Buccos

Even though I am a member of the Diaspora that left Pittsburgh -- what is known as The Pirates nation -- I fell in love with him when he played for the Buccos from 1986 to1992.

Marvin Kitman: Barry Come Home 2008

The Buccos, losers in the NLCS two years running, were locked in a tug of war with Atlanta for the second straight year.

Jon Greenberg: A Pirates' Fan's Lament: I Feel Your Pain (Kind Of) 2008

And the Buccos are 12-5 with a Mariners-esque winning percentage of .706, best in the league.

USATODAY.com - Pirates overcoming all odds to win 2002

In the hours leading up to the opening pitch, generations of Pittsburgh fans, many of them too young to remember when the beloved Buccos were a contender, geared up for a home schedule they can only hope is more enjoyable than so many before.

The Seattle Times 2011

On Monday and Tuesday, the Buccos blanked the Reds with ex-Yank farmhand Jeff Karstens and James McDonald delivering strong starting performances.

Forbes.com: News David Lariviere 2011

It was closing time for the once-mighty Buccos and everyone knew it.

SI.com 2011

A Reds win keeps us ahead of the Buccos while a loss puts us behind Pittsburgh in the standings.

Redleg Nation | A Cincinnati Reds Blog Chad Dotson 2010

Jerry Micco: By the way, in the last month, Capps ERA is 8.10. theWellHungarian: The Buccos should have tanked the previous two seasons to draft Strasburg & Bryce Harper.

post-gazette.com - News 2010

Five runs in the ninth inning put the Buccos on top.

KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2010

An embarrassing 13-run fourth inning ended up deciding things rather definitively on Sunday, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 15-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and wrapping up a three-game series in which the Buccos yielded a mind-blowing 24 runs in their two losses.

Mondesi's House mondesishouse 2010