The Pittsburgh Pirates will have some more room in the weight room at McKechnie Field today after making some moves this morning.  Jennifer Langosch breaks down the news of the Pirates roster being trimmed from 54 to 44 this morning.   None of the moves shocked us, but here are the details. Headed to AA Altoona Curve will be Jeff Locke who had a great Spring Training.  Don’...

Scott Olsen will get some action today as he attempts to be the comeback kid in a quest for the fifth starters spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation.  “I don’t really have much of a choice,” Olsen said, when asked if he’d accept a relief role. “I’m open for whatever.” Lastings Milledge is playing mostly in centerfield?  http://www.csnchicago...

The Pirates Fab 5 Week: Pedro Alvarez The Pirates offseason was rather quiet before an erroneous report about Pedro Alvarez being overweight broke in the press.  The story broke in a media outlet owned by Bob Nutting entitled Pirates Report.  A day later at PirateFest, we were with a contingent of sports bloggers that questioned Pirate pitcher Paul Maholm, Frank Coonelly, and...

Yeh, that was ugly yesterday, could it get better today against Josh Beckett?  The Bucs are known to step it up against big arms.  The Sox lineup is light, but this is still a good test for Brad Lincoln today.   Lincoln caught a break as the Sox left a few studs elsewhere... from Boston.com   The Alex Presley story will cheer you up. Clipped from: www.bradenton.com (share this...

Can Jose Veras be another bullpen success story for the Pirates in 2011? On a team that has many question marks in its’ starting rotation, building a pitching staff backwards is something Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington has had to do, much like John Hart in Cleveland and Kevin Towers in San Diego.  It’s a smart formula.  One that Towers is now attempting to do...

Cutch isn't sure how the wrist injury occured, but he will be playing today for the Pirates. The injury news regarding Andrew McCutchen made most Pittsburgh Pirates fans take a sigh of relief.  He is back in the Pirates lineup, batting third against the Toronto Blue Jays.  McCutchen has some nerve irritation in his wrist said Rob Biertempfel.  McCutchen is quoted as telling...

Rudy Owens pitched in two games allowed six hits, three earned runs and two walks over four innings. Bucs Insider tweeted this morning that the Pittsburgh Pirates have made some moves with some of their talented young pitchers within the organization.  Kyle McPherson has been optioned to Bradenton.  Bryan Morris has been optioned to Indianapolis which is some great news as some...

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My balls are always bouncing from the left and to the right, it’s my belief that my big ball should be held every night! What can we say about your captions?   Jordy-sick, sick, sick.  White Angus-filthy.  Liz-we’re concerned.  Matt-truth.  Nater-nasty.  Cocktails, Chuck, Franski, GrtSm-We called the police.  What a performance, we’re proud of you.  I think...

Gulp.   The Pittsburgh Pirates had two important players, agruably the biggest, go down with injuries today.  James McDonald (discomfort left side) and Andrew McCutchen (left wrist) left the game against the Rays, a 9-8 victory for the Bucs.  It could be minor injuries, but just the thought of such bad news from the baseball Gods (that we begged to have mercy just 24 hours...

MattWietersFacts.com The city of Pittsburgh went absolutely insane when Matt Wieters wasn’t picked in the 2007 Amateur Draft.    The Pirates instead selected Daniel Moskos with their fourth pick.  Keith Law, the senior baseball analyst for Scouts Inc., called Wieters “a once-in-a-decade kind of talent.”   Wieters drew comparisions to Joe “well played...

Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan has worked just 3.2 innings this spring and has struckout six. Pittsburgh Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan got his yearly rough outing out of the way early last night.  Hanrahan surrended four earned runs on five hits then promptly struck everyone out in his inning of work.  The Bucs came from ahead to lose 11-8 to Baltimore last night in Bradenton. Â...

We took a quick glance through the stats today and found over 50 strikeouts from players that we feel will be long shots to head North with the Pirates club.  Of course that could change with  injuries, (please baseball Gods NO.)   We included one player in the strikeout total, who if speculation holds probably won’t be around long–Ryan Doumit. Now this doesn...

MLB 2K11 has a pretty big glitch, a Pirates player can wear number 21 For the Pittsburgh Pirates, number 21 is sacred.  It belonged to the beloved Roberto Clemente.  Apparently it doesn’t mean so much to the dorks behind MLB 2K11, yeh seriously, read this before you go looking for the programming nerd responsible. Clipped from: communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com (shareÂ...

Typical Pirates coverage resumes Friday on RumBunter After burning our brains for five days in Las Vegas, we head back to Pittsburgh today with one thing on our brain.  Gambling.  If you aren’t familiar with the term prop bet, or proposition bet, it goes something like this.    A situation is explained, such as what color Gatorade will be poured on the winning coach.Â...

You can help decide which jersey the Indianapolis Indians wear on May 20th The AAA Indianapolis Indians will run onto Victory Field on Friday, May 20th wearing a pink jersey to benefit the Community Health Network Foundations Breast Health Fund.  The jersey they wear can be decide by you by heading to their site and casting a vote.    You can also bid on the game worn jersey...

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Brad Lincoln is trying to prove he has got the pitch it takes to be the Bucs fifth starter.  Lincoln worked two scoreless innings yesterday against the Minnesota Twins in a B game.  Reports were he used his change up effectively.  The game received much hype as Justin Morneau returned to action after suffering a well publicized injury.  In the video...

What does 2011 hold for the Pittsburgh Pirates? The Pittsburgh Pirates ”probably will lose 100 games,” said Jim Bowden in the video below. We aren’t sure you will learn much from what Bowden says, but nevertheless it inspires me to post these previews. We trust you enjoy them. Bowden cites the Pirates pitching staff as the source of problems in 2011. Jim Bowden...

Pedro...Pedro....Pedro... A trip to Las Vegas must include spending some at the Sports Book.  As you’re aware being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan looking at the long odds the Pirates face this season can be a humbling experience.  But one bet stood apart from the others for us. Pedro Alvarez is a 100/1 shot to win the Major League Baseball homerun crown.  The favorite is...

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The Pittsburgh Pirates open the 2011 season in Chicago where they enjoyed success in 2010. After a 1-5 start in the fake games of the Cactus League, the Chicago Cubs left fans scratching their heads. They had more errors than homers, as many fights as wins.   Clipped from: bleacherreport.com (share this clip)   But Goat Riders of the Apocalypse took a closer look and some of...

Pirates Hitting Coach Gregg Ritchie has his work cut out for him in 2011. The Pittsburgh Pirates offense was just that last season.  Offensive.  Pirates fans bitched about it all season.  The mistakes were evident.  The strikeouts, the lack of being able to work the count to get on base with a walk, the inability to move runners, it all added up to a lack of runs.  So this offseason...

Experts consider the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff to be a big weakness in 2011. No.  Seriously. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff was very good statistically as recently as two years agoDon’t believe us?  Look. It was REVIVAL for God sakes.  Pass the offering plate dammit. Clipped from: sports.espn.go.com (share this clip)   Too bad it didn’t last very...

Pedro Alvarez has got off to a powerful start for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Five wins?  Already? That’s a great start in our book.  It was nice to see Overbay have a day yesterday.  The Bucs desperately need him to produce along with the RF platoon.  In an excellent video series from Peter Diana at the PG, Pedro Alvarez talks about moving every three months and his time...