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"I'm Back."
It is hard to believe, but baseball season is right around the corner. Take a break from shoveling snow, take a seat, and endulge is the first "Back Patio Yinzer" article of the season.
Jacob Oberdorf
Pittsburgh Pirates
Column: Blockbuster Skenes Trade Could Help Bring Winning Baseball Back to Pittsburgh
Should the Pirates strike while the iron is hot? While not popular with fans, a trade of Paul Skenes could bring winning baseball back to Pittsburgh sooner rather than later.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rain Flushes Out Pirates; Mets Take Two
April 22 was the last time the Pirates scored more than four runs in a game. Out of those 20 games, the team scored four runs just five times. The Black & Gold were shut out or scored just one run six times. Over 23 days, the Pirates have a
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates' Series Recap: Offense Options for Pirates; Swept by Cardinals
Four runs in three games, including one run in the series' final two games, and one run with the best young pitcher in MLB taking the ball for you. Overall, the Pirates have lost seven consecutive games and nine of their last ten. The team is 14 games under
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates Series Recap: Pirates Go Through Motions, Swept by Padres
Well, here we are again. Every time we think it can’t get any worse, it does. The Pirates have dropped seven of the last eight games, the team looks like they couldn’t care less, and Bob Nutting, Ben Cherrington, and Derek Shelton have successfully killed baseball in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates' Series Recap: Cubs Take Buccos Deep, Show They Are Kings of the Central
The Cubs came into PNC Park with the top record in the Central despite having one of the most demanding schedules in Major League Baseball. Chicago did what they were supposed to do and took the series from the Pirates and made the once invincible Paul Skenes look mortal. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates Series Recap: Shelton Manages Pirates Out of Series Win
Could have, should have, would have. That is the story of the final leg of the Pirates’ Southern California trip. In reality, the team played well enough to take two of three against the defending champs. However, the man at the top of the dugout stairs inserted himself into the
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Pirates Take Two, Win Series Against Angels
The Pirates came into their first West Coast road trip at arguably the lowest point the team has been in for a generation. The lineup had been reeling, and, well, things weren't looking good. That all changed as the Pirates arrived in Orange County. Pittsburgh took two of
A Letter to Pirates Brass: Figure It Out, or Get Out of Pittsburgh
I am going to change things up a little after I feel the Pirates’ Organization is at its lowest point in my lifetime. This is going to be a vent session, not a recap of the series. The team has had a total of four winning seasons since I was
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates' Series Recap: It's Gotta Be the Phitens
The Pirates bring Phiten necklaces back in style as they win their second series of the year, winning three of four behind four quality starts by Pirates' starters.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates Series Recap: Can This Get Any Worse?
It was an all-around ugly weekend for the Pirates in Cincinnati as the Reds swept the team. The black and gold had ten hits in the three games, with them topping out at four in the series' first two games. As we know it as the Great American Small
Pirates Series Recap: Buccos Earn First Series Win of Season, Take Two of Three From St. Louis
The Pirates had an offensive explosion, well, in their terms, with ten hits in eight innings on Monday, defeating the Cardinals 8-4 in the series opener at PNC Park. Over the next 22 innings, including a 13-inning marathon, the team could only tally 11 hits. You can say that the