Game 126: Brewers at Pirates

Marcum and Karstens at 7.

It's my hunch that Takahashi shoots a mean clay pigeon.

Game 125: Brewers at Pirates

Pirates come home to lick their wounds.

Fiers and Wandy, standing up straight, at seven.

Game 124: Pirates at Padres

J-Mac and the Bucs try to Stand TFU at 6:35 with a playoff berth at stake.

Game 123: Pirates at Padres

Burnett thinks Marquis and the Padres need to STFD.

Game 122: Pirates at Padres

One of the AAA starters, probably Wilson or Leroux, will likely get the call against Volquez tonight. Bucs need a win for the playoffs.

Game 121: Pirates at Cardinals

Karstens and Garcia starting soon.

The PBC 2012 World Champions DVD will feature a segment where they reenact the critical turning point of Tabata's bus (limo?) ride from Indy to St. Louis, where he returns to lead off and start in LF today.

Game 120: Pirates at Cardinals

Bedard and Lynn today at four.

Late afternoon start leaves plenty of time for Bucs fans to buy their World Series tickets, which are finally on sale.

Game 119: Pirates at Cardinals

McDonald and Westbrook tonight at 8:15.

Some meaningful bunts could put the Bucs one step closer to a first-round playoff bye.

Game 118: Dodgers at Pirates

Burnett and Blanton at four.

Bucs are 36 games away from another 100 win year.

Game 117: Dodgers at Pirates

Wandy and Kershaw tonight.

When we watch the 2012 world champion PBC DVD in 7 months this part of the season will be the dramatic lowpoint, where the camera goes sharp to blurry and players, bat on shoulder, look out in the distance a la 1000 yd stare, THEN, the dramatic, uplifting music begins...and so the push starts.

Game 116: Dodgers at Pirates

Correia and Billingsley tonight.

Bucs are five games back and 1.5 games up in the wild card race. Bucs need some bunts to regain momentum.

Game 115: Dodgers at Pirates

Karstenstein vs. the Harangutan tonight.

Given the match-up, fans with small kids should probably just listen to this one on the radio. Bucs need a win.

Game 114: Padres at Pirates

Bedard and Ross Ohlendorf today as the Bucs try to get back on track for a first-round playoff bye.

Game 113: Padres at Pirates

Burnett tries to stop the languor before fireworks and Styx.

Game 112: Padres at Pirates

J-Mac and Volquez tonight in another must-win game with playoff implications.

Game 111: Diamondbacks at Pirates

Wandy and Saunders today at four with a first round playoff bye at stake.

Reds play in Wrigley at eight.

Game 110: Diamondbacks at Pirates

Correia and Kennedy tonight with the World Series parade in the balance.

Reds play the Brewers in a day game.

Game 109: Diamondbacks at Pirates

Karstens and Corbin with the division on the line.

Game 108: Diamondbacks at Pirates

Bedard and Miley at seven in another must win game.

Game 107: Pirates at Reds

Game on now.

Progress of the series so far emphasizes the need to win the division outright.