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The best Pittsburgh Pirates blog. Period. Part of the @FanSided sports network.

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@rumbunter
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3 years
The Pittsburgh Pirates were the best team in baseball in 2015 and would have won the World Series if it were not for MLB's ridiculous one game playoff in the WC round
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3 years
What's a Pittsburgh sports opinion that will have you like this?
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MLB teams were 314-0 when leading by at least 6 after 8 innings this season… they’re now 314-1. Lololololololol, @Mets
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2 years
If the Cincinnati Bengals can go to the Super Bowl then by god why can’t the Pittsburgh Pirates go to the World Series!?
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2 years
. @Dodgers Who's your daddy? The Pittsburgh fucking Pirates, that's who.
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2 years
Imagine out scoring a team 29-12 over a four-game series and losing 3 of 4 lmaoooooo.
@Cubs
Chicago Cubs
2 years
Final: Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
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10 months
There’s a good chance it never happens, but, damn, imagine this in a postseason game at PNC Park
@Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
10 months
The Renegade.
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5 years
In all seriousness, Hurdle did a lot of great things as Pirate managed. He made them good again. He helped reconnect a city and its baseball team. While it’s time for a change, nothing can change the good Hurdle has done here.
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1 year
At this point there is zero reason to Andrew McCutchen to not retire a Pirate. Then once he does, it’s time to retire no. 22.
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3 years
Going to speak it into existence #BringCutchHome
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2 months
Things being raised: - the Jolly Roger - my blood pressure
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5 years
With the MLB postseason beginning today let’s take a moment to appreciate one of the most memorable moments in postseason history which occurred 6 years ago today. Thinking about this night will forever give me chills.
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6 years
So the Yankees add Giancarlo Stanton to a team that was 1 Win away from the World Series and will add all the money in free agency after the 2018 season. Yet there are still some people out there who think big market teams don’t have a substantial advantage in a capless league
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2 years
Embarrassing series for the Pirates. They deserve to be the laughingstock of baseball right now.
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5 years
The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently in first place in the NL Central
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4 years
I hate Neal Huntington
@PitchingNinja
Rob Friedman
4 years
Tyler Glasnow, 84mph curveball (Sword/Strike) and 100mph Fastball, Individual Pitches and Overlay. F That.
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2 years
He is 1000000% correct
@awfulannouncing
Awful Announcing
2 years
Dennis Eckersley on the Pirates (roster construction, payroll, etc): "You talk about a no-name lineup. There's no team like this." "This is a hodgepodge of nothingness." "It's ridiculous. It really is. Pathetic."
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2 years
The 3,000th home run in PNC Park history gets hit on Roberto Clemente's birthday. Crazy how the baseball gods work some times.
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The current projected Pirate payroll for 2024 is $11 million less than what it was on Opening Day 2023. Stuff like that is why it's hard to believe they're serious about trying to win games this season.
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5 years
The Pirates are 1-7 since this Tweet. The Fillipponi curse is so real it’s scary.
@ThePoniExpress
Andrew Fillipponi
5 years
The Pirates are a good team.
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2 years
Unpopular opinion: The Pirates are not one of the 5 worst teams in baseball, and as Cruz, Contreras, etc. join the major league roster on a permanent basis they could actually be half decent.
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1 year
Whatever Bryan Reynolds wants. Give it to him.
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1 year
It’s 8:07 PM on Friday, January 13th, 2023, and Andrew McCutchen is (once again) a Pittsburgh Pirate
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5 years
I miss the 2013-2015 Pirates
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11 months
Just clean house. Please. Ben Cherington. Derek Shelton. Steven Sanders. Andy Haines. Oscar Marin. Everyone. Fire them all.
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1 year
Again. This is so much damn fun. It's been way too long since we've had this. We deserve this. All of Pittsburgh deserves this. For however long this lasts, enjoy every damn second of it.
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2 years
According to reports the #Pirates have rejected trade offers for both center fielder Bryan Reynolds and reliever David Bednar
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@MLBNetwork
MLB Network
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Which player on a new team this season looks the most natural with their new squad?
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1 year
Maybe you shouldn’t have peed down your leg in the 2015 WC Game when the Pirates were the most talented team in baseball 🤷🏻‍♂️
@snyyankees
Yankees Videos
1 year
Gerrit Cole is asked if he's always confident that his team has what it takes to win a World Series: "Maybe there was a bit more 'hope' when I was on the Pirates"
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Bob Nutting spend money, or sell the team please it’s time.
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2 years
The best view in the world
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The Pirates are now 6-1 against the Dodgers and Yankees. All those big payrolls teams do NOT want the Pirates making the postseason.
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2 years
It’s time….
