From 57 wins in 2010, to 97 total wins in 2013, the baseball world has taken notice of the Pittsburgh Pirates. One day after three Pirates finished Nos. 1, 2 and 3 respectively in the Comeback Player of the Year voting, the Pirates have another award under their belt. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was named the 2013 Sporting News NL Manager of the Year. Hurdle led his team to three straight improved seasons, including snapping a 20-year losing streak, taking his Pirates to the second round of ... Read More

With the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox both within one game of the World Series, it's just about that time to start discussing offseason moves for your favorite team. With the Pirates 97-win season (including playoffs), they have some interesting decisions to make in the coming months. Now, we don't know how much money each team will be allocated for the national TV deal, but for arguments sake and inflation, let's say that the Pirates enter the 2014 season with a middle of the ... Read More

PITTSBURGH — Ten Major League players on Tuesday were named nominees for the 49th annual Hutch Award, given yearly in honor of former Major League player and manager Fred Hutchinson. The award, bestowed annually upon a Major Leaguer who demonstrates the honor, courage and dedication exemplified by Hutchinson, will be handed out on Jan. 30 at Safeco Field. This year's 10 nominees are: Jeremy Affeldt (Giants), Craig Breslow (Red Sox), Neal Cotts (Rangers), John Danks (White Sox), Sean ... Read More

So now that it's going on a week after the Pittsburgh Pirates were eliminated from the playoffs, it's time to put it all into perspective. Man, what a season. As Pittsburgh Sporting News announced yesterday, Clint Hurdle will receive the Chuck Tanner MLB Manager of the Year award in Nov. What an honor. However, don't expect that to be the only hardware for Hurdle or the Pirates this year. The Pirates have a shot to win four major awards in the next few weeks. 2013 NL Manager of the Year ... Read More

The Pittsburgh chapter of Rotary International has announced that former Pittsburgh Pirate relief pitcher Kent Tekulve has been selected to receive of the 2013 Chuck Tanner “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Tekulve’s selection is part of the seventh annual Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Awards event, named in honor of the former Pirate manager and favorite son of western Pennsylvania. Tekulve and this year’s Major League Baseball Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle, will be ... Read More

The Pirates had to win one of their last two games against the Cardinals to advance to the NLCS.  Instead, the Pittsburgh bats went cold and the Cardinals mustered just enough hits to take the last two games of the series and advance. It's not hard to be proud of this team, despite falling short of a World Series title.  Not after watching twenty straight seasons that were pretty much over by August.  This was fun, to say the least. And yet, this is just the beginning. Not only do the ... Read More

Expectations are a funny part of human nature. Depending on your prior experiences, they could be sky high or basement-dwellingly low. When I was a little girl, I expected Prince Charming to show up on a white horse with roses and sweep me off the feet. Now, I just hope if I go on a date, I'm not asked "So, how are we doing this?" when the check comes. Years of disappointment has that effect on a woman. That's how I felt about the Pirates all these years. So many let downs and heart breaks had ... Read More

Despite the loss yesterday, the Pirates had people from all over the city pulling for them. Check out this video that was posted on MLB's YouTube account that features some prominent Pittsburgh natives cheering on your Pirates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIUVBn6ADgE ... Read More