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Our Annual Questions With Philadelphia Phillies Blog, That Balls Outta Here

Every year That Balls Outta Here likes to act like the big brother and beat down our Buccos.   We hate Philadelphia.  Always have.   Always will. But we always answer Justin’s questions, even…Read More

Unless Changes Made Pittsburgh Pirates Bubble Bound To Burst

Surely you know the numbers by know.  Walks are bad.  High strand rates are not sustainable.  Leadoff walks are bad.  Playing with matches is frowned upon by the bear in the commercial.  But somehow,…Read More

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

James McDonald: The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Syndrome

Tonight we saw the James McDonald that Pirates’ fans wish they saw every outing. JMac was dealing all game, giving up only 2 hits and striking out nine on his way to his second win of the season. Both…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

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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…Read More

Russell Martin Starting Tonight For The Pirates… But Not At Catcher

Russell Martin has been an interesting player for the Pirates so far this season, to say the very least.…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…Read More

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

Starling Marte And Andrew McCutchen Early Career/First Season Comparison, Whose Was Better?

There can be no denying when you look at Starling Marte and Andrew McCutchen that they are both loaded…Read More

Pedro Alvarez Is Struggling; Guess What? He’s Not the Only One.

For those of you that missed it last week, I wrote an article based around the struggles of Pedro Alvarez.…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 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 Face Cardinals Tonight, Look For Bats To Stay Hot Against Lance Lynn

Coming fresh off of a sweep of the Reds, putting up ten runs yesterday, the Pirates will look to take…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

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