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Life After Littlefield: Crunch time

Life After Littlefield: Crunch time

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 23, 2013

After getting win number 82 on September 9th, the Pirates finished off the sweep of the Rangers and took three of four from the Cubs before they dropped three of four to the San Diego Padres and two of three this weekend to the rival Reds.  All this resulted in the Pirates currently...

Life After Littlefield: 82

September 10, 2013

It is difficult to decide how to start this post because last night’s 1-0 over the Rangers meant so much more than just another win in September to the Pirates’ organization and its’ fans.  With their 82nd win of the season last night, the Pirates clinched a winning season...

Life After Littlefield: It all ends tonight.

Life After Littlefield: It all ends tonight.

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 4, 2013

After securing a .500 season last night with a 4-3 win over the Brewers, the Pirates have a chance tonight to make even more history as they go for win number 82.  Again, it would be the first time the feat will be done since 1992. Basically take all excitement and significance...

Life After Littlefield: The Pirates look to make history tonight.

Life After Littlefield: The Pirates look to make history tonight.

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 3, 2013

20 years.  It has been 20 straight years of losing baseball in Pittsburgh and it could all come to a highly anticipated ending tonight as the Pirates look to continue their recent success, having won four of their last six.  After taking two of three from St. Louis and winning...

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Morneau, recall Pimentel

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Morneau, recall Pimentel

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 31, 2013

Just when everybody thought GM Neil Huntington was done wheeling and dealing this summer, he pulls off another key trade to bolster this Pirates team.  Earlier this afternoon, the Pirates acquired Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau in exchange for outfielder Alex Presley,...

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Byrd and Buck, option Locke and Sanchez

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Byrd and Buck, option Locke and Sanchez

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 28, 2013

After splitting a four game series out west with the Giants and losing the first game of this series with the Brewers last night, the Pirates will get a shot in the arm with the additions of outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck, as GM Neil Huntington acquired the two...

Life After Littlefield: Neal Huntington deserves his name up in lights Part 2

Life After Littlefield: Neal Huntington deserves his name up in lights Part 2

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 22, 2013

In yesterday’s post, I looked at the vast differences between the embarrassment that was the Pirates’ farm system when GM Neal Huntington took over towards the end of the 2007 season, and the Pirates current farm system, a system of young, extremely talented players that...

Life After Littlefield: Neal Huntington deserves his name up in lights

Life After Littlefield: Neal Huntington deserves his name up in lights

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 21, 2013

The date is August 21, 2013, and the Pirates are in first place in the NL Central with a record of 74-51.  That’s 23 games over .500 for those who struggle with math.  But that isn’t the important part; the important part is that the Pirates would not be in this position...

Life After Littlefield: Liriano dazzles in San Diego, updates on Taillon and Polanco

Life After Littlefield: Liriano dazzles in San Diego, updates on Taillon and Polanco

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 20, 2013

After losing seven of their last nine, the Pirates again turned to recent staff ace Francisco Liriano to get everything back on course and he did not disappoint.  With the run support being supplied by Pedro’s 31st bomb and a costly error by Padres’ right fielder Chris Denorfia,...

Life After Littlefield: Pirates drop 2 of 3 to the Cardinals, shrinking their division lead

Life After Littlefield: Pirates drop 2 of 3 to the Cardinals, shrinking their division lead

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 16, 2013

After getting swept in Colorado last weekend, the Pirates went into St. Louis looking to get back to their winning ways and create even more separation between them and the rest of the NL Central.  That wasn’t the case. Tuesday night we saw Charlie Morton deal against the...