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Author: Wilbur Miller

Having followed the Pirates fanatically since 1965, Wilbur Miller is one of the fast-dwindling number of fans who’ve actually seen good Pirate teams. He’s even seen Hall-of-Fame Pirates who didn’t get traded mid-career, if you can imagine such a thing. His first in-person game was a 5-4, 11-inning win at Forbes Field over Milwaukee (no, not that one). He’s been writing about the Pirates at various locations online for over 20 years. It has its frustrations, but it’s certainly more cathartic than writing legal stuff. Wilbur is retired and now lives in Bradenton with his wife and three temperamental cats.

Report from Pirate City – 3/21

This will be an abbreviated report, as I left about halfway through the games.  The Pirates' upper level minor leaguers took on the Phillies'....

Report from Pirate City — 3/20

The Yankees were back at Pirate City today, this time with the low-level minor leaguers.  To get right to the highlight of the day,...

Report from Pirate City — 3/19

On Saturday the Yankees' upper level minor leaguers visited Pirate City for a pair of exhibition games.  Even the coaches don't generally seem to...

Report from Pirate City – 3/18

The Pirates' minor leaguers today went up against Toronto's in two class A level exhibition games.  (The level designations mean little at this stage,...

Minor League Roster Notes

Charlie Wilmoth has been good enough to post the Pirates’ minor league roster at Bucs Dugout (which means he had to type the whole...

Update On Players Who Are Out Of Options

 With a handful of players who are both on the bubble and out of options, the Pirates will be facing some tough roster decisions...

Images From Spring Opener (Without the Squashed Manatees)

As you no doubt know, the Pirates beat up on a hapless junior college squad in their spring opener by a score of several...

Filling Out the Farm

One of the less attention-grabbing rituals of the baseball off-season is the signing of minor league free agents. Most or all of the...

Pitching Depth – Looking Back

Three years ago, Neal Huntington took over a team with a farm system widely regarded as barren. Seven years of poor drafting, unwillingness...

Candidates To Be Added To The 40-Man Roster

The Pirates not only will face a lot of difficult decisions in removing players from the 40-man roster, but also in adding them.  Two...

Candidates To Be Removed From 40-Man Roster

This off-season the Pirates will probably face a much tougher set of roster decisions than they have in years.  Several factors are coming together...

A Loan That’s Not a Loan

In all the furor over the Pirates’ leaked financial records, one aspect that’s enraged some Pirate fans yet received little attention outside Pittsburgh was...

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