Karstens Goes Distance, Pirates Win 4-0
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked right up where they left off in their first game after the All-Star break. Pittsburgh opened up a three-game series with the Houston Astros with a 4-0 win Friday night.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates picked right up where they left off in their first game after the All-Star break. Pittsburgh opened up a three-game series with the Houston Astros with a 4-0 win Friday night.
Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN, Pittsburgh-- The Tribune Review's Rob Biertempfel joins Seibel, Starkey, and Miller to talk about the Pirates as they start the second half of the season.
Pirates MLB.com beat writer Jen Langosch joined Vinnie Richichi of the Vinnie & Cook show on SportsRadio 93-7 The Fan.
Sean Casey, a former Pirate and current MLB Network Analyst, called in to The FAN Morning Show Friday.
Chances are a year ago, when the Pirates had basically already eliminated themselves from contention by the All-star break, you weren't hearing Pirates owner Bob Nutting say anything close to this: "Oh it's been fantastic, obviously tremendously exciting season so far," Nutting said. "This team has come out every day ready to play, playing hard and just putting an exciting show on."
Former Pirates' ace pitcher Doug Drabek joined the Vinnie & Cook Show on SportsRadio 93-7 The Fan, and he is happy to see the Pirates where they are at this point in the season.
Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN, Pittsburgh-- John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus joined Seibel, Starkey, and Miller on Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN to talk about the Pirates success being a national story rather than just a Pittsburgh interest.
Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN, Pittsburgh- The Tribune Review's Dejan Kovacevic joins Seibel, Starkey, and Miller on Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN from the All-Star festivities to talk about the events.
Rob Neyer, national baseball writer for SB Nation, joined the Fan Morning Show on Monday morning to talk about the first half of the Pirates season. Neyer says he thinks "getting a 'bat' would certainly make a difference" for the rest of the season.
As the Pirates enter the All-Star break winners for the first time in nearly 20 years, Bucco Fever is raging through the 'Burgh! The young team is selling out games and sparking a baseball revival across the city.
Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in five runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1 on Sunday to enter the All-Star break with their best record in 19 years.
Another Pirate is headed to the All-Star Game.
KDKA Radio's Rob Pratte and guests recount Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona's days at New Brighton High School.
The latest sellout crowd at PNC Park got to see another pretty entertaining affair, including a Skyblast night and the announcement of outfielder Andrew McCutchen being named to the National League All-Star Team, but in the end the Pirates just couldn't beat the Chicago Cubs. Starter Kevin Correia was looking for his 12th win of the season but just didn't have it Saturday at the Cubs defeated the Bucs 6-3.
Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been selected to the National League All-Star team after Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun pulled out because of a lingering strain in his left calf.
Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez has been activated off the disabled list, but he's not coming back to Pittsburgh, at least not now.
The Pirate third baseman joined The Fan to talk about his role in one of the more exciting wins in PNC Park history.
Mike McKenry's first major league home run, a three-run shot in the eighth inning, lifted Pittsburgh to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night and assured the Pirates of a winning record at the All-Star break for the first time in 19 years.
For the first half of the season, the Pirates pitching coach believes Jeff Karstens is the pitching MVP.
Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington called in to Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan Tuesday morning.
Clint Hurdle Manager of the Year? Bob Nightengale, national baseball writer for the USA Today, believes if the vote was tomorrow, Hurdle would win.
Friday kicks off the weekend with some warmer temperatures, but they will not last long.
A nighttime crash during the week of Christmas is now causing major traffic backups every afternoon on Interstate 79.
A U-Haul truck made its way onto the tracks at Station Square early Friday morning.
The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Friday.
Mike Tomlin's assistant coaches aren't expected to be retained by the team unless they are rehired by the new coach.
Friday kicks off the weekend with some warmer temperatures, but they will not last long.
A nighttime crash during the week of Christmas is now causing major traffic backups every afternoon on Interstate 79.
A U-Haul truck made its way onto the tracks at Station Square early Friday morning.
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