Loading ...Ian Snell, the former Pirates’ No. 2 starter who was demoted Thursday after deciding he needed a change of scenery, struck out 13 in a row after walking the leadoff batter Sunday for Triple-A Indianapolis against Toledo. He finished with 17 Ks and two hits allowed in seven innings, throwing 70 of 108 pitches for [...]
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The Steelers squeaked out a win to bring home the NFL’s top piece of hardware. The Pens battled the Red Wings to get the same from the NHL.
Big Ben and company are always a huge hit in the ‘Burgh. Sidney and Gino are rising superstars.
All is well in “The City of Champions.”
Or is it?
For [...]
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Well here we are again after 62 games witht he exact same record as last year. Wait? Last year we were tearing covers off baseballs with Nady and Bay not to mention Nate Mclouths breakout all-star(iffy) year. But this year it’s a new bag with similar results, the pirates are 29-33 4 games under [...]
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Charlie Morton’s first start didnt last long. AHe tossed one scoreless inning, allowing one hit.
The Pirates said that he experienced tightness in his hamstring.
Jeff Karstens replaced Morton, who took Karstens spot in the rotation.
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Well as I sit here and await thegreat Pirate sell-off of 2009 I am once again reminded by the cheap acting and sometimes befuddling management team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don’t get me wrong I have warmed up to the Mclouth trade, he did a lot of damage with a short porch/high wall [...]
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