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Building the Bucs: A Look At How 2012 Came Together

At the outset of the 2012 season, not too many of the so-called experts pegged the Pittsburgh Pirates to be the story of the summer.  Yet, here they are – ten games over .500 and right in the thick…Read More

In-House Options vs. Trade Options for the Pirates

The mid-season hot stove has officially heated up, and the Pirates seem to be right in the middle of the hottest trade talks.  Sitting in first place in the N.L. Central with a 48-37 first half record,…Read More

Pirates Smorgasbord June 24, 2012

With the Pittsburgh Pirates continuing to win series and maintaining their second place standing in the N.L. Central, the time has come again to take a look at any and all issues and stories affecting…Read More

Should Gerrit Cole Be In Pittsburgh This Summer?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have always had a reputation for bucking the trend in Major League Baseball of allowing talented, young, high draft picks to reach the big show very quickly.  The Pirates continue…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

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Pirates / Twins: J-Hay and Cutch Homer, Correia Gets First PNC Win in Nearly a Year

  Last night, with Pirate legends Bill Virdon and Bill Mazeroski on the bench as “Honorary”…Read More

Pirates Smorgasbord June 10, 2012

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the hottest team in baseball, having won 12 of their last 15 games.  They…Read More

Does Jeff Clement Have a Future in Pittsburgh?

When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded longtime SS Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners in July 2009, it…Read More

Rumbunter Podcast: Tim Williams @timwilliamsP2, Vlad From @BucsDugout

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Pat Meares Redux

The title of this article is “Pat Meares Redux”, which in layman’s terms means “Pat…Read More

Stopped Short: Possible Pirates Options at SS

The second week of May is no longer the “beginning” of the baseball season, nor can 100…Read More

Remembering the 1994 All Star Game

As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, I had the privilege of watching some fun Pirates teams during my…Read More

The Joel Hanrahan Debate – To Trade or Not To Trade?

As we pound through the salad days of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, many of the expected contenders…Read More

Rumbunter Podcast: The Pittsburgh Pirates and …Huh? The Red Sox?

Sure, most of us have become pretty much inured to the losing,   …but what if we were to…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Four

When we last left our hero, “The Fort” was still having trouble getting playing time behind…Read More

Grilli-ed Cheese With a Side of Hot Sauce

Great Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the past have always had unsung heroes in the bullpen.  Back in the…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Three

  When we last checked in on “The FortTracker”, our hero was well into half a month…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Two

The quest continues. Two weeks into the 2012 MLB season and it is brutally obvious that Michael McKenry…Read More

Rumbunter Podcast: WHYGAVS, Kyle McPherson and – Surprise! ZVR!

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Dropping in On Your Ex-Buccos

Now that we are a solid two weeks into the season, let’s take a gander at how some of our ex-Buccos…Read More