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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...

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...

Pirates Notebook: Perhaps This Year IS Different

PITTSBURGH, PA -- Drew Sutton hasn't been wearing Black and Yellow for very long, but he had quite the moment on Tuesday night. After...

Pirates Notebook: Tabata Getting Closer to Being Demoted

If Jose Tabata doesn't get his act together, the outfielder could face a demotion to Triple-A. After Tabata made several throwing errors in right field...

Pirates Notebook: Rotation Still Has Questions; Moves on Horizon

PITTSBURGH, PA -- After the Pirates lost 3-2 to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday at PNC Park, Manager Clint Hurdle said that Jeff Karstens...

This Date in Pirates History: June 21

Just one former Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date and no major transactions, so it will be a light day for Pirates history....

Garrett Jones’ lack of patience

Garrett Jones dug his left cleat into the fresh dirt scattered around Busch Stadium’s home plate and tapped the end of his bat on...

Pirates Notebook: McDonald Is Hard to Hit; Jones Seeking Consistency

CLEVELAND, OH. -- When James McDonald takes the mound, he's hard to hit. When he's got fastball command, and his secondary pitches are working,...

Jones Swinging a Hot Bat in June

Garrett Jones has made a few adjustments at the plate recently. After struggling in the month of May, where he hit just .206/.231/.397 over...

Pirates Notebook: McDonald Snubbed For Pitcher of the Month Award?

Those in Pittsburgh or fans of the Pirates are well aware of James McDonald's solid 2012 season. He posted a 2.97 ERA over five...

Know your PITCHf/x strike zone

One of the more useful additions to Pirates broadcasts over the past few years has been the Range Resources strike zone, which is the...

Pirates Rally Off Rockies Bullpen in 5-4 Win

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Pirates bats have struggled for most of the season. Entering game action, the Bucs were hitting at just a .202...