Offense production continues to come from unexpected places as the Pirates top the Cardinals 5-1 in the opening series finale.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Playing for Their Jobs?
With limited viable options and make no mistake that is very much on this regime, I believe the cuts will be pretty obvious.
Williams Struggles While Wainwright Takes Him to School
As soon as the lineup was announced today, I had questions, and believe it or not why is Tucker in Right Field wasn’t one of them. I mainly questioned benching Jose Osuna after a nice two hit game last night from the DH spot.
The Long Ball Sinks The Pirates On Opening Day
Jack Flaherty threw a 94 mph fastball straight down the middle to Kevin Newman and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 season was underway. Flaherty went on to retire the first nine Buccos in a row before giving up a lead of single to Newman in the bottom of the 4th. He looked in mid-season form; paintingContinue reading “The Long Ball Sinks The Pirates On Opening Day”
Opening Day Has Arrived: 2020 Pirate Projections and A Little Cardinals Preview
Anytime the Pirates have been competitive in recent memory, it seems like it has always been the St. Louis Cardinals standing in their way. For three straight seasons (2013-15) it was the team from the Gateway City that kept the Pirates from a NL Central Division Title, which could have let them avoid the WildContinue reading “Opening Day Has Arrived: 2020 Pirate Projections and A Little Cardinals Preview”
5 Thoughts At 5: Pirates Opening Day Eve
As the beginning of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 season is almost upon us there are a lot of emotions that have been welling up inside of me over the past few months, ready to come out. Ever since the shutdown went into effect on that sunny Thursday afternoon back in March, it has been oneContinue reading “5 Thoughts At 5: Pirates Opening Day Eve”
Progression, Regression and Stagnation: 2020 Pirates Player Projections
Each year before a season begins there are expectations; for the organization as a whole, for the team and especially for the individual players on the field. We try to predict a direction or a path for the future; sometimes based on numbers and patterns, but often it is rooted in emotion, a gut instinctContinue reading “Progression, Regression and Stagnation: 2020 Pirates Player Projections”
Opening Day, Pirates Predictions for 2020
Final Pre-Season record prediction for the Pirates
Blinded by Their Own
Before the Pirates latest contest against the Indians in Cleveland on Sunday, I decided to watch some MLB network and I was pleasantly surprised to see Joe Musgrove was going to be interviewed about being named the opening day starter for the Bucs.
Taking Off The Fan Hat: Cheering For The Name On The Front Of The Jersey
I am a Pittsburgh Pirates Fan; always have been. In my 35 years of cheering on the Buccos there have been ups and downs, players have come and gone, ownership has changed hands, a new park has been built and another was torn down and through it all I have persevered. Always trying to keepContinue reading “Taking Off The Fan Hat: Cheering For The Name On The Front Of The Jersey”
Steel City Pirates 