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Say no to 100 [Pirates 3 Reds 1]
Thanks to tonight’s win, the Pirates cannot lose 100 games this year. Feels kinda good, I guess. Nobody would’ve thought that a week ago, to be sure. Lastings Milledge homered, and Dan McCutchen was really, really solid for 6.1 innings (1...
Only 161 games this year
The Pirates-Cubs game Thursday night was cancelled after three innings. It will not be made up. The Pirates led, 3-0, when the game was delayed by rain. Lastings Milledge hit a 2-run shot in the 1st, just after Garrett Jones had singled home Andy LaR...
Turning the tables [Pirates 8 Cubs 2]
Who would have thought? A win from Jeff Karstens? A huge offensive output from Ryan Doumit? Sweeping a doubleheader? Against the Cubs? AT Wrigley? Yep. All that and more. The Pirates put a whooping on the North Siders Wednesday. Karstens notched his ...
If nobody sees it…[Reds 4 Pirates 1]
Here it comes again. Another lifeless recap of another remarkably boring and depressing loss. PNC Park closed the upper deck for the first time since it opened. I’ve seen the place empty for a lot of games…but goodness, look at [these pic...
Extra bad day for Pittsburgh [Padres 4 Pirates 0]
The Pirates were shut out for the league-leading bazillionth time Sunday afternoon. “At least we can go watch a good team now, the Steelers,” fans like me must have thought after the game. We know how that one turned out. Paul Maholm allo...
Home is where the heart is [Padres 1 Pirates 5]
The ridiculousness continues. The Bucs improved to 37-34 at PNC Park this season, compared to a 19-55 record on the road. Who knew the racous crowds on the North Shore created such an advantage? Charlie Morton pitched really well tonight against a pr...
Familar Formula [Cardinals 2 Pirates 1]
One to go. The Pirates cannot have a winning season in 2009. Ross Ohlendorf pitched a great game. A GREAT game. 8 innings, no earned runs, 11 K’s (!!!), one walk, and four hits. He threw a nine pitch, nine strike, 3 K inning, which is totally a...
What else is new? [Pirates 3 Reds 5]
The Reds swept a four game series from the Bucs for the first time in Cincy since the 70’s. The Pirates will return from their road trip empty handed: 0-7. At least there was some firepower today. Garrett Jones went deep yet AGAIN. It was a his...
Still not Miller time [Pirates 1 Brewers 4]
For the second straight year, the Pirates will finish the season winless at Miller Park. I don’t even want to talk about it. Ross Ohlendorf was OK today…he looked solid with the exception of a disaster 5th inning. After a cheap infield hi...
Two in a row! [Brewers 2 Pirates 5]
A winning streak! An actual winning streak! Against the Brewers, no less! After an offensive explosion yesterday, you might have thought the Pirates were due to be shut down by an awful pitcher as they have been so many times. Manny Parra qualifies a...
The streak is OVER [Pirates 7 Rockies 3]
The Bucs finally snapped their 8 game losing skid and picked up a rare win against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night at Coors Field. Ross Ohlendorf pitched well in the win: 6 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 K’s, 2 walks. For once, the bullpen did n...
Bucs lose extra-inning heartbreaker [Pirates 6 Arizona 11]
I’ve run out of ways to express how I feel after each Pirates loss. I’m not trying to be pessimistic or depressing, but these losses are really killing me. The players weren’t even able to face the media after the game. The Pi...
Buccos almost win…but don’t [Pirates 3 Diamondbacks 4]
I missed most of the game, but I listened to the 9th on the radio and got to see the highlights. In lieu of a stock recap, here are some quick notes on the game. Jeff Salazar still can’t hit, going 0-3 to lower his average to an even .050, b...
Gameday #105 vs Nationals
Pirates (45-59) vs Nationals (33-72) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MASN 2 DC [Here is the MLB Gameday] ————————————- Tonight the Pirates wrap up their fou...
Who needs Jack and Freddy? [Pirates 3 Nationals 5]
We’ll lose with them, and we’ll lose without them. In the meantime, their replacements aren’t doing half bad. Both members of the Pirates’ new middle infield, Ronny Cedeno and Delwyn Young, homered to give the team its onl...
Andrew McCutchen: Power Hitter? [Pirates 11 Nationals 6]
Well that was fun, and not just because tonight means the end of those terrible Jo Dee Messina commercials. Maybe SportsCenter will have highlights of the actual game tonight, and not just the pierogi/president race (though the hit Potato Pete laid...
Gameday #103 vs Nationals
Pirates (44-58) vs Nationals (32-71) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MASN 2 DC [Here is the MLB Gameday] ————————————- The Pirates face off against Craig St...
PNC Park Club Seats are awesome…and the Buccos hold on [Pirates 5 Nationals 4]
So the liveblog failed miserably tonight, with no one around to actually post anything. Nevertheless, I left the game with plenty to write about. There was an impressive paid attendance of 23,363 with a huge walk-up crowd. The will call and game ...
Gameday #102 vs Nationals
Pirates (43-58) vs Nationals (32-70) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MASN 2 DC [Here is the MLB Gameday] ————————————- Brian is taking the week off for a we...
