by: Justin Dunio Francisco Liriano reportedly has a labrum tear in his overworked right shoulder from attempting to become an ambidextrous pitcher. Desperate to return to relevance, Liriano was willing to try anything. Liriano was among the league leaders in ERA in 3 of his first 4 seasons and was one of the top young pitchers in the league. However, injuries have hampered Liriano and his stats have been unimpressive to say the least the last few years. We caught
Pirates discussing Giancarlo Stanton with Marlins
by: Justin Dunio The Pirates have the framework of a deal in place to acquire Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins. However, the Pirates have made a strange request that seems to be preventing the deal from culminating. The Pirates have offered Luis Heredia, Jameson Taillon, and Josh Bell for Stanton. In order to complete the deal, Neal Huntington has requested that Stanton “drop the Giancarlo bullshit.” In an interview with The Pierogi, Huntington said, “Mike Stanton had a good
Pittsburgh athletes make their New Years resolutions
We caught up with various Pittsburgh athletes and collected their New Years resolutions. Sidney Crosby: “when are the winter olympics coming back? I wanna do that again.” Ben Roethlisberger: “to stop all rape jokes, to make the playoffs next season… oh yeah and also to be a good dad and shit” Andrew McCutchen: “I’m gonna steal more bases… like literally steal more of the Pirates bases… they really freakin’ jewed me on that contract last year, I’m gonna get back
Sidney Crosby, Andrew McCutchen both get same Christmas gift
Reports are coming out of Pittsburgh that Sidney Crosby and Andrew McCutchen both received PINECONE & LIME scented Yankee Candles for Christmas from their girlfriends. “I was pumped as shit to get this Yankee candle,” said an elated Crosby. “Then I hopped on Instagram and saw that Cutch got the same thing! Small world.” “Yeah I got the same candle as Crosby, I don’t why the hell he’s so pumped up about it,” said McCutchen, who later admitted he was
Liriano: no-pressure culture in Pittsburgh is awesome
by: Justin Dunio The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that the team signed veteran starting pitcher Francisco Liriano to a 2 year, 12.75 million dollar contract. It’s been a few years since Liriano was a dominating Major League pitcher, but the Pirates organization felt he was still worth a contract above his market value. When asked about joining the Pirates, Liriano said, “The no-pressure culture in Pittsburgh is awesome. I spoke with Clint Hurdle before signing and he assured me that
Boston fan dubs Hanrahan’s innings “hammatime”
by: Patrick Reddick (@pmreddick) After learning he had been traded to the Red Sox earlier in the day, Boston-native Steve Fawley has decided to dub the innings pitched by the team’s latest addition, Joel Hanrahan, “hammatime.” “It’s good cause it has a similarity to his name,” said Fawley, 27, who works at a local bar where he catches most Red Sox games. “Usually that’s a good indicator that other fans will enjoy it when he comes in to pitch.” Fawley
Pirates agree to let Liriano bring his goldfish to the ballpark
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left handed starting pitcher Francisco Liriano to a two-year deal, apparently with the help of some rule-bending involving pets in the locker room. “I’m happy to be a Pirate,” started Liriano in his press conference. “I love the city, the ballpark, and I think this team is ready to do something big. Oh… yeah also they said I could bring my goldfish to the ballyard for home games. It’s weird how many teams have rules about
Huntington “inspired” by Marlins, D-Backs
by: Ben Oviatt In the wake of a pair of offseason moves by the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks, Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington says that he is “inspired” to deal some of the team’s star players for prospects and middle relievers. “Just look at what Michael (Hill) has already done in Miami, sending Reyes, Buehrle and Johnson to Toronto and Hanley Ramirez to Los Angeles. They got almost nothing in return. Those are the kind of moves you need
Craig Wilson experiences alopecia
Former Pirates first baseman Craig Wilson is having a tougher time now than ever dealing with his retirement from baseball. Wilson left the Pirates in the middle of the 2006 season and saw his Major League career end at the end of the 2007 season. “It’s been five long years for me since retirement,” said Wilson in an exclusive interview. “For the first three years I got through it without any problems because of the great hair I had. I
Long winter for Pittsburgh sports fans
by: BJ Anderson Yinzers are preparing for a long winter. With the Steelers recent struggles, they are either going to miss the playoffs or be an early exit. The NHL is in the midst of another full season lockout. This is leaving Pittsburghers scrambling for a sports fix. “I don’t know, maybe I’ll just watch all the classic Pirates games on ROOT on Mondays,” explained one frustrated fan, “at least you know they’re gonna win.” Others are looking elsewhere. Pitt
