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The Warning Track Power of Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Rod Barajas

Something started bothering us after a recent post, and as you guessed it, Rod Barajas is involved.  We were curious if the home run numbers of Rod Barajas truly were impacted by the deep fences at…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

The Slide by Pirates Rod Barajas

Call it ugly.  A trainwreck.  Shit, go ahead and try to come up with something to describe it. We will just say that when Rod Barajas dove/ducked/slid/rolled and finally reached out to touch home plate,…Read More

Chicken Soup for the 2012 Pirates Fan’s Soul

The ups and downs of the past year are starting to take their toll on Pirates fans everywhere, an emotional roller coaster that started like April and has continued during this Jekyll and Hyde season…Read More

Pat Meares Redux

The title of this article is “Pat Meares Redux”, which in layman’s terms means “Pat Meares all over again”.  The term Redux is not used often enough by writers in my opinion,…Read More

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Pittsburgh Pirates Offensive Woes: The Neal Huntington Defense

So, we listened to the Neal Huntington show before the Pirates took on the Astros on Mother’s…Read More

A.J. Burnett Pies Rod Barajas After Walkoff Homer

    A.J. Burnett struck out ten Washington Nationals tonight, after giving up 12 runs in his…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Four

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

What’s The Solution? Off Season Pirates Pickups Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas Still Struggling

  “Clint Barmes had experience and is still getting better,” Clint Hurdle said. “Personally,…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

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

Blue Jays Drop Sloppy Bucs 8-5

The first inning was difficult for a Pirates pitcher again today.  Read | Share

Pittsburgh Pirates Offseason: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

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Pirates Minor Leagues: Can A Bigger Tony Sanchez Be Better in 2012?

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Mathematically Generated Pirates 2012 Lineup

Baseballmusings.com has a lineup analyzer tool that has users enter player names and some stats (wOBA…Read More

Interesting Projections for Pittsburgh Pirates Offense from Bill James

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The Pittsburgh Pirates Winter of Discontent

Guest post by Joe Luchok: As we move through November Read | Share