Jon AndersonJon Anderson

Anderson is a 21-year old college student at Waynesburg University who has been writing about the Pirates since 2009 at www.mceffect.com. He also does Pirates talk on TribLIVE Radio, and will be hosting a Pirates pre-game show on the station in 2012.

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Pirates Have 4 of Baseball’s Top 50 Prospects

Alen Hanson has used a .323/.385/.587 first half to get himself into baseball’s top 50 prospects, according to Baseball America. The site released its mid season top 50 list, and four Pirates made…Read More

The Pirates Can Get Better

The Pirates are a competitive team this year, and it is no longer an incredibly uncommon thing. This team got everybody excited last year as well before falling apart in August and September, and now…Read More

Addition by Subtraction – Pirates Look to Deal Kevin Correia

News came out today that the Pirates are shopping Kevin Correia. This isn’t a surprise to me, in fact it should be basically a no-brainer. I’ve been saying for awhile now that the Pirates…Read More

Pirates of June Actually Know How to Hit

If you didn’t hear about how bad the Pirates offense was in the first two months of the season, you must have just been locked in your room without access to a computer, cell phone, or radio. They…Read More

Two Surprising Teams Do Battle in Pittsburgh

For how surprisingly good the Pirates have been this year, the Twins have probably been that surprisingly bad. Through the first two months of the season the Twins were 18-32, easily the worst record…Read More

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Red Sox Trying to Lose Kevin Youkilis

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi are reporting that the Red Sox are escalating their attempts to trade…Read More

Million Dollar Arm Rinku Singh Shocking the World

Back in 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a move that a lot of people looked at as a publicity stunt.…Read More

These Aren’t Your Every Day Baltimore Orioles

Your Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t the only surprisingly good team playing baseball in Baltimore this…Read More

Pirates vs. Royals, Series Preview

The Pirates are hot. They have won 9 of their last 12 games and have won four consecutive series. This…Read More

Pirates vs. Brewers, Series Preview

The Pirates are headed to Miller park, where they haven’t had any success at all in recent years.…Read More

What’s Wrong With Charlie Morton’s Sinker?

I checked out some pitch f/x for Charlie Morton’s two seam fastball, otherwise known as his sinker.…Read More

The Pirates Need to Get Creative

One of the best managers in the game right now is the Rays Joe Maddon. I read this article today about…Read More

Pirates vs. Tigers, Series Preview

This is going to be a pretty quick and easy one. The Pirates are in Detroit for a three game set with…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates Count Analysis as of May 16

NEWS FLASH! The Pirates offense is bad. People have been trying to figure out how to fix it the entire…Read More

Pirates vs. Marlins, Starting Pitcher Preview

The Pirates are in Florida to play a two game set with the new look Miami Marlins after bringing their…Read More

The Pirates Finally Draw a Losing Team – Series Preview

It’s been a gruesome start to the season for the Pirates. To this point they have played nine…Read More

Do the Pirates Have a Chance Against the Nationals?

It seems like it was yesterday that the Pirates and Nationals were the two laughing stocks of the league.…Read More

There’s Nowhere for a Freed Jake Fox to Go

The Pirates offense hasn’t been good this year. You know what happens when something goes wrong…Read More

The Four Jags that Cost the Pirates Bryce Harper

It was October of 2009. The Pirates had just finished up a 161-game season in which they lost 99 games.…Read More

The Lineup Doesn’t Matter

You know what would be a really stupid thing to do? Argue with someone who tells you that the Pirates…Read More