Tom Smith

Tom Smith grew up in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania. He has been a Pirates fan for a long time and his patience is wearing thin. Really thin.

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The Neal Huntington Show Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates Senior Vice President and General Manager held his Sunday show today on 93.7 The Fan.  Some interesting quotes came out of it, which is normally the case. Today we learned that…Read More

The King Returns: James McDonald Outpitches Paul Maholm, Pirates Win 3-1

Where have you been, James McDonald?  The Pittsburgh Pirates enigma struck out nine Atlanta Braves and out-dueled Paul Maholm at PNC Park on Andrew McCutchen Bobblehead Night.  Everyone expected the…Read More

Pedro Alvarez Home Runs Make Photoshop and GIF Magic

A Pedro Alvarez home run is unique.   Perhaps it’s the potential the man – usually referred to as El Toro or Petey – brings to the Pittsburgh Pirates which piques our interest.  It’s…Read More

About Those 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Deadline Pickups

The Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 trade deadline came and went with the Bucs making moves that raised a few eyebrows at the time.  The moves to acquire Wandy Rodriguez, Travis Snider and Gaby Sanchez seemed…Read More

Pirates Minor League Stats: Alen Hanson Errors Followed By Walkoff, Andy Oliver Nearly Unhittable

Indianapolis: Defeated Louisville 4-1  for their International League leading 11th win..  Andy Oliver struck out ten over six innings. Look at those gaudy numbers for the lefty below.  Oliver has pitched…Read More

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Pedro Alvarez Home Runs Create Photoshop Magic

  The sound from Pedro Alvarez‘s bat last night at PNC Park electrified the warm April night. …Read More

Evan Gattis Makes Manager Look Brilliant As Braves Top Pirates 6-4

The move was one that simply doesn’t happen often enough in Pittsburgh. Atlanta Braves Manager…Read More

Jameson Taillon Still Has Some Things He Could Improve

Jameson Taillon was going up against the Richmond Flying Squirrels.  Richmond is the worst hitting team…Read More

Gerrit Cole Does Some Good Work

Gerrit Cole started off the night the right way.  Three Toledo Mud Hens stepped to the plate and all…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates Starters Struggle, Relievers Shine, Even Lead MLB In Important Category

The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the worst performing starting rotations in Major League Baseball.  …Read More

Pirates Minor League Stats: Francisco Liriano, Jose Contreras Start Comebacks

  Indianapolis Josh Harrison had three hits in his first start after being sent to AAA Indianapolis.…Read More

Pirates James McDonald Concerns/Doesn’t Concern/Concerns Clint Hurdle

James McDonald doesn’t instill confidence in me.  After getting five outs against the St. Louis…Read More

The Impact Bat The Pittsburgh Pirates Need Was In Their Backyard

A repost of our man crush on Cardinals rookie Matt Adams.  This was posted in 2011. We aren’t…Read More

Pirates Notes: Presley Back, McPherson Got Injection, Inge Could Be Down Another Week

The pregame notes for the Pittsburgh Pirates include numerous player notes.  Kyle McPherson saw a doctor…Read More

Jose Contreras Is Coming, So Who’s Leaving Pirates Bullpen?

Scrapheap relief-pitcher-career turnarounds are becoming a strength of the Pittsburgh Pirates.  We…Read More

Pirates Minor League Stats: Stetson Allie Getting Serious ‘Bout This Hitting Thing

Indianapolis had a big inning today too, just like the Bucs.  Tony Sanchez tweeted that he was watching…Read More

The Pirates Sweep The Reds: A Drew Brown Joint

Check out the video from Drew Brown capturing all the action from the Pittsburgh Pirates sweep of the…Read More

Brandon Inge, King of Veteran Leadership, Headed To Pittsburgh?

The Neal Huntington Show is a Sunday staple for us.  The quotes are too much for us to pass up, and…Read More

The Pittsburgh Pirates Party Late, Sweep Reds

Maybe it was the throwback 1971 jerseys that powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to a dramatic comeback…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates Rocking 70′s Jerseys Inspire Some Fav 70′s Bucs Pics

The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates were called by some the team that changed baseball.  Today at PNC Park,…Read More