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@rumbunter
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5 years
The Pirates are just 3 out in the division and 2 out in the Wild Card
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2 years
"Tony Watson did so much for us when he was here... even at the end, he got us Cruz!" Bob Walk isn't wrong.
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FINALLY the best defensive third baseman in baseball is a Gold Glove Award winner! Congrats @KeBryanHayes !
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4 years
Five years ago today Jose Tabata stepped to the plate and became the hero none of us deserved but we all needed. #NeverForget 💋
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5 years
TFW you’re super depressed thinking about how you’d love to own your hometown baseball team but you know the current owner will never sell.
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LFG! With the no. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft the Pirates have selected Paul Skenes!
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@rumbunter
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2 years
Your favorite MLB team is under .500? Sorry. I can't relate.
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5 years
When Bryce Harper collects his last paycheck from the Phillies, the Mets will still have 4 years left of paying Bobby Bonilla
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4 years
So... 1) Kevin Newman 2) Adam Frazier 3) Bryan Reynolds 4) Josh Bell 5) Gregory Polanco 6) Colin Moran/Jose Osuna platoon 7) Jarrod Dyson 8) Jake Stallings Be afraid, NL pitching staffs, be very afraid.
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1 year
God. Cutch saying this isn’t a one and done makes me irrationally hopeful that he’s here for 2-3 years, helping to guide the franchise back to winning before hanging up the cleats.
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2 years
JOSH VANMETER DFA’D
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5 years
Keone Kela came out to stick up for his teammates after he had gone into the clubhouse for the night after pitching a scoreless inning. He's in the dugout celebrating Hartlieb's Ks. I do not want to hear anyone else say he doesn't like being a part of this club.
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1 year
The Pirates had the best record in the NL on May 1st They’re now under .500 on May 29th An unbelievable, historic single month meltdown
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5 years
After tonight the Pirates will be 7-28 since the All-Star Break. They’re on pace for the worst post-break performance in MLB history. No one had been held accountable.
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5 years
Wow. Imagine thinking Freddie Freeman is more deserving of being an All-Star than Josh Bell. Lots of unintelligent folks out there. Lots.
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2 years
Yo @RedSox , thank you for giving up on Michael Chavis
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5 years
The Pirates are going to be 4-21 since the All-Star Break. How in the blue hell does a team go on a 4-21 stretch, especially when they entered it 2.5 games out of first 89 games in, and NOT fire someone pronto? Ridiculous.
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4 years
🚨🚨THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAVE THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE SEASON🚨🚨
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2 years
When Marcano is back hope we see this: 3B - Key SS - Cruz 2B - Marcano 1B - Madris vs RHP, Chavis vs LHP LF - Mitchell CF - Reynolds RF - Suwinski
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3 years
The Pirates need outfield help and Cutch finishing his career with the Pirates would just be right
@Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
3 years
The Phillies have declined club options for the 2022 season on outfielders Odúbel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen.
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1 year
Pirates currently have a .667 winning percentage Penguins currently have a .551 winning percentage Steelers finished with a .529 winning percentage It’s pretty obvious who the best team in Pittsburgh is right now
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The Pirates are on pace to go 99-63 The Cardinals are on pace to go 63-99
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1 year
Yo @Noahsyndergaard , those shitty Pirates sure seem to be giving you a lot of trouble
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4 years
I'd give anything right now to spend a day in the summer sun with some Mannys BBQ, Primati Brothers or BRGR, an IC Light in my hand, and my ass parked in my seat at PNC Park watching the Pirates somehow lose a game they led 5-1 in the 8th inning. #BUCN
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Mitch Keller's 69 strikeouts this season are the third most in MLB
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Hear me out. Imagine a world where the 2020 Pirates rock this lineup led by new manager Joe Girardi: 2B - Kevin Newman CF - Starling Marte 1B - Josh Bell RF - Gregory Polanco LF - Bryan Reynolds C - Elias Diaz 3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes SS - Cole Tucker A man can dream....
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Pirates off to a strong start. Playing good, exciting baseball. Baseball gods: “time for Oneil Cruz to get hurt!” Can never, ever have nice things.
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Thank you Nutting! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you Nutting! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you Nutting! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Bucs help knock the Reds out Bucs help knock the Cubs out Cardinals a dumpster fire Brewers swept in the Wild Card round
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2 years
Giving both Hayes and Reynolds the day off when going for a series victory is seriously annoying
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4 years
Before anyone says anything about a real MLB team now being in Pittsburgh... since the start of 2013 the Pirates own a .514 winning percentage and the Blue Jays have a .489 winning percentage
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5 years
Felipe Vazquez not being named an All-Star is a sin.
