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2010 Pirates Promotional Schedule
Just like last year, I’ve found the promotions for 2010 listed on the Pirates Partial Season Ticket page. Here they are: APRIL Mon, Apr 5 (Dodgers): Opening Day Fri, Apr 16 (Reds): Pirates Aluminum Water Bottle Sat, Apr 17 (Reds): Fireworks Su...
Free Agent Frenzy
Thanksgiving weekend wasn’t completely quiet as far as Pirates news goes, with a rumor here and a rumor there as the hot stove starts to heat up. Names that have been linked to the Bucs: Rick Ankiel, Hank Blalock, and Mike Gonzalez. Now that th...
How do the Pirates sell season tickets?
If you’ve never seen it before (and I hadn’t until my foul-ball-obsessed brother showed it to me), I highly reccomend checking out this blog. It’s run by Erik, a Pirates season ticket holder who goes early to nearly every Bucs home ...
Could Ryan Doumit be the next to go?
The latest wave of offseason speculating-because-there’s-nothing-else-to-do has Ryan Doumit on the trading block. That’s not terribly difficult to fathom. Neal Huntington sure does love making trades, the Pirates have catching depth in th...
Let’s get to know Akinori Iwamura
Regardless of whether or not you think bringing him in was a good idea, I have a feeling that Akinori Iwamura is going to make quite the impression on Pirates fans over the next year, half year, or next few years. “Aki” should be both p...
Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh. The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about the Pirates’ end of the deal than I thought t...
BBA Ballot: NL MVP
This is the fourth and final installment of our end-of-season award ballots for the [Baseball Bloggers Alliance]. The [Manager of the Year post is here], the [Rookie of the Year post is here], and the [Cy Young post is here]. After the obvious winner...
Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB
Granted, I have no idea if any of the other 29 teams have a guy like this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t. Ross Ohlendorf is a ridiculously smart dude. You probably knew he went to Princeton. You might have even heard of his legendary ...
BBA Ballot: NL Cy Young
This is part three of our end-of-season award ballots for the [Baseball Bloggers Alliance]. The [Manager of the Year post is here], and the [Rookie of the Year post is here]. Well…definitely no Pirate-fan bias to influence me on this one (it ma...
BBA Ballot: NL Rookie of the Year
This is part two of our end-of-season award ballots for the [Baseball Bloggers Alliance]. The [Manager of the Year post is here].NL Rookie of the Year is a ridiculously tough call this year. Especially as a Pirates fan/homer. Part of me wants to give...
BBA Ballot: NL Manager of the Year
One of the main goals of the newly-formed [Baseball Bloggers Alliance] is to create a different (read: better) version of the end-of-season awards determined by the Baseball Writers of America. We’ve split it up so all 30 team chapters vote wit...
What did we learn in 2009?
I’m not quite ready to put together a huge season-in-review post, but as a bit of a preview to that, here’s a list of things that we know now, but didn’t back in March: Brandon Moss is not the answer in a corner outfield spot: Mana...
Will the Pirates lose 100 games?
The Pirates have 24 games remaining this year. They need to go 9-15 or better to avoid triple digit losses. With the Steelers kicking off tonight and the other significant numbers already accomplished, this is really the only reason to pay attention ...
Why the road woes?
Most teams perform better at home than they do on the road. One team in the MLB has more wins on the road than at home: the Cleveland Indians. The Pirates’ tendency to play worse on the road is understandable…to an extent. Look at the bre...
The future of the Pirates bullpen
Let’s be blunt. It’s pretty clear that the Pirates have a horrible bullpen right now. Currently on the roster, we have: Denny Bautista Chris Bootcheck Matt Capps Phil Dumatrait Jesse Chavez Joel Hanrahan Steven Jackson Yikes. With a lea...
Pirates 2009 Draft Recap
Here’s [what I said after Day 1 of the 2009 draft]. The Pirates had the fourth overall pick and made three other selections later that night: Can’t say I’m thrilled with what the Bucs did in day 1 of the draft. Don’t get me wrong–it’s...
The Adventures of Lil’ Neal Huntington
Opinions are split on Neal Huntington’s tenure as general manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Some people are blind loyalists, while others are blind haters. Some think that there is a method to his madness, while others think he’s ju...
Checking in on old friends
It’s been kind of a slow news day and with the dust beginning to settle on all the recent trades, I figured we’d check in on all the guys Neal Huntington has sent away this season. That’s become an awfully long list. Here goes: Joh...
