Honest Wagner

Perrotto reports "strong indications" that Russell will be the new manager.

The Bucs appear set for three hires next week. They have hired Chuck Tanner as special assistant to the GM, and the 2007 team was disgusting...

Sounds like they couldn't persuade Jack Wilson to come and work for them.

Pirates to hire Alex Rodriguez as player/manager later in the week. Ah, just kidding. My money's on Joe Randa for player/manager.

Another loss would drop the Steelers to 4-3, where they'd be in a tie for first with the idle Ravens. I smell a smackdown simmering on t...

Any thoughts about the World Series? I expect the Rockies to get blown out, maybe swept; they sat a long time waiting for this series to sta...

Last week, Dan Szymborski posted ZiPS projections for the 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates have five players poised to hit better than ...

The Steelers' game does not start until tonight, so we can all go back to bed and sleep late. Elsewhere in the AFC North, the Ravens pla...

Neal Huntington tells the Post-Gazette the Pirates are ready for "action."

Long, bizarre piece by Myron Cope on the Nuttings, meeting Honus Wagner, and the 2007 season. ( Link via BBTF ).

NH- Huzzah for all the pink slips. Keep 'em coming. A few friendly unsolicited suggestions on talking to reporters and keeping it honest...

So when we are not sleeping here at HW HQ, we are drinking beer and wine and listening to the blues. Is there a better blues album than Juni...

Information executive Neal Huntington incrementally rebuilds the Pirates, reports Tom King for the Nashua Telegraph. One pink slip at a tim...

Paul Meyer reports that the new GM is getting lots of sleep.

So what's new and exciting? I'm about all done trolling YouTube for Hee Haw clips.

This past week saw some curious results in our pigskin.com ATS pick 'em pool .

Cleveland AAA manager Torey Lovullo is a top candidate for new manager, reports John Perrotto. If he gets the Pirates' job, Lovullo sho...

Neal Huntington addresses an angry mob in Scene Two of Bucdaddy's play (read Scene One here ).

The Penguins have the day off, so we will have to amuse ourselves with that lowly football team.

(Scene: the unemployment line. A content Jim Tracy and his staff stand in place.) T-bone (holding Post-Gazette): Trace, Dejan wrote a long ...