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Pirates Notebook: McKenry Taking Advantage of Opportunities
During the 2011 offseason, Michael McKenry went down to the Fall Instructional League to work on his hitting with Manager Clint Hurdle. Working with his skipper continued throughout spring training… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Profiling the Trade Deadline Additions
In the past 24 hours the Pittsburgh Pirates have added three big league players and a minor league pitcher to their club. On a busy trade deadline day, the Pirates… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Bedard Is the Latest Starter to Struggle; Cruz Working His Way Back
After seeing James McDonald’s post All-Star break struggles continue on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed the Erik Bedard that — after some adjustments — has been dominant his first two… Read more
Pirates Notebook: McDonald Continues Second Half Struggles; Correia Requests Trade
James McDonald struggled in his first two starts after the All-Star break. He allowed 10 earned runs over 9.2 innings with nine walks to just four strikeouts. McDonald’s last trip… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Team Effort Leads to Another Comeback; McKenry Continues to Hit
There is a reason why the roster consists of 25 men, and why it takes everyone to pull out a win. The Pittsburgh Pirates proved that to be true on… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Marte Impressive in Debut; Jones Hitting Lefties
Manager Clint Hurdle always gives the same message to rookies when they first arrive to the big leagues — respect everything and fear nothing. The message must have resonated with… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Correia Could Be the Odd Man Out of the Rotation
Kevin Correia took the mound at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon fighting for a spot in the rotation. The Pirates traded for left-hander Wandy Rodriguez on Tuesday night, which will… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Breaking Down the Wandy Rodriguez Trade
The Pittsburgh Pirates were looking to add a starting pitcher and bat by the deadline. And on Tuesday night, the club made a trade in order to improve the ball club… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Adjustments Continue to Pay Off For Bedard
During the All-Star break Erik Bedard used the time off between starts to work on some adjustments. The left-hander took advantage of three side sessions after Manager Clint Hurdle and… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Karstens Getting Back to Last Season’s Form
Jeff Karstens has been working hard to get back to his 2011 form. After missing two months of the season on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury, Karstens… Read more
