Game 33: Astros at Pirates

Norris and a Charlie Morton at seven.

Game 32: Astros at Pirates

Pirate nemesis Wandy Rodriguez and playoff MVP Paul Maholm at seven.

Pirates are a game under .500 and 2 1/2 out of first.

Game 31: Pirates at Padres

Bucs win 7-4 against the hapless last-place Padres.

Cy Young candidate Correia leads the NL with 5 wins.

Game 30: Pirates at Padres

Game start at ten. Karstens and Latos.

Pirates are one game under .500 and two games out of first.

This despite some disappointing numbers in the HBP department. Hurdle should coach them up on this. Can't spell "Champbion" without HBP.

Game 29: Pirates at Padres

Bucs up 4-2 at the end of the seventh. No bunts yet.

Game 28: Pirates at Rockies

One of the two Charlie Mortons takes on Ubaldo starting soon. Amezaga gets the start and bats second for the Rockies.

Game 27: Pirates at Rockies

A historic night, as Maholm, Hammel, and Amezaga usher in the Danny Moskos Era.

Game 26: Pirates at Rockies

Huntington's Correia and Shawn Chacon at 8:40.

Looking forward to the day when the Pirates play at Straub Field or Dogfish Head Field.

2011 NFL draft

While we were sleeping, the Steelers have been adding some players.

Game 25: Giants at Pirates

Day game,--Vogelsong (!) and Karstens at 12:30.

Game 24: Giants at Pirates

Bumgardener and McDonald at seven.

McDonald should have a killer 2012 Topps ATTAX card.

Game 23: Giants at Pirates

Cain and Morton sometime later.

Chance of a rain delay, I imagine.

Game 22: Nationals at Pirates

Maholm gets the win against Adam LaRoche, Sean Burnett, and Brian Bixler. Bucs are two games out of first.

Game 21: Nationals at Pirates

The resurrected Kevin Correia takes on Jason Marquis today, at a time only the Bucs know.

Game 20: Nationals at Pirates

Karstens and Hernandez at seven.

The Bucs are 8-3 when they successfully BUNT, and 0-8 when they fail to do so. Baseball is not rocket science.

Game 19: Pirates at Marlins

Florida vacation continues with McDonald and Volstad starting soon.

Game 18: Pirates at Marlins

Morton and Nolasco in fifteen minutes.

Game 17: Pirates at Marlins

Maholm and Johnson at seven.

The white-hot Bucs are in first place.

Game 16: Pirates at Reds

The streaking Pirates send out Kevin Correia to pistol-whip the hapless Reds and their starter, Kerry Wood.

Game on at seven.

Game 15: Pirates at Reds

Pirates flashing their 2010 form as the season gets rolling.

Karstens and Volquez at one.