• manny ramirez

    Manny To Dodgers, Bay To Red Sox, Little People To Pirates ... Mass Hysteria


    Only trade deadline day can make the Intertubes blow up at 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Well, unless Heath Ledger dies. Anyway, Jon Heyman's got it: Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Dodgers. His manager is Joe Torre. Muse on that. More »

    4:55 PM on Thu Jul 31 2008
    By Will Leitch
    12,666 views, 121 comments

    Latest by Storming the Floor: He'll be sorry. Nobody cares how goofy you act in Los Angeles. He'll just be a face in the crowd. more »

  • MLB

    Pirates' Pitcher Gets Erotic Massage, But Rockies Get The Happy Ending

    One might say that the Pirates tried everything to make rookie Yoslan Herrera feel comfortable on the mound on Saturday in his debut against the Rockies. Some days, nothing works. Of course, this could simply be Bud Selig's random cup check policy we've been hearing about. More »

    10:00 AM on Mon Jul 21 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    10,965 views, 32 comments

    Latest by Drederick Tatum: Clap clap clap... Brilliant title - Well played Mr. Chandler, well played indeed. more »

  • mlb closer

    Much Excitement In The Area Where The Allegheny And Monongahela Converge To Form The Ohio River

    Wouldn't it be ironic — in a fun, cosmic sort of way — if the turning point for the Pittsburgh Pirates' franchise came on Tuesday night? It was the first time since 1960 that the New York Yankees had played in Pittsburgh, when, as you surely recall, Bill Mazeroski won Game 7 of the World Series with one of the most dramatic walkoff homers in baseball history. The Pirates celebrated that day 48 years ago with another win on Tuesday; 12-5, featuring 19 hits and homers by Jose Bautista and Ryan Doumit. More »

    11:01 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    4,133 views, 75 comments

    Latest by iantenna: @Rob Iracane: werner herzog is not impressed. more »

  • purple prose

    Welcoming The Pill In A Leathery Embrace ... No!

    Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Cubs' tought loss to the Pirates on Sunday.

    The horsehide arced toward the heavens, and seemed surely to portend the finality of the afternoon’s proceedings. As it reached its apogee, and began a lazy descent, paying customers gathered up their purchased gonfalons and made ready for the trip homeward. Surely, the stalwart tasked with patrolling the liberal side of the Second City outfield, Alfonso “40-40 Sori” Soriano, would welcome the pill in a leathery embrace, and the 27th out would be recorded—and thus, another notch in the accursed Chicagoans ledger. More »

    4:10 PM on Wed May 28 2008
    By robert weintraub
    1,366 views, 38 comments

    Latest by calmasacucumber: jesus christ. this is like candlebox doing beatles covers. more »

  • mlb closer

    Look Who's Back, Giants' Fans!

    Now back in your starting lineup, sporting an 0-7 record and a 6.95 ERA, only the third starting pitcher since 1956 to go 0-6 before May ... Barry Zito. Thank you. It was a good spot for Giants' manager Bruce Bochy to bring Zito back from the bullpen. Wednesday's opponent was the Pirates, featuring the pitching stylings of Phil Dumatrait, who came into the game with an 0-5 record in 17 career appearances. Surely Zito could win under those conditions. Pirates 3, Giants 1. Sigh. More »

    10:40 AM on Thu May 8 2008
    By rickchand
    5,204 views, 69 comments

    Latest by garbageday: Decent outing aside, the Giants should start paying Zito in Wesley Snipes' $12 million dollar "bills of exchange" or that more »

  • stovepipe league

    Please Do Not Mock Jim Leyland's Beekeeper Hat

    The year is 1986. Out of Africa wins the Academy Award for best picture; the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates soon after launch over the coast of central Florida; and the Pittsburgh Pirates are wearing very tall hats. I came upon this glorious snapshot in time courtesy of The Ugly Baseball Card Blog; the site that allows us to fall in love with baseball cards once again. More »

    3:15 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
    By rickchand
    7,133 views, 48 comments

    Latest by kurt9988: Didn't Abe Lincoln wear that hat prior to the Gettysburg Address? more »

  • mlb closer

    Breaking: Pirates Bobblehead May Be Giving Us The Finger

    The Pirates and Mets were rained out on Monday, giving Pittsburgh fans a little extra time to pull their Tom Gorzelanny bobblehead dolls out of their boxes and examine them closely for the first time. Fans received the bobble on Saturday as the Pirates took on the Phillies at PNC Park. Examining the craftsmanship, we see that it certainly is a handsome item, and ... hey ... is he flipping us off? Hey! More »

    10:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
    By rickchand
    7,079 views, 49 comments

    Latest by Rick Chandler: @OchentaYcinco: No photos? Then it didn't happen. more »

  • steroids

    Steroids, Circa 1992

    FanIQ uncovers an old set of "Topps Kids" baseball cards from 1992 that probably wouldn't fly today: It looks like every player is on steroids. Even poor Ozzie Smith! More »

    5:01 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
    By Leitch
    5,221 views, 34 comments

  • 2008 division previews

    Your NL Central "Preview"


    OK, now before you start hollering, no, we did not pick the Cardinals to win the division. And yes, that's the first time that's happened since we started this here site. More »

    5:01 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
    By Leitch
    7,367 views, 60 comments

    Latest by FightTiger: 1. A Century of Futility2. Mmmmm... Beer3. Surprisingly Decent4. First Pitch OF THE SEASON Should Still be in Cincy5. Back more »

  • baseball season preview

    Baseball Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates

    For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all.

    Every weekday until the start of the season, a different writer will preview his/her team. We asked a gaggle of writers, from the Web, from print, from books, to tell us, in as many or as little words as they need, Where Their Team Stands. This is not meant to be factual, or dispassionate, or even logical: We just asked them to riff on why they love their team so much, or what their team means to them, or whatever.

    Today: The Pittsburgh Pirates. Your author is Don Spagnolo.

    Don Spagnolo is a freelance writer and editor of Mondesi's House, a Pittsburgh sports comedy blog. His words are after the jump. More »

    1:35 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
    By Leitch
    3,275 views, 21 comments