The Pittsburgh chapter of Rotary International has announced that former Pittsburgh Pirate relief pitcher Kent Tekulve has been selected to receive of the 2013 Chuck Tanner “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Tekulve’s selection is part of the seventh annual Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Awards event, named in honor of the former Pirate manager and favorite son of western Pennsylvania. Tekulve and this year’s Major League Baseball Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle, will be ... Read More

The Pirates had to win one of their last two games against the Cardinals to advance to the NLCS.  Instead, the Pittsburgh bats went cold and the Cardinals mustered just enough hits to take the last two games of the series and advance. It's not hard to be proud of this team, despite falling short of a World Series title.  Not after watching twenty straight seasons that were pretty much over by August.  This was fun, to say the least. And yet, this is just the beginning. Not only do the ... Read More

Expectations are a funny part of human nature. Depending on your prior experiences, they could be sky high or basement-dwellingly low. When I was a little girl, I expected Prince Charming to show up on a white horse with roses and sweep me off the feet. Now, I just hope if I go on a date, I'm not asked "So, how are we doing this?" when the check comes. Years of disappointment has that effect on a woman. That's how I felt about the Pirates all these years. So many let downs and heart breaks had ... Read More

Despite the loss yesterday, the Pirates had people from all over the city pulling for them. Check out this video that was posted on MLB's YouTube account that features some prominent Pittsburgh natives cheering on your Pirates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIUVBn6ADgE ... Read More

Twenty straight years of losing. Two straight epic collapses. All the fans wanted was one winning season, and maybe a trip to the playoffs. That's it. Was that too much to ask for? For years — even up until February — it seemed like it was. When Adam Wainwright struck out Pedro Alvarez on the final pitch of the NLDS, sure there was frustration and sadness. Although I think it's safe to say that fans everywhere woke up this morning with a smile on their face. Their team made it. The ... Read More

As the Pirate and Cardinals head into a winner-take-all Game 5 tonight to see which of them are destined to face off with the Dodgers in the NLCS, much has been made of the pitching matchup between a seasoned veteran and an untested phenom, and for good reason. It should make for one of the most highly-anticipated postseason pitching matchups in recent memory and will likely be decided by one or two runs. On one side, there is Cy Young award contender Adam Wainwright, who has already been on ... Read More

Ever since A.J. Burnett came over to Pittsburgh from New York, he has been the leader of the team and a fan favorite. His demeanor on the mound, ability to pitch and the way he speaks his mind made him seem like a Pittsburgher at heart. One of the lasting memories of his tenure with the Pirates is his fist pumping while coming off the mound last year to a standing ovation, and him telling Hanley Ramirez to "STFD" after he struck him out, following Ramirez showing him up in his previous at ... Read More

Follow @TBerardi_OVA Matt Holiday hit a two run homer off of a tiring Charlie Morton (0 - 1) in the sixth inning of game four of the NLDS to lift the Cardinals to a 2 - 1 victory to force a deciding game five in St. Louis on Wednesday. The homer came directly after a Morton four-pitch walk to Carlos Beltran to lead off the sixth for the Cardinals. Beltran, who was walked in his previous at-bat, had come into the game batting .333 in the series with two homers and 6 RBI. Morton than ... Read More