Bob Walk the Plank

Last week I participated in Zippy's all auto team Blog Bat Around by using dual autos. I loved adding these cards over the years becaus...

Keeping up with the NOW releases is not very hard during the season.  I follow every move of the Pirates so when a unique moment happens I ...

The Pirates broke the old compensation system in the 2011 draft when they picked Gerrit Cole in the first round and Josh Bell in the second...

For better or worse I've committed myself to everything Pirate related to the Topps NOW program. As a Pirate collector I've been pre...

I always feel like I'm a Topps NOW apologist, but I've enjoyed the experience.  Obviously I'm only speaking as a Pirates collec...

Josh Bell Topps Opening Day 1/1 I was hoping to show Dennis's of Too Many Verlanders trade package today, but the weather was way...

This is a story over 4 years in the making. .... I've been a frequent purchaser of redemption cards on the secondary market. They have...

The first ten or so Pirate Topps NOW releases were a little on the boring side. Nothing more than a pitcher in a windup or a hitter in a sta...

The Pirates continued the youth movement this afternoon and called up Josh Bell who will likely be starting at first base tonight against th...

2012 Bowman Platinum Hexagraph Zimmerman, Rendon, McCutchen, Bell, Baez and Castro /10 This is one of those cards that kind of speaks...

Since the Pirates are off to a rough start I figured I would showcase some prospect cards.  Here is a visual top ten list of the Pirates to...

I really like this card.  Don't get me wrong the lack of a license is annoying, but I think the uniforms at least resemble Pirates col...

It wasn't long ago when the Pirates had absolutely no minor league depth.  If you go back 5 or 10 years any player that was worth anythi...