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Pirates Notebook: Extra Time Pays Off For Bedard; McCutchen and Walker Stay Hot
When Manager Clint Hurdle had the opportunity to shuffle the rotation for the second half of the season, he decided to use it to his advantage. Heading into the All-Star… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Bucs Can’t Pull Off Comeback Win; McCutchen Wins Two Awards
The Pirates have been able to pull off the comeback win 24 times this season. It’s been kind of the theme for the 2012 Bucs, battling back. Last year, the… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Sloppy Play Leads to Loss; Tabata Struggling in Triple-A
All it took was one bad inning from the Pittsburgh Pirates to see the club lose the series in Milwaukee and fall a 1/2 game back in the National League… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Walker Heats Up in July; Why Pitch to McCutchen?
Just like the months in the summer heat up, so does Neil Walker at the plate. After hitting .278 in April and .238 in the month of May, Walker’s bat… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Pitching Struggles Against Milwaukee, Presley Set For Rehab Assignment
Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle shuffled the rotation for the second half of the season and gave the first start to James McDonald. And based on his impressive season, the right-hander… Read more
Pirates Notebook: McCutchen, Walker Power Bucs to Strong First Half Finish
PITTSBURGH, PA — When Andrew McCutchen steps to the plate, more often than not, he does something special. In the final game before the All-Star break, McCutchen put on a… Read more
Pirates Notebook: McCutchen Won’t Repeat Second Half Slump
Andrew McCutchen had learned a lot from his second half struggles last year with the Pirates. After hitting .291 heading into the All-Star break, the club fell out of first… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Bedard Not Same Pitcher Since Injury
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Erik Bedard started the season out very strong in his first season as a Pirate. The lefty sported a 2.48 ERA over his first five starts in… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Karstens Looking Like the 2011 Version
PITTSBURGH, PA — Jeff Karstens has been very sharp over his last two outings with Pittsburgh, showing a glimpse of what we saw from the right-hander during the 2011 season…. Read more
Pirates Notebook: Bucs Playing With Confidence, Finishing the First Half Strong
PITTSBURGH, PA — Today marked the halfway point of the season. If the first half is any indicator for what is in store in the second part of the season,… Read more
