Clint Barmes

Pirates Prospects reports that new addition Jordy Mercer, a shortstop promoted Tuesday from Class AAA Indianapolis, won't be replacing Clint Barmes as the Pirates' starter. "Nothing's changed," [Clint] Hurdle said. "Barmes is our shortstop.  

This came a day after manager Clint Hurdle insisted .170-hitting SS Clint Barmes wasn't losing his starting job to Mercer, a position Hurdle maintains. But the door is open for Mercer, who was batting .303 in the minors. He went 1-for-4. --SS Clint Barmes ...  

The Pirates have switched infielders in time for Tuesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, promoting shortstop Jordy Mercer and optioning utilityman Yamaico Navarro to Class AAA Indianapolis. This move comes as no surprise, since general ...  

Jordy Mercer, the Pirates' top shortstop prospect, did not arrive in Pittsburgh to take Clint Barmes' job, manager Clint Hurdle insisted Tuesday. That remains to be seen. On the same day Mercer got his first call to the majors, Barmes, signed ...  

189 batting average in May was 40 points higher than his April average. However, manager Clint Hurdle, who had Barmes while in Colorado, is sticking by the veteran, whom the Pirates signed as a free agent to a two-year, $10.5 million contract in November.  

Struggling shortstop Clint Barmes’ job is safe, but he might be off the radar for a couple days. Manager Clint Hurdle said Barmes, hitting .170, will take a few days to focus on his offense and try to correct his career-worst slump.  

From the Post-Gazette story, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said: “You need to be smart. You need to know who is in your posse if you have one,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said he tells his players regarding safety when they are on the road.  

“It’s been a struggle to consistently take good swings in a game,” he said. Barmes already has been putting in long hours with hitting coach Gregg Ritchie. Now, manager Clint Hurdle will become more hands-on. “Gregg’s probably sick of ...  

But it makes it a lot nicer when we do get wins here." Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said it was a nice result for Correia, who has pitched better this season than his record indicated. "We all need some of that. It's easy to say, 'Well, the ERA's good ...  

Here's the Pirates' lineup against Ross Detwiler and the Nationals, and it's a weird one: Jose Tabata RF Neil Walker 2B Andrew McCutchen CF Pedro Alvarez 3B Casey McGehee 1B Yamaico Navarro LF Rod Barajas C Josh Harrison SS Erik Bedard P Alex Presley sits against the lefty. Clint Barmes also sits after not getting hits in his last three games. It's a little strange to have both Navarro and Harrison in the lineup, but I guess that's where we...  

Vincennes Lincoln High School graduate Clint Barmes and Castle High product Jamey Carroll were briefly a double play combination for the Colorado Rockies, before Troy Tulowitzki replaced Barmes at short. He said playing with Carroll was “pretty cool.”  

Erik Bedard struck out seven batters after having his start delayed by back spasms. Unfortunately, he also gave up three homers -- a solo shot by Ian Desmond in the third, and then back-to-back homers by Adam LaRoche and Xavier Nady, and the Nats led 4-1 after six. (Back in the Pirates' dugout, Nate McLouth must have felt lonely.) At that point, there was a spasm of "THE GAME IS OVER" posts to Twitter, but as we all know...  

Clint Barmes fouled out to catcher. Runner on first with two outs and Jose Tabata due up. - Yamaico Navarro struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Clint Barmes due up. - Casey McGehee singled to left, deflected by short. Runner on first with ...  

Colorado Rockies fans know Clint Barmes all too well. They now know him as the guy who had trouble hitting while playing for the team. After Tuesday night's 5-4 loss, they know him as the guy who hit two doubles and the game-tying home run for ...  

Neil Walker advanced to third when New York center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis misplayed Walker's deep fly ball leading off the eighth and Walker scored on Clint Barmes' sacrifice fly two batters later to lift the Pirates to an unlikely 5-4 victory.  

PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes’ tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night.  

The Mets had just scored four runs in the top of the frame to take a four-run lead against the Rockies. Then came the implosion. Colorado sent 15 batters to the plate, the first seven reaching base safely. The Mets committed four errors, three on throws. And when the Rockies were done scoring 11 runs – equaling a Mets’ record for runs allowed in an inning – the Rockies were up seven runs and rolling toward an 18-9 rout before 35,103 at Coors...  

Matt Kemp and his teammates didn't spent much time celebrating their three-game sweep of the slumping Colorado Rockies. All their attention was focused on whether his troublesome left hamstring would result in a lengthy absence from the lineup.  

PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night. Mike McKenry tied it with a two-run ...  

PITTSBURGH -- Mike Baxter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a communications gaffe on an eighth-inning fly ball, resulting in a three-base error, and Clint Barmes followed with a game-deciding sacrifice fly as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a four ...  

PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night. Mike McKenry tied it with a two-run homer in the ...  

To have both Navarro and Harrison in the lineup is unusual, since they’re both backup infielders who perform similar functions. But the Pirates probably wanted to give struggling outfielder Alex Presley a day off against the lefty Detwiler.  

Niese said he shook off catcher Rob Johnson only once — and the result was one of Clint Barmes' two singles off of him ... by solo homers — 11 in all during the three games. Aroldis Chapman (4-0) kept his ERA perfect by fanning two of the three ...  

What is it about Moyer's starts? If it's not the defense letting him down, it's the bats. If it's not the bats, it's the relievers. Or both. Another solid Moyer start wasted. What a shame.And I have to give it up for Clint Barmes. He stuck it to us, this time.OK, Rox, let's take two today!  

Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night.  

Ty Wigginton hit a sacrifice fly off Burnett ... PIRATES 5, METS 4: At Pittsburgh, Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Pittsburgh rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets.  

SAN FRANCISCO -- The way Melky Cabrera has produced in his short time with San Francisco, Emmanuel Burriss prepared himself to get home however he could.Burriss scored the winning run on shortstop Clint Barmes' throwing error in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 4-3 win over the struggling  

Clint Hurdle Changes Approach To Bullpen This point from Rob Biertempfel's article in Monday's Trib is worth noting: Hurdle has altered his approach to using the bullpen and now tries not to use a reliever more than two days in a row. Last year, he shut guys down after three straight outings. "We’re trying to be a little more tactical, a little more smart with the bullpen," Hurdle said. The Pirates may have enough depth and talent in the pen...  

PHOENIX (AP) — Neil Walker's two-out bloop single fell between three players in shallow center field and drove in Clint Barmes with the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Wednesday. The Pirates, who won two games in the three-game series with Arizona, got back-to-back two-out singles from Barmes and Andrew McCutchen in the eighth off Diamondbacks starter Daniel Hudson...  

Barry Zito walked off the mound at AT Park on Saturday night to a standing ovation. It was the middle of the seventh inning and the Giants were not winning. Melky Cabrera (53) gets a hug from teammate Pablo Sandoval after Cabrera's grounder to Pirates' shortstop Clint Barmes scored the game-winning run when Barmes made a bad throw to the plate.  

Nonetheless, for all of its theatrical tension, the whole production had the distinct veneer of formality, because Pirates manager Clint Hurdle already had decided he was going to put the go-ahead run on base intentionally, right smack in front of Cincinnati’s clean-up hitter. Could any of the people at the great eighth-inning summit Saturday night have said one single, specific thing to change the strategy inside the manager’s head? “No...  

The New York Mets (13-9) defeated the Colorado Rockies (10-11) today by a score of 6-5 in 11 innings. For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. The Least You Should Know: Brian Erni: Johan was sharp … Continue reading →  

DENVER – Jason Vargas did a pretty good imitation of Kevin Millwood. Seattle’s savvy left-hander threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs, and the Mariners beat the free-falling Colorado Rockies, 10-3, on ...  

The Mets (12-9) defeated the Rockies (10-10) by the score of 7-5 tonight at Coors Field. For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV. The Least You Should Know: Michael Baron: Gee had me worried early in this … Continue reading →  

But Prince Fielder led off the bottom half with a blooper to left that dropped between shortstop Clint Barmes and left fielder Nate McLouth. Barmes had a long way to run because the infield was shifted around to the right, and when the ball hit ...  

The next targets are shortstop Clint Barmes and catcher Rod Barajas. The veteran free agents are faring even worse than Alvarez. Barajas had been drawing boos from PNC Park crowds until last Tuesday when his two-run homer in the ninth defeated the Washington Nationals.  

The Mets (11-9) were blown out by the Rockies (10-9) by the score of 18-9 at Coors Field tonight. For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV. The Least You Should Know: Michael Baron: Six errors, four home … Continue reading →  

SAN FRANCISCO - Emmanuel Burriss scored on a throwing error by shortstop Clint Barmes in the ninth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. With the bases loaded and nobody out ...  

PITTSBURGH -- With nearly a third of the season done, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle knows his team’s strengths. "They are what we can do off the mound and defensively," Hurdle said. What’s missing, of course, is offense. It’s been absent all year, and ...  

