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The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring

First Pitch
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives." -George R. R. Martin ***** At the outset of this extremely detailed report about the Pittsburgh sports media industry, I want to...

First Pitch: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action, Please

First Pitch
Energy is everything. The only reason human beings have ever paid their time, money, and attention to sporting events is for the chance at an energy return. Energy comes in many forms. On April 4th, you can go to...

This Date in Pirates History: November 18

Pirates History
On this date in 1998 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Ricardo Rincon to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Brian Giles. The trade was a...

Game 101 Recap: Braves Win on Blown Call at Home

Analysis
They will be talking about this one for a long, long time. The game itself was long. The game featured many, many blown chances....

A decade ago: Spending money to make money

Analysis
It is late February and spring training games are about to begin. It is a wonderful time of the year, a time for...

Classic Pirates memories, Win Expectancy style

Analysis
While glancing at the Win Expectancy chart for last night’s Yankees-Rangers game, I realized that FanGraphs also has these charts for historical games. Although I already knew that, I had never taken the time to sift through some older games. Here is a look at some of my all-time favorite Pirates games.
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