Author Archives: Gary Morgan

Everyone’s Story is Different, but Quinn Priester and Mitch Keller Sure Stack Up Side by Side

Happy Groundhog’s Day everyone, in honor of the day I thought it would be as good a time as any to really dig in on an issue at the very least fans sure as hell feel is recurring year after year in Pittsburgh.

Hey, Let’s Make a Deal! Are the Marlins & Pirates a Good Fit?

This is just one match, with one team. I wrote all this to try to illustrate just how much deeper these things go than reading a report that a team wants THIS, and they have THIS to offer. It’s so much more than that, and I could do this for just about any potential match you toss my way. So could you if you think through all these factors.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five –

This time of year can be tough as a sports fan. The NFL is gone for a couple weeks before one last big show. The NHL is on their All Star hiatus for ten days. The MLB hot stove is more like a hot plate run from a cigarette lighter plug in an old Datsun. We don’t even have an NBA team here so at least for me, I don’t care what they have going on. College basketball anyone?

Steel City Pirates – Baseball Questions on NFL Championship Weekend

It’s a slow time of year, so the worries, concerns and questions of the fan base tend to fracture. There’s no universal goings on to debate and comment on, so people’s concerns jump all over the place.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Mom & Dad are Fighting!

Bob Nutting spoke last week to Jason Mackey, and while most people have their minds made up about him, this time, he said a lot of what you want to hear.

Development is Non-Linear, but for the Pirates, it’s Been Almost Non-Existent

The Pirates have curated a fan base that has lowered their expectations down to expecting at least some effort. From players who probably aren’t good enough, from coaches who probably don’t have all the right buttons to push, even if they knew what they’d be.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Steel City Pirates

Most of you saw the announcement last week about this website changing to Steel City Pirates, and since you’re here, it’s obvious it hasn’t prevented you from getting here, so, awesome.