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Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle Always Wanted to Be a Part of Detroit Tigers History

  Detroit Tigers right hander Justin Verlander was masterful tonight.  The guy is talented.  He was at the top of his game.  We get it. But listening to the post game comments (linked below from…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Five

  With one timely swing of the bat this past Tuesday night, the very slight momentum that was beginning to pick up behind the #StarttheFORT movement was halted.  A walk-off homerun is always a fun…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 plate appearances be considered a “small sample size”.  No matter what baseball excuses…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 for championship glory are experiencing major problems in the bullpen.  While it’s still…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 late 1970′s, it was Enrique Romo and Dave Roberts.  The early 90′s Buccos had Roger…Read More

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Clint Hurdle: We Do Believe in Ourselves

  Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle seems a bit ticked off in his post-game interviews…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 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

The FortTracker: Week Two

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

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

The FortTracker: Week One

Welcome to the first installment of the RumBunter FortTracker! If you are an avid reader of the best…Read More

It’s Hague Time in The Steel City

It happens every spring in camps across the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, a player who was not in the…Read More

Pirates Best Phillies 3-2 in Grapefruit League Action

The Pirates kept some momentum heading into the weekend  with a 3-2 win over the cross-state rival…Read More

Fantasy Bucs: Which Pirates Can Help Your Fantasy Team in 2012?

Fantasy Baseball hasn’t been kind to the Pittsburgh Pirates over the years….or perhaps it’s…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates: What Coach Hurdle Said / The Rumbunter Podcast

“Already? But you just put one up last week?” Read | Share

Almost 20 Years Later, Time for Pirates to Bury the Tomahawk

The date 10/14/1992 has haunted the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans for close to two decades. On that…Read More

April Poses Major Challenge for Pirates

  While the 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates are still soaking up the Spring Training sun and enjoying low-pressure…Read More

2012 Pittsburgh Pirates–Who Is in the Pen?

2012 Pittsburgh Pirates—Who Is in the Pen? By Joe Luchok The use of bullpens may have changed more…Read More

Clint Hurdle Interview: Fired Up for Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season

Brand new year, Read | Share

After 14 Months, Are the Pittsburgh Pirates Clint Hurdles Team Now?

Since a short fourteen months ago,  Read | Share