It may have been the Pirates vs. the Dodgers in Game 1 of a three-game series at PNC Park on Tuesday night, but metaphorically speaking, it was David vs. Goliath. It was the team with the $228 million payroll vs. the one with an $83 million payroll. It was 38-23 vs. 27-32. It was the… read more

It was announced last week that Barry Bonds, Jim Leyland and Manny Sanguillen will comprise the 2024 class of inductees into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame. The Pirates will honor the three men before a game against the Reds on Saturday, August 24, at PNC Park. Sanguillen, a three-time All-star catcher with the Pirates… read more

Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning, and second baseman Nick Gonzales drove in four runs, as the Pirates defeated the Braves,11-5, in the first game of a weekend series at PNC Park on Friday night. Pittsburgh built an 11-0 lead and managed to keep the game a semi-blowout despite another shaky performance… read more

What’s the point of having two of the best young pitchers in Major League Baseball if you’re just going to blow games that they start? I’m not exactly sure how deep the Allegheny River is right outside of PNC Park, but the Pirates ship may be scraping the bottom of it after blowing a 5-1… read more

The Pirates have Paul Skenes! It’s too bad they don’t have Paul…well, I can’t think of an all-time great slugger with Paul as a first name. Maybe Paul Molitor? He’s a Hall of Famer. He had over 3,300 hits during his career. I guess Molitor is an all-time great Paul on offense. Maybe even the… read more

“Enjoy him, Pittsburgh, he’s yours!” That was super-excited Pirates radio play-by-play announcer Joe Block after rookie pitcher Paul Skenes struck out his 11th Cubs batter at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. The Cubs batter was Michael Trauchman, who was the final man Skenes faced before being lifted after six hitless innings in Pittsburgh’s 9-3 victory…. read more

Lost in all the hoopla over the Major League debut of pitcher Paul Skenes on Saturday was the fact that the Pirates didn’t seem to have much else going for them. The Buccos went into Saturday’s game losers of 20 of their previous 28. Yes, they did get the win on Paul Skenes Day (just… read more

There is no party like a Pittsburgh Pirates party, at least that’s what pitching phenom Paul Skenes is likely thinking after making his much-anticipated MLB debut vs. the Cubs at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon. How anticipated was the debut for Skenes, the number-one overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft? Not only did he… read more

Is my headline a bit hyperbolic? I don’t think it is. Can you name a more anticipated debut for one of Pittsburgh’s professional athletes? I guess you can make a case for the NHL debut of Penguins center, Mario Lemieux, on October 11, 1984, against the Bruins at the old Boston Garden. Like Skenes, Lemieux… read more

The Pittsburgh Pirates have finally made the decision. They are calling up Paul Skenes to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates selected the big right-hander out of LSU with the first-overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. After much speculation about whether Skenes would make the Opening Day roster,… read more