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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

Pirates Smorgasbord July 5, 2012

It is July 5, do you know where your Pittsburgh Pirates are? How about sitting at the top of the N.L. Central standings, a full game up on the rival Cincinnati Reds.  The Pirates are in first place,…Read More

Pedro Alvarez Has a Career Day for the Pirates: We Have The Reactionary McKenry Face Contest

Pedro Alvarez hit his second bomb of the day….the dugout is alive with electricity and Michael McKenry walks past Andrew McCutchen and drops this face. So what are we calling it? The winner will…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 have hopped over the St. Louis Cardinals into sole possession of second place in the N.L. Central,…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

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The FortTracker: Week Four

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

The FortTracker: Week One

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

Baseball Sayings That I Don’t Understand

Michael McKenry is “scrappy”. What does that mean? If we’re going by Webster’s…Read More

Michael McKenry: Taking a Look at “The Fort”

Last season during the Pirates merry-go-round of catcher auditions, an unknown player was trust into…Read More

What To Watch For – Pirates Spring Training

Spring Training is finally upon us. Pitchers and catchers are in camp and they will be joined by the…Read More

The Incredible Power of Twitter

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Can the Pirates Michael McKenry Find His Power Stroke Again?

The catchers the Pittsburgh Pirates have assembled for 2012 are “out” machines.   …Read More

Interesting Projections for Pittsburgh Pirates Offense from Bill James

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PNC Park Rewind: Five Crazy Moments at Pittsburgh Pirates Games in 2011

The question was who was the best starting pitcher in Pittsburgh Pirates history. The contestant Read…Read More

Pirates Turn To Planking

The Pirates have been planking on their recent Pirates Caravan trip Read | Share

Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Deadline Countdown: Desperation

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Oh What A Blast

The three-run jack by Michael McKenry…. WON’T. ESCAPE. MY. BRAIN. I really believe McKenry…Read More

I Was Just Trying To Battle. Pirates Fort McKenry Delivers

Goose Bump City. Read | Share