St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Clint Barmes also drove in two runs as ... St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Clint Barmes also drove in two runs as Pittsburgh avoided a sweep with ...  

Clint Hurdle always wanted his name etched in Tigers history. "Since I was a little kid," he said. Growing up in Big Rapids, Hurdle followed the Tigers, and all grown up now, the Pirates' manager said he still circled his dates in Detroit on the ...  

LOS ANGELES -- Matt Kemp and his teammates didn't spent much time celebrating their three-game sweep of the slumping Colorado Rockies. All their attention was focused on whether his troublesome left hamstring would result in a lengthy absence from the lineup.  

With nearly a third of the season done, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle knows his team’s strengths. “They are what we can do off the mound and defensively,” Hurdle said. What’s missing, of course, is offense. It’s been absent all year, and was again ...  

PITTSBURGH -- James McDonald is evolving into a top-of-the-rotation starter in front of manager Clint Hurdle's eyes, to the point Hurdle calls it "fun" to watch McDonald pitch. Watching his team at the plate doesn't give Hurdle quite the same feeling.  

The Pirates didn't sign veteran shortstop Clint Barmes for his bat, despite the $10 million he was guaranteed over two years. But he's still under-performing even by the standard of someone who hit .245, .235 and .244 over his three previous seasons.  

Josh Harrison’s single in the bottom of the 12 th gave the Pirates a 3-2 walk-off win against the Houston Astros at PNC Park Sunday. Clint Barmes doubled before Harrison singled to shallow left. Barmes rounded third and slid safely into home to end the game.  

Clint Barmes' sacrifice fly scored Neil Walker in the eighth inning and gave the Pirates a win against the New York Mets at PNC Park.  

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James McDonald is evolving into a top-of-the-rotation starter in front of manager Clint Hurdle's eyes, to the point Hurdle calls it "fun" to watch McDonald pitch. Watching his team at the plate doesn't give Hurdle quite the same feeling.  

Marc Rzepczynski got the final out in the seventh and Kyle McClellan worked a scoreless eighth before Mitchell Boggs closed it out in the ninth. Josh Harrison went 2-for-2 with two RBI, Clint Barmes added an RBI double and Pedro Alvarez chipped in with a ...  

The Colorado Rockies scored a remarkable 11 runs in the fifth inning as they beat the New York Mets 18-9 in the MLB. Trailing 6-2 as they begun the fifth, Colorado stunned their opponents with a superb performance that delighted the crowd at Coors Field.  

Clint Barmes belted a game-tying home run off Matt Belisle (1-1) to lead off the bottom of the inning. Pinch-hitter Garrett Jones then walked and Alex Presley reached when Belisle mishandled his sacrifice bunt. After Jose Tabata popped out to the catcher ...  

James McDonald is evolving into a top-of-the-rotation starter in front of manager Clint Hurdle’s eyes, to the point Hurdle calls it “fun” to watch McDonald pitch. Watching his team at the plate doesn’t give Hurdle quite the same feeling.  

ST. LOUIS — It's not really hero worship if you eventually live your dream. Growing up in Vincennes, Ind., Clint Barmes yearned to one day play shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. "Ozzie (Smith) was my hero," said Barmes. Although it may be ...  

ATLANTA -- Clint Barmes could only frown, partly with amusement and partly with disbelief. His unfortunate brush with injury infamy is being linked across a seven-year gap with Jeremy Guthrie, the Colorado pitcher who went on the disabled list ...  

McGehee's two-out single to right off Matt Belisle (1-1) scored pinch-runner Nate McLouth. Clint Barmes had led off the eighth with his second home run to tie the game at 4-4. Carlos Gonzalez hit his second two-run homer of the game in the top ...  

DENVER -- Eric Young Jr. dashed down the first base line and slid headfirst into the bag ahead of an errant throw. Soon after that, the Colorado Rockies bats' really got cracking. Carlos Gonzalez was at the center of an 11-run fifth inning, hitting a homer ...  

Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Michael Cuddyer cracked the go-ahead two-run double in the top of the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies slipped past the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, in the finale of a three-game ...  

Prior to Sunday's finale with the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee's Ryan Braun will be honored by the Brewers for winning last season's NL MVP award. The timing is impeccable, as the four-time All-Star seems to have regained his MVP swing. Busting out of his ...  

MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo is not going to let a wasted strong start get him down. Michael Cuddyer lined a two-run double in the eighth and Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Brewers.  

