During the MLB offseason, I was on Twitter talking about the Pirates and their reputation as a small-market franchise that doesn’t know how to win and has an owner–Bob Nutting–with no real desire to try to win. I contended that, yes, it had been 45 years since Pittsburgh last appeared in and won a World… read more

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, was the 11th anniversary of the Pirates’ exciting and demon exorcising 6-2 victory over the Reds in the 2013 National League Wild Card Game at PNC Park. Countless dignitaries–including the pitcher who recorded the final out in that game, former Pirates closer Jason Grilli–weighed in on the anniversary and shared their… read more

Oh what could have been: The Pirates taking on the Bronx Bombers at the legendary Yankees Stadium on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the penultimate game of the 2024 regular season. Picture this: Pittsburgh, with rookie phenom Paul Skenes on the mound for his final start of a sensational first year, is looking to wrap… read more

The final hotdog of the 2024 campaign was sold at PNC Park on Thursday afternoon, as the Pirates closed out the home portion of their schedule with a 5-2 loss to the National League Central Division champion Brewers. Mitch Keller, who was having a pretty darn good year until, like a lot of Buccos, mediocrity… read more

Despite being all out of everything with just days to go in the 2024 regular season, the Pirates managed to make news in the most negative way on Tuesday when it was announced that veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez was DFA’d (Designated For Assignment). In baseball lingo, that means Tellez, 29, was released. He’s no… read more

I haven’t written much about the Pirates, lately. I wanted to, don’t get me wrong, but it’s September in Pittsburgh, and priorities change once summer bleeds into fall. Bleeds…I suppose that’s an accurate way to describe the Pirates’ plight since the end of July aka the much-anticipated trade deadline. Pittsburgh made a few solid moves… read more

On Tuesday afternoon, Pittsburgh Pirates GM Ben Cherington announced that he fully expects manager Derek Shelton to return in 2025. “I think there’s a lot to the job I believe he does really, really well, and I also believe he works his tail off to continue to improve in a number of ways,” Cherington said…. read more

The Pirates won by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins at PNC Park. The three-game set, which began on Monday night, had a little something interesting in every contest. The first matchup was a Paul Skenes Night, as the rookie pitching phenom went six strong innings… read more

I suppose it was just a question of if, not when, the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates would be no-hit in a game. After all, the Bucs went into Wednesday’s series finale vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field with an offense that ranked in the 20s in just about every meaningful category. And the last of a… read more

The competitive phase of the Pirates 2024 season has been over for a while. Yep, they used the month of August to take an encouraging trade deadline haul and an above-.500 record and turn it into nothing. What was a 55-52 record and only a few games out of the wildcard race on July 31… read more