Bucs Dugout, a Pittsburgh Pirates community

Wow, I didn't see that coming. The last Pirate to receive the Rawlings Gold Glove award was shortstop Jay Bell in 1993. Center fielder Andy Van Slyke received it in 1992. That's right--Nate...

The Pirates' lack of stolen bases in 2008 should be the least of their worries.

With the offseason upon us, Pat at WHYGAVS and I are combing through the Pirates' roster and describing our ideal offseason. This post deals with the starting lineup. CATCHER: Ryan Doumit Bucs...

There's been a lot of talk today--here at Bucs Dugout, at the PBC Blog, and at WHYGAVS, about this article at Baseball Think Factory that says that Nate McLouth has been fielding "terribly" this...

I didn't say a whole lot about what I actually think of the trade because I was so tired and hungry after several hours of frantically checking websites and grading papers that I just wasn't up for...

Vlad was actually one of the pierogies in tonight's race. I'll let him describe it. Ian Snell recovered from a spotty first inning and got his first win since... well, at least the Carter...

Still awesome!

I don't have time to really write this up properly right now, but if you've got MLB.tv, you need to watch this one. This was the most exciting Pirates game in years. Yoslan Herrera was about as...

I was at that first Mike Mussina- Paul Maholm matchup, the one that got delayed by rain, and it wasn't much fun--not only because we sat for hours in a very hot, wet, crowded park before the game...

The Pirates have allowed more runs than any team in the National League. If you'd told me before the season started that was going to happen, I wouldn't have been surprised. I would have been...