The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

Each Wednesday on TribLive Radio, with hosts with Ken Laird and Guy Junker, listeners vote on the "Jagoff of the Week" award. This prestigious award is given to the biggest 'Jag' in sports over the previous week. Here is an update on the Jag Champs of 2012: *Todd Graham reigning Jagoff of the Year for […]

Featuring Special Guest Neil Walker plus Steelers Writer Alan Robinson and Dejan takes calls and e-mails from the listeners on the NHL Lockout and the Pirates. http://filesource.abacast.com/tribtotal/10-2-DEJAN.mp3

Two seasons ago, the Pirates wrapped up their 18th consecutive losing season by August 20th. They would finish with a record of 57-105. Last season, the Pirates finalized their epic collapse with an 82nd loss on September 14th. This season, the Pirates waited until September 30th before breaking their own North American record for consecutive […]

Dejan talks Steelers issues, then he is joined by special guest Jack Wilson to talk Pirates and MLB. Plus Jerry DiPaola In-Studio to talk Pitt football and Dejan takes e-mails and calls from the listeners. http://filesource.abacast.com/tribtotal/925-DEJAN.mp3

Barring a late-season win streak, the Pirates will surely clinch their 20th consecutive losing season. Just like last year, the season will end with an epic collapse to erase what was a competitive four months of baseball. And yet, there is one major difference between last year's collapse and this year. Andrew McCutchen is still […]

Two months ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates owned other teams in head-to-head matchups. Andrew McCutchen crushed the ball consistently night after night, and the Buccos sat 16 games over .500. Today, officially, the Pirates fell to 74-75. I know 13 games remain in the baseball season, but honestly, the thought of a losing season seems all […]

When a team goes into a free-fall as the Pirates have done for the second straight season, it is wise to blame close to everyone in the organization from the ownership, to the water boy. In many cases, a total collapse usually leads to wholesale changes throughout the organization (hello, last year's Red Sox). But, […]

Dejan talks Pirates to start the show, then he's joined by special guest-Pitt Basketball Coach Jamie Dixon. Steelers Writer Mark Kaboly stops by the TribLIVE Radio studios to talk about his breakdown of the Steelers-Jets tape plus your e-mails every week- sportstalk@tribweb.com. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/podcast.xml