The Pirates are about as for real as they can be after 100 games

Mitch Keller allowed one run over seven innings, while second baseman Nick Gonzales singled to drive in Bryan Reynolds with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Pirates took the first of a crucial three-game series against the Cardinals by a score of 2-1 at PNC Park on Monday night…. read more

Pirates fans need to learn that winning a series only matters in the postseason

The Pirates lost to the Phillies by a score of 6-0 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. By escaping Pittsburgh with a victory, Philadelphia avoided a sweep and salvaged the final game of the weekend series. If you had told Pirates fans before the weekend series that Pittsburgh would take two of three from the… read more

Pirates fans should be talking about Nick Gonzales

Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales is not a rookie. No, the 25-year-old, selected seventh overall in the 2020 MLB Draft, debuted for Pittsburgh in 2023. In 35 games, Gonzales batted .209 with 24 hits–including eight doubles, one triple and two home runs–and 13 RBI. There was concern about his future. Would Gonzales be another of… read more

Major League Baseball Mid-Season Awards: The National League

Continuing my 2 part series on major league baseball midseason awards and turning my attention to the National League. You can read part 1 here. The National League has what I believe to be some candidates that are a lock, and I will not have any disagreement (or not much). You can’t look at some… read more

Pirates fans got it all during the Paul Skenes All-Star appearance

Paul Skenes pitched a scoreless bottom of the first inning during his brief appearance as the starting pitcher for the National League in the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Global Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night. Not only did Skenes pitch a scoreless bottom of the first inning, but he also… read more

The Pirates have gotten hot at just the right time

What a difference a week has made for the Pirates. July 7 (or 7-7) is sometimes seen as a good luck date, but for the Bucs and their long-suffering fans, it felt like the day the 2024 campaign unofficially ended. Less than 48 hours after blowing out the Mets in the first of a four-game… read more

White Sox lose 9-4 to the Pirates, pick up their 71st loss

The Chicago White Sox lose as they wrap up one of the first worst first half performances in MLB history, and the worst in franchise history.

White Sox actually score a run after the sixth, but lose to Pirates anyway, 6-2

Chris Flexen got zapped by the Chicago White Sox offense again

It was silly to be outraged over Paul Skenes getting pulled during a no-hitter

So I was at the Mall at Robinson in Robinson Township (a suburb of Pittsburgh) on Thursday afternoon, enjoying some Auntie Annie’s soft pretzels and scrolling through my Twitter feed for some reason. You might think partaking in the former is more expensive and detrimental to one’s health, but there’s no doubt it’s the latter…. read more

Pirates 4, White Sox 1: Did the offense walk the plank?

With no real offense, the White Sox lose one to the mediocre Pirates.

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