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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The non-waiver trade deadline came and went Wednesday without the Pirates front office making a much talked about trade to try and bolster this team down the stretch.  Some people preached about team chemistry at the deadline, while others made their case for an improvement...

With tomorrow’s 4:00 PM trade deadline fast approaching, General Manager Neal Huntington will be on his phone more than a 16-year-old teenage girl over the next 24 hours.  And rightfully so, as him and the rest of the front office will be busy deciding what to do, or not do,...