The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

The Buccos are now 12 games out of first place, it seemed like they were just in first place and the whole city had baseball fever. What is it about Milwaukee? They just cannot win in that place. No offense again, lots of standing ovations by the Brewers crowd again, it's all getting so tired. […]

With Cecil Fielder celebrating like a fool, the Milwaukee crowd giving standing ovations every time a Brewers player gets a hit and that silly mascot sliding down the slide after every bomb they hit off a beleagured Joe Beimel, you would like to think the Pirates would show some pride, play angry and get some […]

Are the Bucs back on the winning track? Huge series with the Brewers coming up in Milwaukee. Dejan Kovacevic will be covering the big weekend series for the Trib. Ken Laird and Guy Junker start talking Bucs 9am Thursday morning. Friday-TribLIVE Radio will have a big preview segment for the series. Rob Biertempfel's story on […]

It truly was a phenomenon in the city of Pittsburgh. Pirates gear being flashed with pride on every block in the area; T-shirts, hats, jerseys. The entire city was alive with "Bucco Fever" as they viewed the team as competitors and not just a lame segue to Steelers' training camp. Each game was watched with […]

It's no secret, the Pittsburgh Penguins were well on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals when the 2011 year began. On January 31st, 2010, the Penguins were tied with the Detroit Red Wings (53) in points to lead the NHL. The upgraded defense was tied for second in the league in goals allowed, despite […]

The Pirates have hit a rough patch recently, losing 4 in a row and 8 of their last 11, and the offense has been taking all the blame. While you can't argue that the offensive production has been the Pirates biggest problem this year, the starting pitching hasn't exactly been great recently either. The staff […]

By the conclusion of the trade deadline at 4 pm yesterday, the Pirates had acquired two players to help bolster an otherwise putrid lineup. No, not Hunter Pence and Carlos Beltran, but two veterans whose careers are coming to an end in the upcoming years. Nevertheless, the Pirates did do exactly what they said they […]

Guy Junker starts his regular hosting duties Monday morning at 10am. He will co-host with Ken Laird every weekday 10am-12:30 and John Steigerwald joins them at noon. Ken Laird has been covering Steelers Training Camp all weekend and will have interviews with Steelers players starting at 9am Monday morning. Dejan Kovacevic joins Guy and Ken […]