Game 53: Pirates at Brewers

McDonald and Fiers on now. Bucs are down 2-0 in the first.

Game 52: Pirates at Brewers

Bedard and Marcum tonight with the Bucs still three games back.

We will untuck.

Game 51: Pirates at Brewers

Correia and Wolf tonight with the Bucs three games back.

Game 50: Reds at Pirates

Burnett and Cueto at seven usher in the Jordy Mercer Era.

Jordy was an accomplished bunter, but has been stone cold buntless in 2012.

Game 49: Reds at Pirates

Morton and Bailey at seven.

The Bucs are just three games back and have won four in a row. Only Zoltan knows whether today's Assault will be on the Infield Grass or Outfield Walls, but either way, the playoff implications are substantial.

Game 48: Reds at Pirates

McDonald and Arroyo today.

The Bucs are four games behind the first-place Reds. Some Meaningful Bunting in late May could put the Bucs back at .500.

Game 47: Cubs at Pirates

Bedard and Garza today. Remember all of the bunts that rolled foul.

Game 46: Cubs at Pirates

Paul Maholm returns to PNC to face Correia and the Bucs' bunting juggernaut.

Meanwhile, ZOLTAN! closes the book on the Sam and Frodo Era.

Game 45: Cubs at Pirates

Burnett and Dempster tonight.

When looking for offensive help in the minors, it's hard not to notice Jo-Jo Reyes, currently leading Indy with three bunts.

Game 44: Mets at Pirates

Morton and Niese in a daytime bunt-off.

Game 43: Mets at Pirates

McDonald and Dickey tonight at seven. Bucs three games back.

Game 42: Mets at Pirates

Hairy Hands on to finish it. Bucs up 5-4, top of the ninth.

Not too far out of first place, too.

Game 41: Pirates at Tigers

Correia and Scherzer starting now. Don Kelly and his .635 career OPS are leading off and playing CF for the Tigers.

Game 40: Pirates at Tigers

Burnett and Smyly today. Bucs still four games back.

Game 39: Pirates at Tigers

Maddening loss. Three times a runner gets on base, and no attempt is made to advance those runners, 90 feet at a time, station to station, to, you know, HOME? This is not rocket science, Clint. No wonder some of the pitchers got demoralized and gave up runs.

Game 38: Pirates at Nationals

McDonald cruising in the fourth. Pirates up, 4-0.

Game 37: Pirates at Nationals

Bedard and Gonzalez tonight at seven. Bucs are four games back.

Game 36: Pirates at Marlins

Bucs lose. Outscored. Outbunted.

Game 35: Pirates at Marlins

Lincoln and Anibal Sanchez at seven.

Pretty amped up for this one. Beer fort in prime condition. Pirates are 16-18 and only four games back of the Cardinals.

Game 34: Astros at Pirates

Wandy and A.J. still in the game. 6th inning, 1-1 tie.

Call your mothers.