Spring Training

No bunts yet, but the Bucs win big in their first Spring Training game.

Hot stove

Cole on trying not to bunt his eye out:

MiLB.com: Being on a National League club, you got a couple at-bats this season. How good are you with the bat?

Cole: (Laughs.) Oh, I'm about as good as any random person would be. We work on getting bunts down, but that's about it. My priority at the plate is getting a bunt down and not getting hurt.

In other news, Cutch does Cruise.

NFL Week 16: Bengals at Steelers

Season on the line, again, right here.

HOKA HEY

NFL week 12: Steelers at Browns

First one to seven turnovers, wins.

NFL week 11: Ravens at Steelers

Byron breaks some ribs as the Steelers successfully pull off Operation Instill False Sense of Confidence. Advantage bumblebees.

NFL week 10: Chiefs at Steelers

Ben separates his shoulder, Wallace catches a TD with his knees, and the Steelers move one game closer to yet another Super Bowl Championship.

NFL week 9: Steelers at Giants

The refs are beating the Steelers 14-10 at halftime.

NFL Week 8: Redskins at Steelers

Bumblebee uniforms.

NFL week 7: Steelers at Bengals

As the Bucs rest during their bye and watch the Cards-Giants game 6, the Steelers warm up for their playoffs by thrashing the Bengals.

MLB Playoffs

While the Pirates enjoy their first-round bye, other teams play on.

In the lower league, it's hard not to root for McLouth and the Prison Baller.

Game 162: Braves at Pirates

Sheets and Burnett in a thrilling finale. Starts in about an hour.

Game 161: Braves at Pirates

Hansen and Correia at seven.

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Game 160: Braves at Pirates

Maholm and Locke at seven.

Like most Pirates sites, we've been crushed with all the season-ending celebratory traffic.

Haloscan's down. Forever I guess. A moment of silence for all the lost comments.

We have them archived (I think). Perhaps there is some way to migrate them into some new commenting system.

For now it looks like we are running with these Blogger comments. Maybe.

Game 158: Reds at Pirates

Bucs win another laugher as they mostly rest up for the long playoff bye.

Game 156: Pirates at Mets

Bucs win again as they coast towards their first round playoff bye.

Game 155: Pirates at Mets

Down 5-0 in the fourth.

Let's drink to all these guys.

Game 154: Pirates at Mets

Looking around the league, I see Jeff Keppinger homering in a meaningful baseball game. About eight years ago, the Pirates traded that guy with a damn good bunter for Jose Bautista and Ty Wigginton. Other former Pirates, now playing meaningful baseball: Ryan Vogelsong, Frodo McLouth, and the Prison Baller, Brandon Moss. The last two players have been en fuego as their teams push for a Wild Card berth.

Best of luck to these gentlemen.

Game 153: Pirates at Mets

Huntington explains the Pirates lose because too many have gone into "Survivor" mode. I am curious which players, exactly, are guilty of not bunting runners over when ordered to do so.

Sounds like Lord of the Flies in the clubhouse. That might explain the Eagle I mean Boy Scout training regime.

NFL week 3: Steelers at Raiders

Steelers up 14-7 in the second quarter with the Raiders driving.

Game 152: Pirates at Astros

I think I saw Hurdle last night, day-dreaming away in a Hippie sweat lodge. Look for new, creative defensive shifts from the brotherhood.

Doesn't matter who the pitchers are. Game on pretty soon.