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...

‘Changes Lives,’ is the slogan of local public broadcasting channel WQED Pittsburgh.  WQED was the nation’s first, yes first community supported television station.  WQED was founded in 1954 and first aired on April 1, of that year.  The station was designed to provide...

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...

Warren Buffett, who is considered one of the most influential and successful investors (in the world), has decided to purchase more stake in Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon). Pittsburgh Business Times reported back in May, Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway...

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...

Many people are probably not familiar with the name Frederick Ingersoll, but might know the name Six Flags.  Pittsburgh native, Frederick Ingersoll was the first man who created the first chain of amusement parks, entitled Luna Park. At the turn of the 20th century, Ingersoll...

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,...

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...

After literally getting beaten up by the Rockies, the Pirates decided to makes a couple of roster moves as they head into St. Louis for 3 games starting on Tuesday. In Saturday’s 6-4 loss to Colorado, we saw Pedro Alvarez get cleated on the back of his left hand by Dexter...