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PHILADELPHIA – Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (54-51) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (67-39) Time: 1:35 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 89 degrees, mostly clear Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, RF [...]

PHILADELPHIA – As I went around the clubhouse, I passed on the word that Derrek Lee is coming to the Pirates from Baltimore. Most of the reactions were very quiet and even more muted, as the team had just lost again, and there’s something to be said for shouting “Yippee!” in a clubhouse where more [...]

PHILADELPHIA – Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (54-50) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (66-39) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 92 degrees, all clear Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Pedro Ciriaco, SS Matt Diaz, LF [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (54-49) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (65-39) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 92 degrees, chance of storms Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, RF Andrew [...]

Here is the chat transcript from today. Many thanks, as always.

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Nice to be back. I recognize that the break was badly timed but, again, this little trip had been set up with the family months ago. I’m not going anywhere again for a long while. >> On the next-to-last day of the trip, I drove down to Pirate [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (53-49) vs. Atlanta Braves (61-44) Time: 7:10 p.m. Site: Turner Field, Atlanta TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 91 degrees, chance of storms Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, RF Andrew McCutchen, [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (53-48) vs. Atlanta Braves (60-44) Time: 7:10 p.m. Site: Turner Field, Atlanta TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 91 degrees, chance of storms Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, RF Neil Walker, [...]

Outfielder Carlos Beltran refused to waive his no-trade clause to come to the Pirates, according to a team source, when the Pirates were among several teams pursuing him from the New York Mets. The Mets are close to a deal to send Beltran to the San Francisco Giants. The Pirates made an aggressive push to [...]

It’s not enough for Clint Hurdle to speak out after the grievously, glaringly missed call by home plate umpire Jerry Meals this morning in Atlanta, though he did well to say, “This game deserved way better than that.” It’s not enough for the Pirates’ players to do it, either, though Jeff Karstens did well to [...]