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I have followed the Pirates closely for most of my life. I have written about them almost daily for 5+ years. But after a terrible 2025 season — and a press conference on Monday that only drove home the team's complacency — I feel like I'm wasting my time buccoball.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/202…


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BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody.



My Pirates number retirement take is that they should un-retire #1

Justice for Arky Vaughan!



A lot of locals have convinced themselves that a long lockout (and salary cap) are coming, but I just don't see it happening buccoball.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/sor…


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The Pirates have placed INF/OF Ji Hwan Bae on waivers. Bae had one hit in 20 at-bats and stole four bases in 13 games with the Pirates in 2025.



Cubs ownership keeping their powder dry for the 2026 election

Breaking Cubs news: Lefty starter Shota Imanaga is a free agent, sources tell ESPN. The team rejected their option to extend his contract out to a fifth year. That triggered his ability to exercise a $15 million player option for 2026. He declined that as well.



To many, the Dodgers' victory in this year's World Series made a lockout out in 2027 a foregone conclusion. I just can't see it happening. A lot of fans are getting their hopes up for a lockout and a salary cap/floor, and they're going to be disappointed buccoball.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/sor…


Sorry folks, but we’re not getting a salary cap out of this


Not sure if I could even watch if the Pirates were in this situation


That’s the power of Ohtani, Hoffman didn’t want to walk Rojas in front of him and he threw a 3-2 meatball


Ohtani is gonna get another at bat


I hope Will Craig wasn’t watching that


Bad time for the Bassitt magic to run out


First brawl I’ve seen where no one wants to get thrown out


IKF RBI single

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Blake Shelled


Sorry to all the Twins fans out there about your team’s imminent rebuild


Dodgers are probably gonna score more than 1 run so the Jays should consider adding on


Need IKF to go beast mode this inning because I need to go to bed


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