LOS ANGELES — It took Clint Barmes a little longer than usual to get his first hit of the season. It was a home run off Chad Billingsley, who didn’t let the Pittsburgh Pirates get anyone else across the plate. Billingsley improved to 6-1 lifetime ...  

"I think you could see some of our guys starting to relax," manager Clint Hurdle said with a smile. "It's like they can take a deep breath and just get around to having some quality at-bats." Barmes had been struggling more than most, "which is saying ...  

Not in the starting lineup to due injuring his toe, Colorado Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer was available to pinch hit and that he did in the ninth inning with Eric Young Jr. on third base and one out on the board. Cuddyer singled up the ...  

MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo is not going to let a wasted strong start get him down. Michael Cuddyer lined a two-run double in the eighth and Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over ...  

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton hasn't been the feared power hitter he once was for many years now, but even at 38 years old he can still hit the long ball. He picked up career home run No. 350 in Saturday's 9-4 loss to the Milwaukee ...  

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Michael Cuddyer prefers to play every day ... Cuddyer drove in the go-ahead run in the Colorado Rockies' 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers despite an inside-the-park homer for Norichika Aoki. Even on what was supposed ...  

But in the 11th, Ike Davis’s run-scoring single gave them a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies, their second straight win after being pounded for 18 runs in a loss Friday night. The Mets outhit the Rockies, 18-6, but nearly wasted a ...  

LOS ANGELES — Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth made his first start of the 2012 season Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting the nod in right field in place of Jose Tabata. Manager Clint Hurdle said it wasn`t just about giving Tabata a night ...  

Dustin Pedroia homered and scored the tying run as the Red Sox ... GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 0: In Denver, Barry Zito tweaked his delivery and toyed with the Colorado Rockies, throwing a four-hitter for his first shutout in nine years. It was San Francisco's ...  

MILWAUKEE (AP) Michael Cuddyer lined a two-run double in the eighth and Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.  

Yep, must be Opening Day. How else to explain the smell of fresh paint at the picturesque stadium along the Allegheny River or the small bouquet of red and yellow flowers that adorn manager Clint Hurdle's desk? Clint Hurdle begins his second season as ...  

In that June amateur draft of '75, Sofield was picked four spots behind Clint Hurdle, the Pirates manager whom Sofield considers a part of his own inner circle. "Kyle Stark, Jim Benedict, Clint Hurdle and Neal Huntington have all been with me growing up ...  

Braun lined the second pitch he saw in the bottom half over the wall in center, tying it at 3. Todd Helton hit his fourth homer in the ninth inning for Colorado. NOTES: Rockies manager Jim Tracy said starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa threw four innings ...  

He is 2 for 20 on the homestand. NOTES: Jamie Moyer pitches for Colorado on Monday against Pittsburgh after becoming the oldest pitcher in Major League history (49 years, 151 days) to record a win Tuesday. . Tulowitzki’s .402 career average ...  

The start time of their game with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Miller Park was pushed ... Braun was announced to the crowd of 42,611 and made his way to the on-deck circle next to the Brewers' dugout, where he tipped his cap to a nice ...  

Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo is scheduled to take the mound today in the final game of the series with the Colorado Rockies - but it was also exactly one year ago today that he accomplished something quite different than throwing strikes.  

MILWAUKEE - The Colorado Rockies young starter Drew Pomeranz was cruising through four innings ... The Brewers called up RHP Willy Peralta from Triple-A Nashville. ... Rockies reliever Josh Roenicke pitched the eighth inning.  

Easy, but effective. Clint Hurdle: Listen, guys. That blown call was a rough way to end the game after 18 innings, but I'm sure we'll continue to contend. In order to lift our spirits, I'm going to assign nicknames based on appearance.  

Michael Cuddyer lined a two-run double in the eighth and Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.  

Emmanuel Burriss scored the winning run on Clint Barmes' throwing error in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 4-3 win and hand Pittsburgh its fifth straight loss.  

Pirates' manager Clint Hurdle checks in with Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan.  

Manager Jim Tracy has been criticized for not wanting to win on Sunday by playing all of his subs on this day. This weekend Tracy has likely quieted the crowd for a day.  

This afternoon at Coors Field, the Mets will look to take the rubber game of their series against the Rockies (10-10) at 3:10 pm.  

Tonight at Coors Field, the Mets (11-9) look to even their series with the Rockies (10-9) at 8:10 pm.  

The Mets won an 11-inning thriller on Sunday as they defeated the Rockies, 6-5 at Coors Field.