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Author: Wilbur Miller

Having followed the Pirates fanatically since 1965, Wilbur Miller is one of the fast-dwindling number of fans who’ve actually seen good Pirate teams. He’s even seen Hall-of-Fame Pirates who didn’t get traded mid-career, if you can imagine such a thing. His first in-person game was a 5-4, 11-inning win at Forbes Field over Milwaukee (no, not that one). He’s been writing about the Pirates at various locations online for over 20 years. It has its frustrations, but it’s certainly more cathartic than writing legal stuff. Wilbur is retired and now lives in Bradenton with his wife and three temperamental cats.

Spring Training Recap: Yankees 9, Pirates 2

The Pirates traveled to Tampa for a night game against the Yankees and, as in the last game between the two teams, appeared to...

Spring Training Recap: Pirates 5, Twins 2

LECOM Park witnessed two rarities today.  For one, the Pirates won a game.  They beat Minnesota, 5-2, to vault their spring record to 2-5-2. ...

Spring Training Recap: Phillies 4, Pirates 3

The Pirates dropped one on the road to the Phillies, 4-3.  They're now 1-5-2 on the spring. Lots of lefties threw for the Bucs, but...

Spring Training Recap: Pirates 1, Orioles 1

The Pirates played their first night game of the spring, in Sarasota.  They tied the Orioles, 1-1, and are now 1-4-2 on the spring. Vince...

Spring Training Recaps: Yankees 9, Pirates 1; Pirates 2, Blue Jays 2

Today was split squad day.  The Pirates got stomped, and nearly no-hit, by a team mostly made up of Yankees' prospects and backups.  That...

Spring Training Recap: Tigers 8, Pirates 7

The Pirates took to the road for the first time this spring and lost to Detroit, 8-7.  The game ended on a home run...

Spring Training Recap: Pirates 7, Orioles 4

The Pirates picked up their first win of the spring, downing Baltimore, 7-4. The pitching was very solid in this one, with all of the...

Spring Training Recap: Phillies 9, Pirates 7

The Pirates lost to the Phillies, 9-7, before a crowd of mostly Phillies' fans at LECOM Park. The pitchers got battered early, starting with JT...

Spring Training Recap: Blue Jays 9, Pirates 7

We will have recaps of the Pirates' exhibition games this spring.  These won't be blow-by-blow accounts of the games.  It doesn't really matter at...

Photos From The First Full Squad Workout at Pirate City

The Pirates had their first full squad workout yesterday, so everybody's in camp now.  Of course, almost everybody was already there last week, which...

Photos From the First Workouts at Pirate City

The Pirates opened their workouts today at Pirate City with pretty close to a full house. Even though it was officially just "pitchers and...

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