6-15-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Each and every week of the Minor League Season I pull out my notebook and write down the Pirates Prospects that I am considering as the Top 5 Prospects in the Pirates Farm System for the previous week. Like, literally write them down with a pencilContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects Performers: More Than A Day Late, And At Least A Couple of Bucks Short”
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Bullpen Breaks Down At Wrigley: (34-32)
6/15/23- By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter You don’t make friends with salad. And the last thing you put in place-at the end of a rebuild-is the bullpen. Call it overuse (which can’t be at this point, because the Pirates still rank 26th in innings pitched), overexposure, or whatever you want. At thisContinue reading “Bullpen Breaks Down At Wrigley: (34-32)”
What The Pirates Need To Do To Become Contenders
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2s9ut-1431f50 Craig and Chris discuss the missing piece(s) of the Pirates current rebuild; while trying to figure out how to find them, in order to become legit contenders. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar toContinue reading “What The Pirates Need To Do To Become Contenders”
Minor League News and Brews: Up, Down and All Around The Pirates Farm System
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xievx-142c59b Craig checks in on some individual prospects at each level of the Pirates Farm System that are having either encouraging or discouraging starts to the Minor League Season. #LetsGoBucs #30MinutesOfBucs #MiLBNewsAndBrews Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to theContinue reading “Minor League News and Brews: Up, Down and All Around The Pirates Farm System”
Pirates Fall Behind Early In Disappointing Loss To The Lowly Athletics: (32-29)
6/7/23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter Plant this game in April, and nine times out of ten the Pirates walk away a winner. Not just because of the record, but also because the Pittsburgh Rotation was on a heater of quality games. Eleven in a row to be exact; while postingContinue reading “Pirates Fall Behind Early In Disappointing Loss To The Lowly Athletics: (32-29)”
The Pirates Need To Be Like The Rays
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-up7bw-1429d40 Craig and Chris talk about certain trends concerning two of the Pirates Most Important Players-Hayes and Reynolds, the need to fill holes on the roster and the Endy/Henry Situation in Triple-A, before eventually concluding that Pittsburgh needs to be more like that team from Tampa Bay. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers theContinue reading “The Pirates Need To Be Like The Rays”
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Toward The End Of May And Past Memorial Day
6-6-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Every single one of you that is reading this blog post is doing so one some sort of an electronic device; from an IPhone to an Android, or a Tablet to a Computer. It’s just kind of how things work nowadays; except when they don’t. ManyContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Toward The End Of May And Past Memorial Day”
Pirates Bats Back Keller In Series Victory: (28-27)
5-31-23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter Keller threw 101 pitches over 6 innings of work-with 74 of them going for strikes. He’s putting the ball exactly where he wants it, while using a solid 4 pitch mix; with a couple other off speed pitches-a curve and changeup-to keep batters off balance.Continue reading “Pirates Bats Back Keller In Series Victory: (28-27)”
How The Pirates Got Here
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ep2yb-141ff0c Craig and Chris discuss the first two months of the Pirates season, the possible causes for the bipolar play in May versus April and attempt to debunk two possible solutions that have been proposed to improve the team. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and joins hisContinue reading “How The Pirates Got Here”
Minor League News and Brews: Assessing The State Of The Pirates Rebuild
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ysevb-141a22d Craig is joined by Zach Buchanan from The Athletic to talk Pirates Prospects-such as Henry Davis, Termarr Johnson, Enmanuel Terrero and Quinn Priester-as well as the transformation of the team he used to cover, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan;Continue reading “Minor League News and Brews: Assessing The State Of The Pirates Rebuild”
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