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The saying is "clothes make the man," but in Pittsburgh with sports and the playoffs, clothes make the fan.
Playoff baseball returns to the 'Burgh tonight for the first time since 1992.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans have been waiting for the return of postseason baseball for a long time. Tonight, the wait comes to an end.
Pirates great Andy Van Slyke reflects on the last time the Bucs regularly made the playoffs and what this game means for him and the city.
Despite his history playing against the Pirates, former Pirate Sid Bream says he's still pulling for the Pirates in the playoffs and is even more excited for their fans to get the playoff team they've long deserved.
NBC's Mike "Doc" Emrick talks Bucs and pucks with Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan.
On Tuesday night during this playoff game, here is a sampling of three tweets that you might see that could wholly impact whether the Pirates advance past the Reds.
Ahead of the Pirates first playoff appearance in 20 years, a rally will be held Monday to get the fans fired up for the big Wild Card game.
The preliminaries are done. On to Pittsburgh and the playoffs.
While some are complaining that the Wild Card winners play in just one game, Troy Clardy thinks it's the right way to go. He explains why on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan.
Tickets for Tuesday's post-season game at PNC Park are going to be near impossible to get.
Major League Baseball has made it official.
Fans just can't get enough of the Pirates these days. The first baseball post-season in Pittsburgh in more than 20 years is really something to celebrate.
Neil Walker hit two of Pittsburgh's six homers — its biggest power surge in six years — and the Pirates clinched home-field advantage for the NL's wild card playoff game by beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 Saturday.
Marlon Byrd had three hits and Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer high off the batter's eye on Friday night, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 in a series that could decide the NL wild-card game host.
The Pittsburgh Pirates winning season means the price of tickets are going up slightly.
Pirates' manager Clint Hurdle is known to have some choice words for players and umpires from time to time, but it's his words of wisdom off the field that are really hitting home.
The Pirates are looking at their first postseason game in 21 years. Most likely, it'll be a one-game Wild Card showdown with the Cincinnati Reds.
Andrew states a case for this being the year of the underdog in baseball.
The Pittsburgh Pirates' hopes of catching up in the NL Central took a big hit Wednesday when Darnell McDonald launched a three-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win.
Pirates Bench Coach Jeff Banister has been with the Pirates orgaization since 1986. He has experienced all of the highs and lows. He shares what he felt Monday night when the Pirates clinched with the guys on The Fan Morning Show.
The lengths people will go to. Seriously, the miserableness of some in this town never, ever, ceases to amaze me.
Just one day after his team clinched their first playoff berth since 1992, Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington joined Starkey, Miller and Mueller to talk about putting this team together and what it was like celebrating last night's playoff clinching victory over the Cubs.
Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown has been around the Pirates since 1994 and has seen plenty of the losing up close, but last night he was able to watch it all come full circle.
The Pirates clinched a trip to the post-season Monday night with a slam bang play at the plate. Did it stir up memories of a similar play, 20 years ago?
