Archive for June, 2010

Pedro Alvarez is the Pittsburgh Pirates biggest thing since Barry Bonds.  The timeline of Alvarez’s rise through the Pirates system has been filled with a flair for the dramatic, long bombs, and

Local boy John Perrotto has a new gig as Editor-in-Chief at Baseball Prospectus.  We have never thought much of his work at RumBunter, and were really jacked when he foot stomped in this article when he was covering the Pirates via PiratesReport last season.  But nevertheless, the guy has the big job with the fancy clothes, lovely ladies, and nice new car.  We wear hand me downs, ride a bike, can’t write worth a crap, and are stuck in mom’s basement. In Perrotto’s  latest post, he blasts the Pirates calling them a ‘three-ring circus.’  He calls Frank Coonelly’s response to the [...]

If The Pittsburgh Pirates can sign their top two draft picks, the perception in Pittsburgh will begin to change in a big way over the next two months.  By August 21, Pirates fans will know a great deal about the future of this club.  The fact that they aren’t telling their story more agressively is confusing. The Pirates have suddenly become exciting. They are scoring more runs. They are young. They are highly marketable right now. The Pirates organization have used the 1960′s team to spark some talk about the 1950′s Pirates teams that lost so frequently before becoming king of [...]

What a great weekend.  The Bucs take two of three from the Indians in front of the 1960 World Championship Pirates team.  Life, my friend, is great.  Happy Fathers Day! I am curious what the 1960 Pirates team thought of the locker room.  Check out Face in the shower up there!  Risque!

  It’s not hard to see what all the hype is about, Pedro Alvarez has it.  From the way he works that little semi-Stargell swing of the bat into his pre-pitch routine to his blistering bat speed, he looks the part.  Last night he finished off another formality, his first major league hit was an opposite field double. The fan that was able to snatch the ball gave it to a young fan in the stands.  The boys mother called Rocco last night. It is acts of kindness like that the Pirates could use to promote fan behavior.  Make the guy a season ticket holder.  Wouldn’t that [...]

The 1960 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates were celebrated last night before the Pirates 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians.  Despite the misprinted beer steins that were given away by the Pirates to 35,000+ fans, it’s not true.  In 1960, we have proof that the Pirates beat the evil empire New York Yankees. We were able to get a copy of the 1960 and 1961 Pirates yearbooks today.  We prove that the Pirates did indeed win the World Series.  Just check out the pictures from our new yearbooks after the jump. We want you to know that the paragraph which is difficult to read in [...]

It’s a sad day in Pittsburgh.  The Pittsburgh Pirates lost again last night.  The team isn’t very good at winning baseball games.  Most of us realize that fact, but the latest news out of Pittsburgh is downright shocking.  The Great Pittsburgh Pierogi Race N’at is fixed.  Sure, the organization is going to deny this fact, but we have found the truth.  We’re not sure we can handle the truth…