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Life After Littlefield: NLDS Game 5

Life After Littlefield: NLDS Game 5

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
October 9, 2013

It’s time to ride or die with the Cole Train.  After getting embarrassed in Game 1, the Pirates won Game 2 in St. Louis and Game 3 in Pittsburgh before losing Game 4 to force a Game 5 with the Cardinals.  In this elimination game manager Clint Hurdle went against experience...

Life After Littlefield: NLDS Game 1

Life After Littlefield: NLDS Game 1

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
October 3, 2013

In what was the most significant game in PNC Park history, Francisco Liriano and the Pirates put on for a record crowd as the trumped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 in the NL Wild Card Game. With over 40,00 fans on hand, the Pirates did exactly what they had to do and that was get...

Life After Littlefield: NL Wild Card Game

Life After Littlefield: NL Wild Card Game

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
October 1, 2013

For the first time in PNC Park history there will be a playoff game being played.  At 8:07 PM tonight, the Pirates will be taking on the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Wild Card game to see who will advance to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series. ...

Life After Littlefield: Weekend with the Reds

Life After Littlefield: Weekend with the Reds

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 27, 2013

Three games.  That is all that is left to the 2013 regular season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Currently the Pirates sit at 91-68, three games behind the NL Central Division leading St. Louis Cardinals and one game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds going into this weekend series...

Life After Littlefield: Pirates are October bound for the first time since 1992

Life After Littlefield: Pirates are October bound for the first time since 1992

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 24, 2013

In a year filled with numerous achievements and milestones, what’s one more?  After a 2-1 victory over the Cubs last night, thanks to a Starling Marte solo-homer in the 9th inning and a Washington Nationals’ loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched...

Life After Littlefield: Crunch time

Life After Littlefield: Crunch time

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 23, 2013

After getting win number 82 on September 9th, the Pirates finished off the sweep of the Rangers and took three of four from the Cubs before they dropped three of four to the San Diego Padres and two of three this weekend to the rival Reds.  All this resulted in the Pirates currently...

Life After Littlefield: 82

September 10, 2013

It is difficult to decide how to start this post because last night’s 1-0 over the Rangers meant so much more than just another win in September to the Pirates’ organization and its’ fans.  With their 82nd win of the season last night, the Pirates clinched a winning season...

Life After Littlefield: It all ends tonight.

Life After Littlefield: It all ends tonight.

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 4, 2013

After securing a .500 season last night with a 4-3 win over the Brewers, the Pirates have a chance tonight to make even more history as they go for win number 82.  Again, it would be the first time the feat will be done since 1992. Basically take all excitement and significance...

Life After Littlefield: The Pirates look to make history tonight.

Life After Littlefield: The Pirates look to make history tonight.

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
September 3, 2013

20 years.  It has been 20 straight years of losing baseball in Pittsburgh and it could all come to a highly anticipated ending tonight as the Pirates look to continue their recent success, having won four of their last six.  After taking two of three from St. Louis and winning...

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Morneau, recall Pimentel

Life After Littlefield: Pirates trade for Morneau, recall Pimentel

Jarrod Blumer, Contributor
August 31, 2013

Just when everybody thought GM Neil Huntington was done wheeling and dealing this summer, he pulls off another key trade to bolster this Pirates team.  Earlier this afternoon, the Pirates acquired Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau in exchange for outfielder Alex Presley,...