It's rarely as simple as "the red pill or the blue pill" but in this case, it is.The recently leaked financial documents of the Pittsburgh Pirates (courtesy of deadspin.com) unequivocally show that Bob Nutting, the much-maligned 'Burgh villian & majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has not been squirreling away mountains of yinz's hard earned cash 'n at. If you think otherwise, please click the little red "x" at the top right of your browser window, grab a nice cold Iron City and go back to studying for your GED. more »

    Last night, the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched their 18th consecutive losing season by dropping a 7-2 decision to the NY Mets.  The main culprits were the usual suspects...poor pitching, too little offense and questionable game management decision… more »

This is my first ever attempt at writing so bare with me please, but Pirates baseball is in my blood and I am excited to bring my thoughts and ideas to the table for many to see It doesnt take a rocket scientist to realize that any hopes that the Pirat… more »

According to multiple sources, including Chuck Finder at the Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with their 2010 1st round pick, Jameson Taillon. SI.com's Jon Heyman is reporting the signing bonus is a bit more than $5 million. more »

With only a short time remaining until the midnight deadline to sign 2010 MLB Draft picks passes, the Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly agreed to terms with 2nd round pick, HS RHP Stetson Allie, and 15th round pick, former Arizona State SS Drew Maggi. Jen Langosch of the Pirates recently confirmed the reports via her Twitter page (@LangoschMLB). more »

Is Bob Nutting planning to sell the Pirates to the Lemieux group? more »

Although there is no playoff implications or anything of that sort in the air right now, we did have some great things happen. We had a walk off 3 run shot from Pedro Alvarez, the new Consol Energy Center officially opened, Pitt and Penn State are in the top 15 in the country to start off the season, and the Steelers are looking pretty good (in my eyes) as well as our own Dick Lebeau being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Also, we have three new writers preparing their first posts as we speak! more »

I was trying to think of what I wanted to do here, so I thought of the idea of a weekly review of what happened in the Pittsburgh sporting world and beyond. Considering it isn't hockey season-yet or football season-yet and our baseball team isn't that go… more »

There is a ton of things that can happen to a person in a lifetime that are life altering. I mean think about it, you decide to go to college and it redirects your path. You decide to quit your job to find a new one, that will redirect it as well. There are very few stable things that will or should never change, they are family, friends, and your sports teams. I know it sounds funny, but bear with me here. more »

This is the first of two favorite times of the year. We have to give it to the guys from the past, we wouldn't be able to be the way we are today without them. While reading this, really think about what I am saying here. more »

The Pirates came into the Mile High City with a 8 game losing streak, but were able to save their best game in the last two weeks for the wild card leading Rockies. The Pirates convincingly beat the Rockies last night 7-3, in front of a crowd of over 35… more »

Here we are at the tail end of another disappointing baseball season, waiting in anticipation for our beloved Steelers to take the field and our exciting young hockey team to hit the ice. Both teams are coming off championship seasons and will be lookin… more »