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First Pitch: Advice from a Pitching Coach During this Unexpected Time Off

Last year at Bristol, the Pittsburgh Pirates saw their best pitching results since the team because their affiliate in 2014. The most impressive part...

First Pitch: Best of 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Photos

Thought I'd share some of my favorite photos from our site photographer David Hague over the 2019 season. He would have been getting some...

First Pitch: When Your Favorite Baseball Player is Obscure

Most people here know that my favorite Pittsburgh Pirates player is a somewhat obscure one, unless you really follow team history. Dots Miller played...

Williams: Luke Maile and the Crazy Idea of a Four-Man Catching Staff

It would be nice if the Pirates added a catcher who was a better option than Jacob Stallings or Luke Maile. It would also be...

A Look at the Unique Artwork of Tim Carroll

Tim Carroll has one of the most unique jobs you will ever seen. He cuts up junk baseball cards from the 1980's-90's to make...

Williams: Omar Moreno and the Irreparable Damage Resulting From Bob Nutting’s Bad Decisions

Have you ever chopped the head off a snake? When I was a kid, I mowed for an older lady that lived down the street....

First Pitch: Why Doesn’t Al Oliver Get the Hall of Fame Respect of Other Great Players?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the ten finalists being considered for the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era Ballot, which...

Williams: It’s Well Past Time For Bob Nutting to Explain What is Happening With the Pirates Right Now

I have so many questions. When I first heard the Frank Coonelly news, one of my immediate thoughts was about the impact to Neal Huntington....

Williams: The Few Things That Went Right and the Many That Went Wrong For the Pirates in 2019

This is my favorite article of the year. Every year, ZiPS releases their projections for every player and every team. I take the individual player...

Williams: The Pirates Still Have the Makings of a Good Pitching Staff in 2020

The Pirates have the makings of a good rotation in 2020. I know that sounds crazy, considering how horrible the current season has been. The...

Williams: The Pirates’ Attendance Problems Reflect MLB Problems

The Pirates have gotten some local attention for their attendance numbers this week against the Marlins. Their three game series drew just under 28,000...

Williams: The Francisco Cervelli Era is Ending in a Similar Way to How It Began

About five years ago at this time, almost every article surrounding the Pirates' catching situation boiled down to one thing: How can the Pirates...

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