Tag Archives: Andrew McCutchen
Pirates Insisting On At Least Five Years of McCutchen
Last week we heard from Dejan Kovacevic that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Andrew McCutchen are currently in talks about extending the young center fielder. Today, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated… Read more
Game 34 Recap: Doumit’s Dinger Lifts Bucs Late
The Pirates blew another late lead, but a three run homer from Ryan Doumit in the bottom of the eighth brought the Pirates back from the brink. James McDonald pitched… Read more
Game 33 Recap: Morton Continues Electricity
Charlie Morton picked up his fourth win of 2011 by going 7-2/3 innings against Houston. The Pirates offense showed some signs of life with to multi-run outbursts. The fun started… Read more
Game 30 Recap: Friars Hit Three Homers to Beat Bucs
San Diego’s bats awoke somewhat. The Padres got three solo homers from players who had yet to homer in 2011 in beating Pittsburgh 6-5. The Pirates drew first blood off… Read more
Any McCutchen Extension Needs to Include FA Years
The Pittsburgh Pirates and center fielder Andrew McCutchen are discussing a contract extension, according to Dejan Kovacevic. Kovacevic mentions that it wasn’t clear when the two sides started negotiating, and… Read more
Game 28 Recap: Morton Wins His 3rd, Bucs Take Series
Everyone who reads this blog likely knows that Charlie Morton only won three games in 2010. He already has three wins and he and his electric stuff will hopefully have… Read more
Game 27 Recap: Iannetta’s Bomb Sinks Bucs
It might be a good sign for Colorado that some of their slumping hitters contributed to a four run outburst in the second inning. What certainly isn’t a good sign… Read more
What’s wrong with Andrew McCutchen?
Clearly, Andrew McCutchen is slumping. After a hot start on the season’s opening road trip, he has hit .162/.279/.270 in his past 86 plate appearances. There is little to worry… Read more
Game 26 Recap: Correia Tosses Gem in Denver
It was snowing off and on in Colorado last night. That just doesn’t seem right this late in April. It didn’t stop Kevin Correia from pitching well and the Pirates… Read more
Game 21 Recap: Rain, Morse Ruin Sunday
The crowd was sparse. The weather was rotten. Michael Morse hit a three run homer with two out in the third. Other than that, it was an okay day. The… Read more
