Game 43: Pirates at Cubs

Burnett and Samardzija today.

We missed the win yesterday, after waking up late covered in Upside. Here in the Beer Fort War Room, Rowdy is on the top of our board.

Draft

The PBC drafted three high schoolers: OF Austin Meadows at #9, C Reese McGuire at #14 and LHP Blake Taylor at #51. Not sure the Beer Fort has ever seen this much Upside. Wonder how far these three kids could carry a telephone pole.

Off day

Just a meaningless scrimmage today as the Bucs rest up for the playoffs.

Game 41: Pirates at Braves

Locke vs. Minor and likely some vicious, gladiator-style umpiring.

Game 41: Pirates at Braves

AJ vs. Medlen and likely some vicious, gladiator-style bunting.

Game 40: Reds at Pirates

You don't want to walk and talk about Jeanmar, just want to see his face.

Game 40: Reds at Pirates

Bucs return to real game action tonight after yesterday's successful hypnosis practice and scrimmage. Liriano and Leake at seven.

Game 40: Reds at Pirates

Wandy and Cueto at seven with the playoffs on the line.

Game 39: Tigers at Pirates

The home-and-home with the not-so-hapless Tigers ends this day.

Fister and the surprising Locke will start. Game on at seven.

Game 38: Tigers at Pirates

A.J. Burnett and Anibal Sanchez tonight at seven. Bringing the series back to PNC negates the Designated Bunter advantage, but the white-hot PBC needs no such crutch.

The Beer-Fort-on-Wheels slowly started speeding up last week, but now it's hard not to notice the rapidly increasing speed. Might be best to just hold on tight for now, even if untucked.

Game 37: Pirates at Tigers

Game underway ... no score.

Game 36: Pirates at Tigers

Once again the beer fort TV gets turned on to find the World Champion PBC winning another game. This time, they're up 1-0 after three as Liriano battles Verlander in a likely All Star Game and World Series preview.

Game 35: Pirates at Brewers

4 o'clock and we just woke up here in the beer fort after a rowdy evening of untuckedness. Game is already in the fifth inning. I don't know how the players do it. Pirates are up but the Brewers have the bases loaded.

Game 34: Pirates at Brewers

Bucs up 4-0 as Locke continues his Cy Young campaign in the fourth. Cutch, Petey, and Walker have all went yard. Prepare to untuck.

Game 33: Pirates at Brewers

Burnett and Estrada at seven.

Expect vicious bunting followed by untuckiness.

Game 32: Cubs at Pirates

Gomez and Jackson starting soon. Pretty sure this is a real game and not a scrimmage.

Game 31: Cubs at Pirates

Liriano and Samardzija at seven. The Bucs' magic number for a playoff bye is down to three.

Game 30: Cubs at Pirates

At seven it will be Garza and Wandy.
The Pirates are 26-4 and definitely in first place.

Game 29: Astros at Pirates

Locke and Harrell scoreless after one. Benny Hill music off so far.

Game 28: Astros at Pirates

Burnett, Bedard, and the Astros' Benny Hill music starts at seven.