Honest Wagner

Paul Maholm and Cory Lidle at seven. Bucs are 30-58.

Ian Snell vs. Jon Lieber, 7:05 PM EST. Bucs are 29-58 . What will happen first, Win #30 or Loss #60?

Gorzelanny vs. Trachsel, just underway. Showcase packed full of rotting garbage tonight, as both Randa and Furnitz get starts. Mets are rest...

Here's the All-Star Break approaching. Time to hand out grades. Owners: F. Gentility does not excuse chiselling; it further condemns it....

Even if one wanted to make the argument that everything Jim Tracy touched this year turned into shit, there's most likely no causality b...

DK unearths the ugly truth : "The Pirates are the first team in baseball history to lose 25 one-run games by the Fourth of July, accord...

"We" Wells and Orlando Hernandez. Kip will try to lower his 15.19 ERA. All I hope for is a close game. If the Pirates get a big le...

The New Tom Glavine vs. The Old Tom Glavine, 1:10 PM EST.

Are you not sick to death with all this celebration of Super Bowl victory? Could the Steelers, with all that emphasis on winning, be any les...

Brian O'Neill writes about them . In addition to the one-run loss record, I wonder if the Bucs are not setting a record for most innings...

Paul Maholm vs. John Maine. Starting in fifteen minutes. Maine is starting for Pedro Martinez, who has a sore hip from when he "slippe...

Nevermind the standings , DL feels good : "Obviously, it's a little clouded right now because our record is not good, and it's ...

Freddy Sanchez, All-Star. "I'm more thrilled for Freddy," said Bay . "I called my wife and told her Freddy made it. And t...

In a completely unprecedented move, Tracy uses the words "shame" and "me" in the same sentence: "Shame on me for sa...

As much as I'm happy that Freddy and Bay are getting some props, overall I'm ashamed of the Pirates' All-Star game PR blitz. My ...

In case you missed it, DK handed out midseason grades on Friday to the Bucs. Freddy got an A+, but covered up his answers from cheating los...

Zach Minor vs. Ian Snell, 1:35 PM EST.

Despite losing, Flaco got on the good foot in Indy. "He tied a ballpark record with 13 strikeouts in seven innings, but gave up the wi...

Duffy speaks . "The thought of going to Indy the first few days just made me sick. There was no way. Or going back to Pittsburgh, no wa...

Bonderman vs. Gorzelanny, 7:05 PM EST. Tough assignment for Gorzelanny, facing phenom Bonderman, MLB's best team, and Leyland and his ex...