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 »

The Pirates were almost on the wrong side of history tonight as they were hitless through 8 innings versus Yusmeiro Petit. A seeing eye single by Ronnie Cedeno broke up the no hit bid, but the Pirates still only managed that single hit on the night. Th… more »

All it took was three swings of the bat for a city to get behind one of the new faces in the Pirates lineup. The fans at PNC Park, at least for one moment, put all the losing and all the bitterness aside, to savor a special moment. A moment that puts A… more »

The new face Buccos did something that a team of veterans could not do in their past three games...win! The fans showed up (over 23,000 in attendance for tonight's game), the defense showed up (nice plays by new Pirate Roger Cedeno and recent call up La… more »

How would you like to come to work everyday and have to endure thousands of negative comments about your job performance, have every little move you make be judged, and ridiculed and chastised for every move you make....Welcome to the Pirates management… more »

My boss has season tickets to the Diamondbacks and knowing what a big Pirates fan I am, provided me his tickets for yesterday and Sunday's game. Last night, individuals holding season tickets were allowed into the stadium thirty minutes early. My wife… more »

The Pirates made a customary move today by dealing Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox could have just given us a dozen baseball and few extra bats and I would have been happy. Just freeing up the money we were paying LaRoche is a win in it… more »

As the up and down Pirates continue on their journey to hopefully their first winning season in 17 years, the question on whether or not this team can do it, boils down to a waiting game. The Pirates lost 2 of 3 games to the Twins and lost their first g… more »

The Pirates used some of the Penguins mojo to take the 3 game series versus the Detroit Tigers. The fans of Pittsburgh turned out in droves the past two days to support their Pirates and to take a look at the Stanley Cup, that was on site at PNC Park to… more »

The Pirates struggled offensively for 8 innings, accounting for only 2 hits and 12 strikeouts, but then Braves pitcher Javier Vasquez left the game. Rafael Soriano entered the game in the 9th inning and the Pirates got three hits, added two runs, and left Atlanta with a series split. The Pirates also were able to do something they haven’t done in 323 straight plate appearances…hit a home run! more »

The Pirates once again fell to the Atlanta Braves in another heartbreaking loss this evening. For the second night in a row, the Pirates played great baseball, only to be let down by their bullpen. On a night when new talent was being drafted to infuse… more »

How long would it take you to run a marathon? It would take me about a week, that includes stops to smoke, use the restroom, grab a bite to eat...well you get the point. Last night, it took the Pirates 4 hours and 46 minutes. In what seemed like a game that could go on into the night, the Pirates finally fell to the Braves 7-6 in fifteen innings. Even though you might be frustrated with this result. The Pirates actually played a great game despite the outcome. Unfortunately they just need a little more time in the gym to be able to finish off a marathon. more »