I ran into Jared Hughes in the clubhouse after the Pirates’ Saturday night walk-off victory against the Cardinals. I thought he summed up the victory in the best way possible. Not only Saturday’s win, but Sunday’s walk-off win, the whole series against the Cardinals, and the Pirates first half as a whole.
“I was in the clubhouse icing, and I said ‘Unbelievable’! Clint [Hurdle] was in here, and he goes ‘No, no, no; that is believable!’ He was right.”
Pirates outfielder/first baseman Corey Hart has been shut down on his rehab assignment in Triple-A because of his reoccurring knee issues. He was placed...
Grit. Determination. Perseverance.
Clint Hurdle’s 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates are a team described perfectly by their manager:
“We had grit all over,” Hurdle said after the game....