It’s hard for me to say, but one of our favorite Pirates in recent memory could be on his way out. The Bucs are reportedly pushing hard to deal 2B Freddy Sanchez, and a potential trade could be...

To Atlanta. More coming. Me = Stunned. Holy cow. This completely came out of nowhere. Read it again folks, the Pirates just sent Nate McLouth to the Braves for three prospects. Don’t jump off the Clemente Bridge just yet. The Pirates had t...

Here are some excellent photos Evan took from our dugout box seats during the miserable loss to Houston on Friday night. Click a photo to see it in full-size. Enjoy: <a...

Take a look at the standings (which can be viewed on the right side of the page). Welp…is this it? Are we doomed for the cellar all season? Remember this? I like those a little better...

My biggest fear going into the season was the Pirates’ bullpen. Granted, nobody thought the SP’s would be this good, and I figured the offense would be around average, but the ‘pen looked...

This is kind of weird…according to Rob Biertempfel’s Twitter, the Pirates and Phillies will wrap up Spring Training with games on April 2 and 3. In Philly. Opening up the season at home is enough of a risk to freeze, but I guess that will serve as a...

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  productive and...

Couple of quick hits, now that it’s officially the offseason: The Pirates removed three players from the 40-man roster: Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. Vasquez, of course, pitched horribly in the second half as an emergency...

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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 they would be. As...