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Campbell Sproul is a student at Reformation Bible College in Orlando, Florida. His family is from southwestern Pennsylvania, which is where he learned to love the Pirates, along with the Penguins and Steelers. His favorite Primantio Bros. sandwich is the Pittsburgh Cheesesteak. You should follow him on Twitter.

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It’s Time For The Pirates To Start Jordy Mercer

Pirates fans have been frustrated with Clint Barmes for a long time. Defensively, Barmes is one of the best shortstops in the game. Offensively, Barmes has been putrid in his time as a Pirate. In 2013,…Read More

Pirates Look For Sweep Of Giants

The Pirates bats are rolling, and so is the team. After an ugly stretch with Atlanta and Cincinnati, the team has responded well, with four wins in their last five games, and now have an opportunity to…Read More

Pirates Send Liriano To The Hill For Game Two With Giants

Fresh off of last night’s big matchuup between Gerrit Cole and Tim Lincecum, the Pirates send Francisco Liriano to toe the rubber against Barry Zito and the Giants. Liriano has never faced the Giants…Read More

Pirates Open Series With Giants, Gerrit Cole Makes Major League Debut

Tonight’s the night we’ve all been waiting for. Gerrit Cole is going to make his major league debut with the Pirates, almost exactly two years after the Pirates made him the number one overall…Read More

The Pirates Most Exciting Young Pitcher Not Named Gerrit Cole

We’re all very excited to have Gerrit Cole debuting for the Pirates, and with good reason. It’s hard not to get excited about a big right-hander who has the kind of fastball and slider combo…Read More

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Gerrit Cole: It’s Time.

There’s been a lot of speculation over the last few days as to whether or not Gerrit Cole will…Read More

Pirates Face Braves In Game Two Of Three Game Set Tonight

After last night’s 7-2 loss in the biggest ump show of the year, the Pirates get right back to…Read More

What Is It With The Pirates, Braves And Ump Shows?

The Pirates lost tonight’s game with the Braves by a score of 7-2. This game didn’t look…Read More

Pirates Set To Open Series With Atlanta

The Pirates had an ugly first two games of their series with the Reds, and then one that started ugly,…Read More

Pitching Wins Championships, But Scoring Is Nice Too

The Pirates have had a nice start to the year so far. They’re 35-22, and lost only one series…Read More

Pirates Open Important Series With Reds Tonight

The Pirates will open a three game series with the Reds tonight at PNC Park, after dropping game one…Read More

Pirates Look To Take Three Of Four From Tigers

The Pirates and Tigers will wrap up their four game series tonight. The Pirates dropped game one, but…Read More

Jason Grilli Continues Dominant 2013 Campaign

Jason Grilli just racked up his twenty-first save of the year, finishing off a classic pitcher’s…Read More

Should The Pirates Extend Neil Walker’s Contract?

Not yet. Unfortunately there’s a lot more to this question than that, so let’s look at it,…Read More

Pirates First Base Platoon Of Jones And Sanchez Doing Well

Quick, find a first baseman in the league with a .260+ average, eight+ home runs, and forty+ RBI. Pretty…Read More

Which Pirates Deserve To Be All-Stars This Year?

All-star voting started very early this year, and while most fans just stuff the ballot box for the…Read More

Pirates Take Two Of Three From Astros In Weird Series, Cubs Next

Looking back at this series, you can’t help but notice how strange it was. The three games were…Read More

Pirates Starting Well Against Easy May Schedule, Must Continue Against Astros

The Pirates won again last night, taking a 7-1 victory over the Brewers, to complete the four game series…Read More

Pirates Andrew McCutchen Needs To Stop Trying To Hit Home Runs

Nobody in their right mind can deny that Andrew McCutchen is a great ballplayer, and a special talent…Read More

Leave Pedro Alvarez Alone!

Go find a Pirates fan forum. Quick, what’s the first thing they’re complaining about? If…Read More