MLB Network Analyst: Pirates' McCutchen An MVP Candidate
MLB Network analyst John Hart joins the Vinnie & Cook show on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan to talk about the Pirates and Andrew McCutchen.
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MLB Network analyst John Hart joins the Vinnie & Cook show on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan to talk about the Pirates and Andrew McCutchen.
The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game Interleague set with the Minnesota Twins tonight. The Fan Morning Show talked to Pirates pitcher, and World Series Champion, Bert Blyleven, who is now the color analyst for the Twins' television broadcasts.
Players are dropping like flies this week. One of my teams lost Alex Avila, Drew Stubbs, Brandon Beachy and Brandon Morrow to injury. I'm going to stash all four of those players, but some won't have the luxury to do so – here are some players worth an add if you need to fill in for an injury.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Pedro Alvarez drove in a career-high six runs with his second two-homer game in two days, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cleveland Indians 9-5 Sunday.
A.J. Burnett became the first Pittsburgh pitcher since 1990 to win six straight starts and Pedro Alvarez homered twice as the Pirates beat the Cleveland Indians 9-2 Saturday.
After a weekend sweep of the Kansas City Royals, the Pittsburgh Pirates are now tied for first place in the NL Central with the Cincinnati Reds. Fans are fired up and the results are showing at the box office.
The free agent wires get barer and barer as the season progresses. That makes every move at this point of the season more and more important. Make sure you're the one grabbing the right guy off the scrap heap, not putting the big get back onto the waiver wire.
With the Pirates currently tied for first place in the NL Central, the Fan Morning Show got a national perspective on the Bucs from CBS Sports baseball columnist, Danny Knobler.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to keep their winning ways going when they host the Kansas City Royals tonight at PNC Park. Fans have started to catch Pirates Fever as PNC Park will be sold out for the fourth time this season.
Pirates fever is starting to grow in Pittsburgh as the team is only two games out of first place.
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes joins Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan. He reports that he's feeling much better at the plate, and tells us how he took advantage of his days away from the lineup.
Dan Zangrilli and Kevin Orie chatted with Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington today during the Pirates Preview.
With two months of the season behind us, disparity in the NL Central has already set in: several teams sit well below .500, as the Reds sit atop the division.
Pirates Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Development, Kyle Stark joined the Fan Morning Show to talk about the Pirates' first-round draft pick, Mark Appel.
The Pirates are three games behind the Reds for first place in the NL Central as they begin a three-game series in Cincinnati tonight.
This week should see a bunch of DL spots open up across the league. Mike Morse is back, and Desmond Jennings and Carlos Santana are among players making their return on Tuesday. As such, the waiver wire could be flush with talent – here are a few names to keep in mind as you make your adds and drops for the coming week.
The MLB Draft begins tonight. The Pirates hold the No. 8 overall pick, and to preview the Pirates' selections, the Fan Morning Show was joined by MLB.com draft expert, Jonathan Mayo.
Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones hit consecutive homers and James McDonald struck out eight and won for the third time in four starts when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Sunday.
Brooks Conrad ended his season-long drought with a bang. Conrad homered for his first hit of the year after an 0-for-27 start and drove in three runs to lead the injury-depleted Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Saturday night.
Andrew is joined by ROOT Sports Pirates analyst Kent Tekulve to talk Bucs. Kent agrees that maintaining a routine is important for any player.
Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster John Wehner checks in with Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan.
Pedro Alvarez, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones homered, Erik Bedard pitched six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 10-4 Sunday and sent the Cubs to their 12th consecutive defeat.
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Former major leaguer Sean Casey checks in with Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan. He says hitting is contagious, but notes that a lack of hitting is contagious too.
