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Celebrating #Pittsburgh #Pirates #baseball focusing on 1986-1992 Leyland-Bonds years, using video, pictures, OTD notes, memes, & art. #Buccos #MLB #LetsGoBucs

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#FYI Omar Moreno holds the Top 3 Single Season SB Totals (96, 77 & 71) for Bucs as well as 3rd Most Career SB (412) for the #Buccos. Caught Last Out of 1979 WS.

ONLY 18 DAYS until #OpeningDay 2026 for our @Pirates.com & JUST 26 DAYS until #OpeningDayPNC 2026! #LetsGoBucs ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
#BuccosBaseballCountdown

09.03.2026 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Remembering #Pittsburgh #Pirates Hall of Fame SS Arky Vaughan, born OTD 3/9/1912.

Vaughan:
10 yrs w/Bucs
9x All-Star
.324/.415/.472 line
67.5 WAR
led the NL in walks 3x
118 BB in 1936
led NL with a .385 BA in 1935.

Gus Suhr, Frank Gustine, & Art McKennan reminisce on Arky:

#LetsGoBucs #Retire21

09.03.2026 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry Bonds

#Pittsburgh #Pirates SWAG

#LetsGoBucsย  ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

09.03.2026 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#neverforget

08.03.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #NationalProofreadingDay!

#LetsGoBucs

08.03.2026 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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PSA:

Former #pittsburgh #Pirates Jose Lind reminds us to โ€œjumpโ€ forward for #daylightsavings โฐ time!

#LetsGoBucs

08.03.2026 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesโ€ฆ bless his kids, too.

08.03.2026 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One word to describe former #Pittsburgh #Pirates CF Andy Van Slyke:

#wow

#LetsGoBucs

07.03.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Muck the Fets

07.03.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #nationalcereslday

To you

07.03.2026 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Willie โ€œPopsโ€ Stargell was born on this day in 1940. #Pirates #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates

07.03.2026 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #NationalCerealDay (3/7) ๐Ÿฅฃ

#LetsGoBucs ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

07.03.2026 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That ball probably gets wet back home in Pittsburgh. #LetsGoBucs

07.03.2026 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HBD ๐ŸŽ‚ 3/6/1986

Former #Pittsburgh #Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli!

Francisco is the manager of Team Italy in this yearโ€™s #WBC2026 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

#LetsGoBucs #ThatsAmore ๐Ÿฅ€

06.03.2026 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Back in the day I remember there was a Cedric Maxwell highlight reel put to Rubber Band Man. Iโ€™ve been searching for it for years to no avail.

06.03.2026 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚

06.03.2026 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โšพ๏ธ ๐ŸŽถ โšพ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

06.03.2026 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
06.03.2026 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Remembering #Pittsburgh #Pirates Hall of Famer & World Series hero Willie Stargell โญ๏ธ on the anniversary of his birth, 3/6/1940.

Who can forget Popsโ€™ epic homers into upper decks & swimming pools across MLB? He was a modern day Hercules ๐Ÿ’ช
#LetsGoBucs

06.03.2026 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kent Tekulve #543 This week we talked about the Rubber Band Man, 1979 World Series hero, submarine pitcher, sunglasses wearer, Mr. Rogers guest, and hero of t...

Born March 5, 1947, today is Kent Tekulve's 79th birthday! Tekulve didn't debut in MLB until he was 27...and then pitched until he was 42! Appeared in 1050 games for the Pirates, Phillies, and Reds and saved 3 games for the 1979 World Champs.
Listen: 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2021/04/kent...

05.03.2026 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
06.03.2026 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Forget โ€œEnter the Sandmanโ€ or Timmy Trumpet.

The coolest closer entrance in MLB history is โ€œThe Rubberband Manโ€ by The Spinners for #Pittsburgh #Pirates closer Kent Tekulve. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

HBD ๐ŸŽ‚ 3/5/1947 Teke!

#LetsGoBucs

06.03.2026 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
05.03.2026 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the little snippet in the lower right about Steelers season ticket prices increasing to $25 each is just great.

05.03.2026 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I get the feeling that Oscar Marin is the only one who believes that Kyle Nicolas will ever become a good MLB reliever.

05.03.2026 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#FYI Wearing Number 22, RHP Bert Blyleven was the anchor of the #Bucs Pitching Rotation in 1979. Bert threw a CG SHO to clinch NLCS & Won G 5 of WS in Relief.

ONLY 22 DAYS until #OpeningDay 2026 for our @Pirates.com & JUST 38 DAYS until #OpeningDayPNC 2026! #LetsGoBucs ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
#BuccosBaseballCountdown ๐Ÿ“‰

04.03.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Incredible

04.03.2026 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#OTD 3/4/1991: #Pittsburgh #Pirates ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ manager Jim Leyland blows up at Barry Bonds in #SpringTraining.

Bonds, 2021: โ€œIโ€™m almost grateful he did cuss me out because it helped us grow so close that thereโ€™s nothing that could ever separate us.โ€ #LetsGoBucs

04.03.2026 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I canโ€™t believe itโ€™s been 35 years since this happened. ๐Ÿคฏ

Biggest news day in Pittsburgh Sports History: March 4, 1991

#LetsGoBucs #LetsGoPens

04.03.2026 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rocky Childress #643 This week, the only Rocky in the 1988 Topps set, Rocky Childress! Childress played parts of 4 MLB seasons and had some eventful years cris...

This week, a well traveled right handed pitcher who had a very good 1987 for Houston...Rocky Childress! In 1986, Rocky played for Portland-Tucson-Philadelphia-Portland all in 1 month. Rocky and his wife co-own a plumbing business in Bend, Oregon.
Listen: 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/03/rock...

03.03.2026 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0