Joliet Jake — Contributing Writer

Jake is a bird dog covering NC and SC (not for the Pirates), has kin on the 25-man of an AL club, and is married with a four-year-old son. His passion is the Pittsburgh Pirates - the team he tried out for. You can always find Jake hanging out at his personal site: http://pirates.mlblogs.com.

Polka Bill – Contributing Writer

I was born in April 1977. An Army brat, I’ve lived in Maryland, Alaska and Pennsylvania. Baseball has always been my favorite sport. I follow the Pirates religiously and always have an opinion on what’s going on. I’m married, have a one-year old daughter, and have been employed with the same organization for seven years.

John Setzler — Contributing Writer & Photographer

John is better known as “the guy with the camera” around Hickory, North Carolina. When not in school, he’s a freelance photographer, photo stringer for the Hickory Record, and has been a contributor - photography and writing - at Bucco Blog for over a year now with an emphasis on the Crawdads. Drop by John’s blog at http://www.setzler.net to see some of his A+ photography or you can read some of his older ‘Dad’s posts here: http://pirates.mlblogs.com/pirate_report/hickory_dads/index.html.

Rocco Ieraci — Contributing Writer

I was born and raised in the Greenfield neighborhood in Pittsburgh, and have been a fan of the Buccos for literally as long as I can remember. I’m 25, and have a degree in sports management/journalism. After working in college athletics, I realized I needed a venue to express my opinions rather then being a spokesman for the program. I am now owner/writer of www.pierogisnat.blogspot.com, and am also writing for Bucco Blog and Mondesi’s House (under the pen name Big Snack), and have been referenced or linked by numerous other sites. Feel free to email me with any questions/comments/concerns, and I look forward to the new and improved Bucco Blog!

Jake Seiner — Contributing Writer

I’m currently a journalism student at Boston University. I play for the BU club baseball team, and I pretty much eat, sleep, and breath baseball. I hail from Bridgeville, PA, and have been a huge Pirates, Pens, and Steelers fan since birth. I also do some other Pittsburgh related sports writing at my own personal blog, yinzer24.wordpress.com

Alex Jackson — Editor-in-Chief

Alex Jackson is Managing Director of Baseball Interactive Media (BIM), has extensive experience in new media and public communication, and has been a consultant for Fortune 500 companies over the years.