The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/414PIR16.mp3 The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics presents Bucs Beat Writer Rob Biertempfel, injury updates from the Pirates Trainer and a Korean home-run call that you have to hear. Email the show your Pirates thoughts- sportstalk@tribweb.com The Pirates have recalled RHP Rob Scahill from AAA Indianapolis and have placed LHP Cory Luebke on the 15-Day DL […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/413PIR16.mp3 The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics presents the Pirates-Tigers Preview Show. Josh Taylor and Jason Rollison of Pirates Breakdown-can the loaded bullpen save the shaky rotation right now? Pirates Moves today- RHP AJ Schugel has been selected from Triple-A Indianapolis. He will wear uniform #31. OF/1B Michael Morse has been designated for assignment. INF Pedro […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/412PIA16.MP3 The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics presents one hour of Bucs talk with Ken Laird, Guy Junker and Josh Taylor. Pirates release Holdzkom. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/412Y16.mp3 Yahoo MLB Columnist Jeff Passan joins Ken Laird and Guy Junker to talk about his new book THE ARM: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/411PIR16.mp3 The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics presents the Preview Show for the Pirates-Tigers Series. Bucs Beat Writer Travis Sawchik and Detroit Reporter Justin Rose talk about the four game series with Tim Benz, Ken Laird and Josh Taylor.

The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics presents the Pirates Pre-Game Show, PIA’s Open house event is coming up on May 14th at 10am. Visit PIA.Edu for more information. PIA Pittsburgh, an education with opportunities. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/408PIR16.MP3 The PIA Pittsburgh Presents a preview and pre-game for Pirates vs. Reds with Josh Taylor. Lineup, bottom of order hitters and […]

Sometimes when the player is young and unpolished in front of the press his answers are actually better. And, strangely, when English is a second language…that can be doubly true. Why? Because the answers are honest. A lot of younger, foreign players don’t have the savvy or American language skills to BS around a question. […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the club has signed outfielder Gregory Polanco to a five-year contract extension (beginning in 2017) with club options for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. The 24-year-old Polanco spent his first full season in the Majors last year with […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/404FC16.mp3 Pirates President Frank Coonelly on signing Polanco long term, that does not change anything about wanting to sign McCutchen long term also. Conner throwing out first pitch, new places to eat at PNC Park, new ways to buy tickets. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/404PR16.mp3 Bucs Beat Writers Rob Biertempfel and Travis Sawchik in-studio on the new Polanco deal. […]