Jack Wilson, the stellar defensive shortstop who began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has signed a two-year deal to stay with the Seattle Mariners. After breaking into the big leagues with the Pirates in 2001, he was traded to the Mariners in the middle of last season.
Although not much of a hitter, Wilson is great with his glove. The 31-year-old is also known for getting clutch hits and coming ready to play each and every game.
Last season, Wilson struggled mightily at the plate. He hit .255 with five homers, 39 RBIs and 37 runs. In 31 games with the …read more

Recently, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been trading just about every veteran player on the roster. On Saturday, one of the youngsters illustrated by the Pirates’ management may be on to something.
Andrew McCutchen, a player the Pirates drafted in the first round back in 2005, hit three homers to ower the Pirates to an 11-6 win over the Washington Nationals. In one day, he doubled his homers on the season from three to six.
“It’s just a day I know I won’t forget,” said McCutchen. “A day I know I’ll remember.”
After his big day, the 22-year-old McCutchen is hitting .293 with 31 …read more

Disputing a play at the plate, Carlos Zambrano had a meltdown of epic proportions. The Chicago Cubs pitcher nicknamed Big Z got a Big Heave Ho. You can watch the Carlos Zambrano epic meltdown video at the end of this entry.
With the Cubs beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, Nyjer Morgan was trying to score when Zambrano placed a tag on him. The replays show that Morgan might have been out but the ump called him safe. Then Zambrano exploded. He bumped the ump, which got him ejected. Then he tried to toss the umpire and threw the baseball into the …read more

More than a month in the 2009 baseball season, the worst teams in the league are already looking ahead to 2010. Who are the worst of the worst? Here’s a look at the teams that wish they could push the reset button the 2009 baseball season.
5) Baltimore Orioles
Although the Orioles have a handful of very good players on their squad, the team as a whole is heading to another season without a postseason appearance.
4) Cleveland Indians
Before the season started, the Indians were an American League sleeper pick. Now? They just appear as if they are asleep.
3) Pittsburgh Pirates
Not long ago, …read more

In their second game of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals got their first win of the season. With help from slugger Albert Pujols, the Cardinals were able to top the Pittsburgh Pirates by a final count of 9-3.
Pujols went 2-3 with two walks, three runs and two RBI. His big hit was a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning off of Pirates starter Ian Snell. The Cardinals also got homers from Chris Duncan and Yadier Molina.
On the mound, the Cardinals got a good performance from starter Kyle Lohse. Over seven innings, Lohse gave up only five …read more

Sarah Palin, the Republican Vice President nominee, was recently in Erie, Pennsylvania. She decided to try to get a few cheers by mentioning how nice it was to be in the home state of the Philadelphia Phillies. That comment was greeted with a chorus of boos.
Why would the people in Erie boo Sarah Palin for talking about the Phillies? Erie isn’t Phillies country. Even though both cities are in the state of Pennsylvania, Erie is almost an eight hour drive away from Philadelphia.
Those Erie residents who booed are most likely either fans of the Cleveland Indians or the Pittsburgh …read more

You gotta give it to Jamie Moyer. Even at 45, the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher remains an aggressive baseball player. Check out this Jamie Moyer video to see him running the base paths with reckless abandon.
In the video, you will see Moyer lay down a picture perfect bunt. As he’s running to first base, the Pittsburgh Pirates end up throwing the ball away. As Moyer rounds first to head to second, an umpire gets in his way. Instead of going around the ump, he pushes the ump to the ground. The Pirates then throw the …read more

The New York Yankees got a couple of pieces that could help their run to the 2008 baseball playoffs. By giving up four minor leaguers, the Yankees were able to get two of the better players on the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Outfielder Xavier Nady is a player who can step in and provide a stick in the middle of the Yankee’s lineup. He’s batting .330 and he has good power. He started off the year red hot and has the ability to come up big in clutch situations.
Damaso Marte arguably is an even bigger part of this trade for …read more

The 2008 MLB draft was held on Thursday. As expected, Tim Beckham went first overall to the Tampa Bay Rays. Pedro Alvarez went second to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Here is the complete baseball draft results for the first round:
1. Tampa Bay Rays Tim Beckham SS
2. Pittsburgh Pirates Pedro Alvarez 3B
3. Kansas City Royals Eric Hosmer 1B
4. Baltimore Orioles Brian Matusz LHP
5. San Francisco Giants Buster Posey C
6. Florida Marlins Kyle Skipworth C
7. Cincinnati Reds Yonder Alonso 1B
8. Chicago White Sox Gordon Beckham SS
9. Washington Nationals Aaron Crow RHP
10. Houston Astros Jason Castro C
11. Texas Rangers Justin Smoak …read more

Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
The Rangers acquired Josh Hamilton in the offseason from the Cincinnati Reds. Hamilton has been everything the Rangers could have hoped – and more. He’s currently hitting .290 with seven homers and 36 RBIs.

Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies
Pat Burrell has always had a lot of potential. This season, he might be finally figuring everything out. He has a career-high batting average of .305, a career-high on-base percentage of .432 and has nine homeruns and 30 RBIs.
Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh Pirates
This 26-year-old player has been a bit player for most of his big league career. …read more