The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

After splitting a four game road series against the Atlanta Braves, arguably the third best team in the NL, the Pirates find themselves 1.5 games back from the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central lead. As good as the pitching was to hold down the Braves' offense, the bats for the Pirates were equally as […]

If you saw last night's game, you witnessed a microcosm of the Pittsburgh Pirates' season and why they're still tied for first place in the NL Central late in July. Despite being outhit 9-5, the Pirates outscored the Braves 3-1 thanks to excellent pitching by James McDonald and the bullpen. If you watched last night […]

After heavily criticizing every trade the Pirates have made since 1992, the Pittsburgh faithful are now screaming for the front office to make a trade in lieu of their fight for first in the NL Central. With some big names available for trade this year, the Pirates have an opportunity to upgrade their major league […]

With all of the excitement and attention the Pirates have created while contending for first place in the NL Central, fans have been screaming for the team to make a move and bring in a big bat. While I agree, to an extent, some of the players being thrown around in trade rumors are, quite […]

Breathe it in Pirates fans. Our Buccos will be on national television for the first time since anyone can remember when they take on the Braves next Monday. The move was announced yesterday before the Pirates vs Reds game and it was later reported by Rob Biertempfel that the Pirates may be on FOX in […]

The Pirates did their job in the first half of the season, winning series against the bad teams and competing against the good teams. Now that they are four games over .500 at the break, fans, pundits and experts have deemed them contenders for the NL Central division. And they are. Now the Pirates will […]

Everybody knows the story of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been starting pitching this year. The rotation has performed exponentially better than anybody expected, a complete 180 from 2010 when they had the worst ERA in the National League. What I want to do with this post is take a look at what changed from last […]

Here we are! The midpoint of the season is here, the All-Star festivities have commenced and, as usual, the Pirates are 15 games out of first place and 12 games under…wait, what? The Pirates are only 1 game out of first and 4 games over .500? As surprising as the season has been, it has […]