In baseball, there are things that managers do without hesitation. When setting the lineup card, you want to have your best hitter bat third and your most powerful hitter hit cleanup. When you have a pitcher up with a runner on first with less than two outs, you have him sacrifice bunt. If there is a runner on first with two outs on a 3-2 count, you start the runner. All of these are things that every manager will do day in and day out. All are understandable and all things I agree with. There ... Read More

With one out in the top of the ninth and Cardinals trailing 3-2, Daniel Descalso lifted a can of corn pop fly to left field. Instead of the Cards being down to their final out of the game, Pirates' left fielder, Starling Marte, nonchalantly took his eye off the ball a fraction too soon, allowing the ball to trickle out of his glove and Descalso advancing to second on the play. Pirates’ closer Mark Melancon did his best to put his teammates miscue behind him. After striking out Matt Carpenter ... Read More

The Pirates may be 29-27 on the road this season, but they are just 4-8 as the visitors since the All-Star break including a three game sweep to the fourth place Colorado Rockies. That needs to change. Pittsburgh has 45 games remaining to their magical regular season that has seen them hold a first place standing in the NL Central Division. Of those games, there are 20 at PNC Park and 25 on the road. Their biggest test will come Tuesday night at Busch Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals ... Read More

Pittsburgh Sporting News' Pirates beat writer Michael Waterloo joins James Santelli (Pirates Prospects), Ed Giles, Pat Lackey (whygavs.com) Corey (ThreeRiversBurghBlog.com) and Travis Sawchik from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review to discuss the latest topics surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKReKTewz78&feature=youtu.be ... Read More

As the Pirates march toward a goal that has proven elusive for 20 years, there are few within the organization who have survived as long as Greg Brown, broadcaster extraordinaire.  He is best known, as most good broadcasters are, for his trademark calls "Clear the Deck, Cannonball Comin" and "Raise the Jolly Roger," but there is a more to calling a baseball game than citing catchy quips. This success was not easily obtained; it is a product of years of hard work and dedication to what he ... Read More

DENVER -- The Pirates departed Coors Field Sunday evening far removed from the success they enjoyed on their most recent homestand. They headed to St. Louis to battle the Cardinals, their main division rival, after not gaining any separation on them during the weekend. A 3-2 loss Sunday completed a three-game sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies, who took advantage of Pirates mistakes. A balk set up one run, a throwing error another. Jeff Locke continued to battle his control, ... Read More

Andrew McCutchen seems to win our award more than anyone else, but its hard not to give it to a guy who has been the backbone of this Pirates team. He proved again this week that he's the face of this franchise and that he can get the job done. Here's how he did. First of all, McCutchen registered a hit in each of the Pirates six games this past week. In four of those six games, he registered multiple hits. During the stretch, the Pirates went 5-1. 8/3: 2-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 Run, 1 BB, 2 ... Read More