Baseball is such a unique sport. You can literally do nothing all game long and suddenly with one swing of the bat score 3 runs. I say this because as Pirates fans, you almost forget how quickly runs can come in this game.
Author Archives: Gary Morgan
Pirates 4-3 Winners in Walk Off Fashion! Yoshi 3 Run Bomb in the Bottom of the 9th
The Pirates hung in there with the Cardinals, but Wil Crowe’s 3 runs in 5 innings was too much to overcome for this light hitting lineup, well, through 8 innings anyhow.
On Polanco, The Pirates Were Always Going to Make Half the Fans Angry
I have no real issue with this move on the surface, I felt he had been given plenty of time this season. Now, I should also say, I had long since given up this even being a possibility.
A Legacy, a History, the Negro Leagues Still Have a Hold on Baseball Fans
I love baseball. I know, shocking right? I’ve always been conflicted when thinking about or looking back on the Negro Leagues. Here in Pittsburgh we have arguably the richest history there is, home to the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the mighty Homestead Grays who we just saw the Pirates honor last night.
Pirates Fall 4-3, Honoring the Homestead Grays
Really fun ballgame, and the Grays uniforms were fire. Unfortunately the final score didn’t go the Pirates way.
Friday Focus – All That Future Stuff is Inching Closer to Now
I’ve been hesitant to put a real timeline together beyond saying 2022 would start to be more fun, so on and so forth.
MLB Starters Aren’t What They Used to Be
There is a lot of sentiment that the Pirates are way too quick to pull starting pitchers. They are, but I think you’ll find this interesting.
Pirates Drop Series Finale 5-2
Stop me if you heard this one. The Pirates had yet another opportunity to sweep a series, and this time they had arguably their best starter and put out very close to their best lineup. OK, they didn’t rest Hayes or Reynolds is like my threshold for a pretty good lineup.
For the Pirates Winning Games is Still the Goal
One of the toughest subjects for fans of a rebuilding team is balancing the want and need for a high draft pick with the reality that the players on the field have a job to do.
Top Ten Pirates Stories You Don’t Want to See But Probably Will
When you write about a team daily you get to the point where you can think of ten different things to write about almost every day.
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