The best of the NL Central

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Welcome to our annual series of 'best player by position' per division across all of Major League … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: 3 Up and 3 Down

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(Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug) If you lock a handful of monkeys in a room, they'll eventually … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: Who is to blame? Part 3 of 3.

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Read part 1 of the series here, and part 2 here. We've laid out the key decision makers of the … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: Who is to blame? Part 2 of 3.

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Read Part 1 of the series right here. Last time, we examined the good and bad of Pittsburgh … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: 2012 v. 2011′s 19-inning game

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Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug     (Opening image credit, Elias Sports Bureau) As you know by … [Read more...]

MLB MVP watch, mid-July

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The All-Star Break has come and gone in Major League Baseball, and I check back into the MVP races … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: Do they or don’t they contend?

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Pittsburgh Pirates: Offensive Purgatory Just Getting Started

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Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug All positives garnered from a surprising opening series victory … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: Great Start to Season

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Even though the cross-state rival Phillies were without star players 1B Ryan Howard and 2B Chase … [Read more...]

Pittsburgh Pirates: Rejoice! McCutchen Through 2017!

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Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug If there was absolutely one move the Pittsburgh Pirates' ownership … [Read more...]