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16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5
Pittsburgh Pirates There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...
2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Bryce Harper, Ike Davis, Jason Grilli, Nolan Ryan, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Ryan Raburn, Yu Darvish, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

14 Amazing MLB Stats from Opening Week
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball is a numbers game. Always has been. Always will be. And here are a few notable numbers for the opening week of the season: March 31-April 7. 15    Earned runs allowed l...
6 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andy Petttitte, Chris Davis, Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Ichiro Suzuki, Jed Lowrie, Mariano Rivera, R.A. Dickey, Todd Helton, Yu Darvish, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

2013 MLB Predictions: National League
Pittsburgh Pirates The 2013 MLB season kicks off with Houston hosting Texas on Sunday night. It's an appropriate season opener considering the Astros are now members of the American League. Another change this season...
7 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, NL Central, NL East, NL West, National League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

2013 Baseball Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates If the season ended in mid-September, the Pirates’ streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons would be over. Alas, the Major League campaign continues to run through September, and the Pirates have ...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, A.J. Burnett, Andrew McCutchen, James McDonald, Jason Grilli, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Russell Martin, Wandy Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates

Baseball's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2013
Pittsburgh Pirates Every spring, major league baseball teams gather in Florida and Arizona to knock off the rust and get ready for the 162-game grind that is the regular season. While spring training is necessary for...
9 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

10 Unlikely NL Pitchers Who Could Win the Cy Young in 2013
Pittsburgh Pirates We all know the favorties to win the National League Cy Young award this season: Clayton Kershaw, Stephen Strasburg, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain and maybe closer Craig Kimbrel. But who are the longshots...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Gerrit Cole, Homer Bailey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jacob Turner, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Harvey, Mike Minor, Ross Detwiler, Trevor Rosenthal, Wily Peralta, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: National League
Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Spring Training camps are open and many players will compete against teammates for jobs before taking on other baseball teams in April. Here are some position battles to keep an eye on this sp...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Pittsburgh Pirates Just as I did a few weeks ago, I once again examine the pennant races as they’re shaping up for 2013. Sure, it’s early, but what else are you going to read about? Bowl games between a bunch of ...
20 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Pittsburgh Pirates It’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. At least now that the World Series is over. I mean, what else is there to think about? Pitchers and catchers report in a little more than 100 da...
23 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 17
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 10
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
36 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 3
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Se...
37 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 27
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
38 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 20
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
39 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

MLB Trade Deadline: Winners and Losers
Pittsburgh Pirates Every summer August 1 is something like New Year’s Day in baseball. General managers around the league work frantically through July 31 to reshape their teams into contenders or sell off spare pa...
39 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Monthly, Hanley Ramirez, Ichiro Suzuki, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 13
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
40 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 6
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
41 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 MLB Pennant Races: A to Z
Pittsburgh Pirates A A’s A’s, as in the Oakland Athletics, are in a pennant race for the first time since 2006. We have the second wild card to thank for this, but the no-name A’s have been the hottest team...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Dan Uggla, David Freese, Derek Jeter, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Quintana, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Mark Trumbo, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Paul Konerko, Robin Ventura, Ryan Zimmerman, Yadier Molina, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Andrew McCutchen’s 56-game run among baseball’s best ever?
Pittsburgh Pirates While the wiry Pittsburgh centerfielder with dreadlocks continues his march toward his first MVP, does the season he has put together rank among one of the all-time best? We’ll be able to jud...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andrew McCutchen, Joe DiMaggio, Pittsburgh Pirates

2012 MLB Pennant Races: Sizing Up the Season's Second Half
Pittsburgh Pirates In the 17 seasons that have concluded with a postseason since baseball expanded to the three-division format in 1994, 66 of the 102 teams that were in first place at the All-Star break went on to w...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Albert Pujols, Evan Longoria, Matt Kemp, RA Dickey, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals

Baseball's Players of the Week: Youkilis, Weaver, McCutchen, McDonald
Pittsburgh Pirates Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National Leagues and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last week's —J...
45 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, News, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates

NL Central Predictions
Pittsburgh Pirates NL Central 1. St. Louis 2. Milwaukee 3. Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 5. Chicago 6. Houston The St. Louis Cardinals seemed to be riding a magic carpet for two months last season, turning...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Joey Votto, Ryan Braun, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Preview
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates want to stretch four months of feel-good baseball into six months this season. The Pirates reached the 100-game mark last season with a 53–47 record ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Alex Presley, Andrew McCutchen, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates Mt. Rushmore
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question posed recently whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore piqued my interest. Not really the Jeter-Yank...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, National League, Honus Wagner, Paul Waner, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates

Nine Positive Stories From MLB's First Half
Pittsburgh Pirates By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) You already know about the Dodgers and Mets financial issues, that Adam Dunn has two hits (in 58 at-bats) off of lefties this season, and that the C...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Joe Bautista, Lance Berkman, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees, First half of MLB season

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