Tag: Pedro Alvarez
McCutchen & His Value To The Team
Discussing MVP votes in late June is a rather pointless exercise. Players fade late in the season or get injured or just not perform...
Pirates Notebook: Hot Hitting Continues Against the Twins
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Josh Harrison broke camp with the Pirates out of spring training knowing that he was going to be limited to a...
Pirates Notebook: Alvarez Looking Locked in at the Plate
CLEVELAND, OH -- Pedro Alvarez has been locked in at the plate the past two games against the Cleveland Indians. The third baseman drove...
Pirates Notebook: Bucs See a Power Surge
CLEVELAND, OH -- After the Pirates failed to score a run in the 2-0 shutout on Friday night in Cleveland, Manager Clint Hurdle said their...
Pirates Notebook: Struggling Bats Come Alive
The Pittsburgh Pirates bats broke out for eight runs on 12 hits on Tuesday against first place Cincinnati. Most of the damage came from...
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...
Expectations Should Be Fluid
Many times in life, what we expect to happen does not come close to what actually happens. We have to adjust our plans accordingly...
Pirates Notebook: Bats Break Out for Season-High 10 Runs
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates offense has struggled to score runs this season. But on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, the bats came...
Hurdle Impressed By Alvarez’s Hard Work at Third
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- When Pedro Alvarez was coming up through the system, after being drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft (second...