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P.J. Forbes Won’t Return to Pirates Organization
Altoona Curve manager P.J. Forbes won’t return to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization next year, according to Cory Giger of the Altoona Mirror. Forbes spent the last two years managing the… Read more
Pirates Announce Jay Bell As New Hitting Coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced several coaching changes today for the 2013 season, and the highlight was former shortstop Jay Bell being announced as the hitting coach. Bell spent 18 seasons… Read more
Andrew McCutchen Wins First Gold Glove
Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced today that Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen won his first Gold Glove among National League Center Fielders. McCutchen beat out Atlanta’s Michael Bourn… Read more
Piratefest to Take Place December 15-16
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday that Piratefest will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16. The hours for the… Read more
The Pirates Have Spent Big in the Draft, But Has it Paid Off?
Last week, during the round table discussion at Bucs Dugout, a question was raised about how each team’s draft results compare to their total spending. I’ve previously looked at the… Read more
McCutchen Named Finalist for Gold Glove
Rawlings Sporting Good Company announced their 2012 Gold Glove Award Finalists today, and Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen was named one of the three finalists for center field in the National League…. Read more
2012-2013 Off Season Primer
With the World Series coming to an end last night, the 2012/2013 off-season officially begins today. Here is a quick primer of all of the off-season topics. 40-Man Rosters Teams… Read more
The Real Story on the Navy SEAL Training Isn’t So Crazy
We’ve heard about the Pittsburgh Pirates putting their players through Navy SEAL training. We heard the original story, the repeat of the story, the re-repeat of the story, and all… Read more
An Early Look at the Results From the 2009 Draft
An early look at the results around MLB from the 2009 draft.
Navy SEALs Roundtable With Dejan Kovacevic, Charlie Wilmoth, and More
Tonight I’ll be participating in a Navy SEALs roundtable over at Bucs Dugout. It was an idea proposed earlier this evening by Dejan Kovacevic, and will also be attended by… Read more
