Bucs' catcher Doumit works way back

Two weeks ago, Mr. Liakos implied that the Pirates players were insane for holding a seance in honor or recently departed teammate Nate McLouth. We got our information from ESPN, normally a bastion of honest reporting and never, ever, ever a source of chicanery in journalism. Well, it turns out the ESPN folks were dead wrong about the candle, candle burning bright in McLouth's locker...

According to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, trade rumors between the Red Sox and Pirates involving shortstop Jack Wilson are starting to heat up. There is some hesitation, however, on the Pittsburgh’s behalf because the club doesn’t want to alienate its fan base by trading away another popular player as it did last week [...]

The Pirates and Boston have had trade talks regarding shortstop Jack Wilson, but no move in that direction seems imminent or even likely based on how talks have gone to this point.

After 63 games, the 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates are 30-33, similar to the 30-33 start by the 2008 Pirates.  Despite the 2008 version having guys like Jason Bay and Xavier Nady on the team, B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com argues that the 2009 version is better.

Tigers (34-27) at Pirates (28-33) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Detroit [Here is the MLB Gameday] —————————————— This is the exact type of game that looks great for the Pirates, then quickly turns into disaster. We’ve got one of our best pitchers going against one of the opponent’s worst. Zach Duke is not pitching against...

B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com tracks the progress of top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Daniel Moskos, including career minor league and NCAA stats, 2009 game logs, and 2009 splits.

B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com tracks the progress of top Pittsburgh Pirates 2009 number one draft pick Tony Sanchez, including career NCAA stats, 2009 game logs, and 2009 splits.

The Pirates pounded the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, tonight before 31,411 at PNC Park on 16 hits, a Freddy Sanchez grand slam, Adam LaRoche's first home run in a month, and Zach Duke's eight efficient innings.

Recap of the Pirates' minor league games from the day.

Dontrelle Willis fought with his control for the third consecutive start by walking eight in 3 2-3 innings, leading to all of Pittsburgh's scoring, and Robinzon Diaz drove in three runs to help the Pirates beat the Tigers 6-3 on Sunday.