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2 years
Other than starting last season 1-0 this is the first time the Pirates have been over .500 with Derek Shelton as manager
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Mitch Keller: gets help from outside the organization and starts to pitch well Ke’Bryan Hayes: gets help from AA hitting coach turns it around at the plate Ben Cherington: the coaching staff is awesome, there’s progress, and jobs are totally safe Easy to see the problem
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1 year
Brewers lose! The Pirates lead in the NL Central is now 1.5 games.
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2 years
The Pirates are undefeated this season with Oneil Cruz on the active roster
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2 years
Lol @Dodgers you just lost 2 of 3 against the Pirates
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5 years
I am here for Tyler Glasnow vs Gerrit Cole with a trip to the ALCS on the line. Now someone pass the booze so I drink my sorrows away.
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3 years
In 2-3 years when David Bednar takes the mound to Renegade looking to close out a postseason game in front of 38,000+ people at PNC Park it’s going to be amazing
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2 years
Fuck it. Just get him to Pittsburgh.
@Hornerfoto1
Christopher Horner
2 years
#Pirates prospect Henry Davis celebrates his two-run home run during his Class AA debut with the Altoona Curve tonight at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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2015 Pittsburgh Pirates
@BenVerlander
Ben Verlander
2 years
Who is the best team to NOT win a championship? I’ll start: 2014 Detroit Tigers
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2 years
Happy birthday to the GOAT #Retire21
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Cole Tucker is slashing .125/.222/.250 with a 39% K rate when he bats 8th. When he bats lead off, his slash line is .364/.364/.727. Stop batting him 8th. He is getting nothing to hit with the pitcher behind him and, for a rookie, that’s the worst thing that can happen.
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Ke’Bryan Hayes finally gets to play in front of fans at PNC Park this weekend. Enjoy.
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1 year
I will very aggressively root against the White Sox the rest of the season
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2 years
Derek Shelton should not survive this season
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5 years
The Braves deserve this for that awful, horrible night in October 1992
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4 years
God bless Chris Stratton. Amazing team player to blow this game and help the Pirates lock up the #1 overall pick
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2 years
Today would be a great day to right a wrong and recall Jack Suwinski
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1 year
UPDATE: The Pirates are currently on pace for 108 wins
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2 years
This is Mike Trout’s 11th full MLB season. Angels have 3 winning records & 1 postseason berth in that stretch. It’s unbelievable they’ve been that bad while having a generational talent. For goodness sake the Pirates have 4 winning records & 3 postseason berths since his debut.
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2 years
Jack Suwinski still leads National League rookies in home runs and ranks 4th among all MLB rookies. But, in the eyes of Ben Cherington and company, is not good enough to find a spot in the lineup that is 28th in baseball in runs scored.
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10 months
When Austin Hedges is no longer a Pirate
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2 years
The runner on second base rule is the stupidest rule in all of baseball
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3 years
Karma for July 26, 2011.
@BradLoganCOTE
Brad Logan
3 years
He never touched the plate. The @Braves were robbed. The sad part is no one is surprised.
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You’re an awesome player and a better person. Thanks for a fun season and a half, good luck in philly! @MCoreyDickerson
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5 years
The Pirates traded Gerrit Cole for a bad third baseman who is a below average hitter, a potential 4th OF, an inconsistent reliever, and a #3 SP.
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5 years
Everything that has unfolded with the Pirates this year both on and off the field has been totally and completely unacceptable. It’s not completely their fault, but this FO and coaching staff both need blown up. Everyone needs to go. Everyone.
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5 years
Really, really like the Derek Shelton hire. Very strong move.
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2 years
Thank you Tony Watson
@MLB
MLB
2 years
Oneil Cruz is not lacking confidence. 👀 (Via @TheAthleticMLB )
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At the All-Star Break the Pirates were 2.5 games out of first in the NL Central. Since then they’ve gone 22-46 to clinch their third losing season in four years. Neither their GM nor their manager will be fired. Incredible.
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2 years
Elon Musk buying the Pirates confirmed
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
2 years
🏴‍☠️
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2 years
. @RedSox thank you for giving up on Michael Chavis
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Woah. The Pirates actually signed a worthwhile starter.
@MLBONFOX
FOX Sports: MLB
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The Pirates and Martín Pérez are in agreement on a contract, per multiple reports
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4 years
Gerrit Cole vs Tyler Glasnow tonight in a winner take all playoff game
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2 years
Come home
@TheCUTCH22
Andrew McCutchen
2 years
Welp, where am I signing? 😂😅
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the best team in baseball in 2015 and would have won the World Series if it were not for MLB's ridiculous one game playoff in the WC round
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