep; Bucs rearrange rotation, schedule twin bill with Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to earn their Major League-leading 14th sweep of the season this afternoon when they play against the Colorado Rockies. In the two previous contests, the Pirates emerged victorious by 5-3 and 4-3 scores respectively. Today, Charlie Morton will face Jorge De La Rosa. Morton is 5-1 at PNC Park with a 2.82 ERA and the Pirates have posted a 12-5 record in Morton's 17 starts this season. In his last start, Morton lost his first decision in over a month, ... Read More
AM Joe: The Bucs are on a roll
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Sunday, August 30, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (79-49) have won four straight games and will go for a series sweep of the Colorado Rockies (51-76) this afternoon at 1:35 p.m. Charlie Morton (right) will take the hill for the Bucs against Jorge De La Rosa. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh It's the series finale of the penultimate 2015 homestead at Consol Energy Park as the Washington Wild Things (39-45) host the Evansville ... Read More