VoteforPedro

via www.survivinggrady.com Sup other bored Pirates fans? So last year I did a little digging on AJ Burnett's splits which made it look like a trip to Pittsburgh would lead to him doing...

Hey everybody, your least favorite amateur blogger here back in action. So it's January 21, and that means that absolutely nothing exciting is going on in baseball, unless you get excited about...

As we all now know, that scoundrel Ryan Braun found a way to convince an independent arbitrator essentially that the appropriate agreed upon procedures were not followed. The big question I have to...

Hope. Yes, it springs eternal, even for Pirates fans. I sit here unable to sleep because I suddenly find myself extremely excited for the possibility of Pitchers and Catchers being just days away....

A month or so ago, 8thLight wrote a Fanpost on Pitt basketball's impending irrelevance. This time, VoteforPedro goes the other way and discusses the newfound relevance of the program. To write...

As you may or may not have heard, the Pittsburgh Pirates have yet to make the playoffs let alone have a winning season since 1992. That's right the Pirates, as most of you I'm sure will be shocked...

Sup gents? Well it's been a busy week, but I felt the need to make another weak contribution to my favorite website. So I think it's fairly obvious to all that this team needs some pieces to...

While most people out there are drooling at those exciting free agent possibilities, yawn, I have been worried for some time now about who we may lose in the rule 5 draft at the expense of picking...

A reader chimes in on the Pitt-Penn State fiasco (write your own Fanpost over to the section on the right) I guess the best place to start is at Three Rivers stadium, September 16, 2000. It was...

Being forced to watch a Brewers Cardinals NLCS is almost as bad as seeing Jerry Meals behind the plate in an extra inning game. Being forced to watch a Brewers Cardinals NLCS is even worse when you...

Hey fellow Pirates fans. How've you been? Tonight, for those of you who may or may not know is Kol Nidre, the first night of Yom Kippur. For all actual Jews, Ryan Braun excluded since he isn't even...

So it's 2AM here in Philly and I am confused as to whether to be sad, angry or excited for what's to come. This time last week I was busy punching a whole in the wall cursing Jerry Meals. Since...

During my daily reading of Piratesprospects.com, I noticed the Pirates signed 1B Dennis Hurtarte. The linked article includes a couple of BP videos and a video of him fielding. The one thing I...

As we all know, there are holes on this team offensively, while the strengths are usually pitching and defense. So the idea would be to replace a guy with someone of equal defensive ability while...

Hello all. What a horrible horrible weekend. I mean, I know Houston is pretty terrible, but I really felt this team was turning a corner. Now that we have been brought back to reality a bit, I...