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Pedro Alvarez Scored On His Own Single
Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez, all 6-foot-3, 235 pounds of him, is not known for his baserunning—or for much of anything besides hitting home runs and striking out. But he managed to circle the bases last night on an ordinary single because Padres right fielder Chris Denorfia did this. ...
Francisco Liriano Gives Zero Fucks About Having To Hit
Francisco Liriano threw a four-hit complete game last night, helping the Pirates end a four-game losing streak. His performance kept scores of nervous Yinzers, panicked at the possibility of another late-season Pirates collapse, from racing to the Roberto Clemente Bridge and ending it all. Liriano t...
The Cardinals Welcome The Pirates Back To The Pennant Race
So if this is what being emotionally invested in a pennant race is like, I'm not sure I'm going to make it to Labor Day....
Pirates Bros Are Really Excited About The Pirates
This comes to us from Getting Blanked GIFmeister Scott Lewis. The Pirates held on to their one-and-a-half game lead at the top of the NL Central after taking two out of three from the Rockies this weekend. These bros can't help but let the good times roll....
The Pirates Might Just Sweep A Five-Game Series From The Cardinals
Four games into a five-game series with the Cardinals, the consensus best team in baseball entering last weekend, the Pirates have taken all four games, and breezed by St. Louis for the NL Central lead. And now they have a chance to sweep a five-game series....
Catcher Restrains Umpire From Charging The Mound
Make room for Eric Cooper in the annals of unprofessional ump behavior. ...
No Tattoos Have Ever Been More Pittsburgh Than This Guy's
These photos were sent to us by a tipster who'd like to stay anonymous, since this guy looks like the type who communicates only through hurled liquor bottles....
Hey, Look! Francisco Liriano Is Really Good Again
Where the hell has this Francisco Liriano been? You know, the dependable middle-of-the-rotation guy playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates who's currently holding down a 2.23 ERA? How'd this happen?...
Pittsburgh Fan With Sign Sculpted Into His Body Hair Invades D.C.
This just in to Yinzerspin. Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington spotted this guy a few minutes ago at Nationals Park, where the Pirates are getting set to play the Nats in about 30 minutes. Is this the same jagoff who shaved something similar into his body hair at a Penguins playoff game a few months b...
Unicorn Mask-Wearing Porn Star Kicked Out Of PNC Park For Sexy Dancing
When our pal Dave mentioned last week on Twitter that "a stripper wearing a unicorn mask was just kicked out of PNC Park," we felt obligated to seek out a photo and some more information. Little did we know we'd be discovering an odd cult of unicorn mask-wearing porn stars....
PNC Park Looked Terrifying Last Night
This was taken by the Chronicle's Susan Slusser, as the Pirates and A's prepared for what would be a two-hour, 50-minute rain delay....
Hey, It's 10 Years (And A Day) Since The Randall Simon Sausage Episode
July 9, 2003, found first baseman Randall Simon in the middle of his first season with the Pirates, in the middle of a forgettable career that hovered just above replacement level. Well, not totally forgettable. Simon didn’t start on the night of the incident, but he did make the final out in the to...
Police: Anna Benson Stormed Kris's House With Gun And Bulletproof Vest
The saga of Kris and Anna Benson, which last July we thought had come to an unhappy-but-not-especially-terrible resolution with the couple's divorce, appears to have indeed come to that especially terrible resolution, one involving guns and bulletproof vests and the police....
A.J. Burnett Is A Menace To Rosin Bags Everywhere
He did it back on Opening Day in Pittsburgh, and he did it again during the fourth inning yesterday afternoon in Chicago, in his first start since he came off the DL. Grounds crews around MLB are hereby advised to be on the alert....
Interview With Clint Hurdle's Dad Goes Awry As Wrigley Usher Interferes
Pirates broadcaster Robby Incmikoski visited with manager Clint Hurdle's father during today's game at Wrigley Field, but the friendly confines turned out to be considerably less than advertised when an usher brought a sudden end to the interview....
Brandon Inge Is Weird
"What is Brandon Inge doing?" Our thoughts exactly, though we'd add "in the majors" to that query. ...
Pirate Parrot Lunges For Ball, Faceplants
Note 1: It's not that this video is cut short. We checked, and the Root Sports broadcast cuts away from the super slo-mo JUST before the mascot goes beak-first into the dirt, in order not to miss the next pitch. Damn it....
Are Any Baseball Writers <em>Not</em> On A Movie Set With Jon Hamm Right Now?
Million Dollar Arm is a movie about Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two Indian-born pitchers who made their way into the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system after winning a "Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. The movie is currently filming, and today a cadre of baseball writers are on set to film a cam...