Erik Bedard

For a game that started out so promising for Johan Santana and the New York Mets, it ended up being another late inning lead that got away from them, with miscommunication in the outfield allowing the lead run to score in the eighth inning. Santana l...

Hey did you hear?  The Pirates acquired Drew Sutton from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations.  He is no great shakes, but he has to be better than Clint Barmes right?  Right? Did you know the Pirates have faced a team’s opening day st...

After a quick dip into interleague play for the first time in 2012, the Mets and Pirates go back to just a normal, National League showdown at PNC Park. Both teams have been struggling recently; New York is coming into this series after losing two...

#Correia4Bullpen No rest for your Buccos.  They obviously slept with whoever makes the schedules significant other.  No rest traveling from Pittsburgh to Florida to Washington to Detroit back to Pittsburgh?  Seems fair on top of the hardest schedu...

There aren’t many things you can rely on in this life. Everything is in flux. Chaos reigns. When those few and rare instances of stability present themselves, you have to latch on and never let go, lest the whole world should spiral out of cont...

  It was a week of firsts for the Cardinals, both good and bad.  The good–Cardinal pitcher Adam Wainwright won his first game this week, getting an offensive outburst by his teammates, something he had been lacking in his other starts.  ...

It seemed like the Pirates had more than six hits last night didn’t it?  Must have been the six walks. The biggest thing to take away from last night was yet another encouraging outing from James McDonald. If the Buccos want this series they w...

After scoring twelve runs Wednesday night, the St. Louis Cardinals struck out a collective 17 times Thursday afternoon helping the Pittsburgh Pirates salvage the series finale by a score of 6-3. … [visit site to read more]...

I’m not sure if it’s time to panic yet or not. Okay it isn’t. The pitching has gotten rocked as of late but before we bury these guys let’s remember that they have been very good for longer than they have been very bad.  Ever...

St. Louis Cardinals’ right fielder Carlos Beltran erupted for four hits, two of them homers and drove in seven runs in a 12-3 pounding of A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates. … [visit site to read more]...

Michael Pineda will be sidelined for at least a year as he is expected to have shoulder surgery to repair a labral tear.