Topic: Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates to hire Clint Hurdle as manager on MondayThe Pittsburgh Pirates will introduce former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle as their new manager at a news conference Monday.Hurdle, the batting coach for the AL champion Texas Rangers, will replace John Russell, who was ...
The NL Central, home of the best hitter, Albert Pujols , who will be leading the St. Louis Cardinals as they try maintain their dominance of the division and win another title. Their offense is powered by the best hitter in the ...

Dave Parker

Baseball player Dave Parker spent his 19-season Major League career playing for six teams, but had his best years while a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970s . However, Parker would finish behind no one in 1978 , when he ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Triple A team masquerading as a major league ball club. In the great race as to avoid being the worst team in the National League, Pittsburgh's 99 losses "triumphed" over the Washington Nationals . Managerial and player ...

Joe Beimel

Major League Baseball relief pitcher Joe Beimel currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers . On April 8, 2001, Beimel was called up to make his MLB debut with the Pirates. Days before the start of the 2004 season, Beimel was released ...

Bill Mazeroski

Baseball player Bill Mazeroski spent his entire 17-season career playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates . Right Although he was originally signed as a shortstop, the Pirates fatefully switched the young Mazeroski to second base prior to his first game. Despite his above ...

Moises Alou

Moises Alou is a star outfiedler for Major League Baseball's New York Mets . He is widely regarded as one of the best hitters in baseball with Six All-Star Appearances and two Silver Slugger Awards in 1994 and 1998.Moises Rojas Alou was ...
After a 2009 free agent class that included big names such as CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Mark Teixeira, and Manny Ramirez, there should be a lot more big names on the market in 2010. Jason Bay is one of the biggest names ...
Opening day may be a month or two away, but pitching arms, idle from the off-season, are regaining strength and hitters are aiming for the fences in preparation for the long season ahead. Fans (locals, winter residents, and tourists alike) travel from ...

Jesse Chavez

Jesse Chavez started his career with the Texas Rangers starting zero games for the Rangers except for in the minor leagues for Triple A Oklahoma City before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kip Wells . Chavez did get called ...