Gary Morgan

My Plan for the Pirates Starting Rotation, Right Now

So, no illusions here, this is my plan, not theirs, I don’t think they’ll do it entirely, but it’s what I’d do, and I’ll explain why after we discuss my idea.

A Tale of Two Trevors – Pirates lose 6-2 as Suarez Belts 3 Home Runs

It was the best of Trevor,it was the worst of Trevor.

Why Don’t Pirates Starters Go Deeper into Games?

Almost every day, I get asked this question and most of the time I brush it aside. It’s obvious right? They aren’t good enough. Well, that’s certainly part of the equation but as with almost every aspect of this beautiful game, it’s not that simple. Today, let’s dive in and really try to answer the question.

The 2020 Pirates Have One Message – Get Better

After the hire of Travis Williams, he first uttered something we would hear repeatedly, get better. Do a better job, hire better people, instruct the players better, everything comes back to those two words, get better.

Papa Power! Bryan Reynolds Leads Pirates Past Cubs 6-2 in Series Finale

If you want to learn about a kid, seeing how he handles the adversity of a bad outing by throwing him right back out there is as old as moves you’d see Connie Mack make.

Pirates Fall 8-2 to Cubbies in Error-filled Contest

There probably isn’t a more important storyline to tonight’s ball game beyond Joe Musgrove returning to the mound.

The Pirates Face a Roster Crisis, and It’s Not Just Bad Players Like Many Assume

The Pirates have been boxed into a corner and while this regime didn’t create it, they’ll be tasked with working around it. See, the Pirates have an impossible amount of arbitration ready players next season, and 2022 is even more frightening.

Pirates Trade Deadline Post Op

I have no doubt that things didn’t turn out quite how most of you wanted to see the deadline play out yesterday. I have little doubt Ben Cherington agrees with you.

Pittsburgh Pirates News & Views

Starting something new here on Inside the Bucs Basement, and we’ll start out calling it News & Views. I plan to have this every Monday and it will be a place to reset the week, recap the news and talk about some things to look for in the next.

Oh What a Feeling! Bell Clobbers Home Run Off a Toyota as Pirates Win 5-1

Josh Bell has looked like anything but the Pirates best player this season for the most part. In fact not two weeks ago he was twitching like cat in a room full of rocking chairs in the box. Suddenly since the road trip began, he is quiet in the box and putting nice swings onContinue reading “Oh What a Feeling! Bell Clobbers Home Run Off a Toyota as Pirates Win 5-1”