Joel Hanrahan

Yesterday was a pretty good game if you’re a Pirates fan.  Minus the Jason Grilli hiccup the bullpen was good, the Pirates had nine hits, Andrew McCutchen continued his torrid pace, Josh Harrison had another solid game, and Joel Hanrahan looke...

Joel Hanrahan has been placed on bereavement leave by the Pittsburgh Pirates due to the death of his grandmother.  Hanrahan’s grandmother passed away Wednesday and the Pirates are expecting their closer to be away from the team until Sunday.  To...

First off let me just end my condolences to Joel Hanrahan on the loss of his grandmother. Last night was exactly the type of game I wouldn’t expect the Pirates to win.  Usually.  Even though I was worried about Bedard though for some reason i...

Joel Hanrahan’s value is continuing to rise, and Tom Singer of MLB.com believes the Pittsburgh Pirates closer is a prime candidate to be traded this summer.  Singer said that with closers all around the league going down with injuries he expects H...

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]...

Yesterday’s game featured some action by an All Star infield. Thankfully it also featured EriKKKKKKKKKKK Bedard.  These games with the Strikeouts have been such a pleasure to watch.  I can’t say enough how much I love guys who can miss...

The St. Louis Cardinals finished April with a 14-8 record. They would be happy to duplicate those efforts in May. They’ll begin that quest today with a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. … [visit site to read more]...

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Angels are looking at Oakland Athletics closerLos Angeles Angels looking at closers - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...

The formula for the St. Louis Cardinals had been working like a charm until yesterday. Solid to excellent starting pitching with timely hits and often times loads of runs, plus some shutdown performances from the bullpen. Against the Pirates last nig...

Beyond Busch will now turn it’s attention to what is happening week to week with a detailed account for each NL Central club and bullet points for the remainder of MLB. Each team is linked to the associated FanSided site if you wish to read mor...

If there was one team that kept the Reds in check last season, it was the Pittsburgh Pirates. It didn’t matter who was on the mound, it seemed the Pirates were on the winning end. Well, they did go 10-5 against the Reds in 2011. Time to turn th...

This week Beyond Busch will cover the bullpens of the teams in the National League Central and then provide a brief snippet for each of the remaining MLB teams. … [visit site to read more]...