Game 71: Mets at Pirates

Burnett and it doesn't matter at seven.

Burnett must be stoked to be representing the NL in next week's All-Star Bunt Off.

Game 70: Mets at Pirates

Hefner and Morton. Game underway. Pedro just homered to put the Pirates up 2-0.

Game 69: Athletics at Pirates

Pirates are pacing themselves now. No need to win the division by ten games.

Moore and Liriano at seven.

Game 68: Athletics at Pirates

Straily and Gerrit Cole at seven in this match-up of first tier teams.

Game 67: Athletics at Pirates

Not starting this on West Coast time, obviously.

Pirates down 2-0 in the seventh.

Game 66: Pirates at Cubs

Now on their longest losing streak of the season, the Pirates get back stopper and bunting champion A. J. Burnett just in time.

Villanueva will start for the hapless Cubs. Game on at 2:20.

All-Stars

Cutch, Pedro, Grilli, and Locke all made the All-Star Team.

Game 65: Pirates at Cubs

Morton and Jackson at 4.

Game 64: Pirates at Cubs

Liriano and the best team in baseball take on Samardzija and the hapless Cubs at four.

Pops is back

Stargell ectoplasm propels the Pirates, writes Spike Vrusho.

Game 63: Phillies at Pirates

Happy 4th of July. Beer fort is decked with plenty of patriotic BUNTING.

Heh heh.

Hamels and Cole at one-thirty. Tailgate just underway.

Game 62: Phillies at Pirates

Pirates getting their second chance to continue their 19 game winning streak.

No score in the third. Lannan and Locke pitching.

Game 62: Phillies at Pirates

Pirates are going for their 19th straight win tonight as they take on the lower-division Phillies.

Lannan and Cumpton at seven.

Game 61: Brewers at Pirates

Game just underway, no score after 1. Kyle Lohse and Charlie Morton are pitching.

Game 60: Brewers at Pirates

Not even tucking in this morning. More liquid first place on tap as we tailgate (off the hovercraft) for tonight's bender.

Hand and Liriano at seven.

Game 59: Brewers at Pirates

Turtwig vs. Cole at seven.
Brewers praying for rain.

Meadows signs

Ninth overall pick Austin Meadows will sign with the first place PBC today, joining 14th overall pick Reese McGuire, who become BA's #3 and #6 Bucco prospects, respectively. The sudden massive increase in Upside into the new PBC Dynasty has shot the Beer Fort Hovercraft high up into the troposphere.

Game 58: Pirates at Mariners

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

Game 57: Pirates at Mariners

Beer fort (now hovercraft) has made its way up the coast.

Locke and Saunders at ten.

Game 56: Pirates at Angels

Charlie Morton and Joe Blanton at 3:30.

Blanton will be gunning for his 11th loss.