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Double Header Sweep, Pirates (20-31), Keller Blank Rockies Twice in One Day

More important than any one outing or plate appearance was the collective effort. Offense came from all over the lineup in both games.

Brubaker Electric, Pirates (19-31) Take Game 1 of the Twin Bill over Rockies 7-0

This game had a little bit of a few themes we needed to see. First, timely hitting and effective at bats to further the cause. That’s not been a given this season but today it really consistently was on display.

Travis Swaggerty Moved to 60-Day IL – Likely Out for Season

This is nobody’s fault, injury is part of the game. Nobody knew 2020 was coming, He’s not a bust, not yet, not because of this. I have questions about his potential, but none that prevent me from thinking right or wrong he will get a shot at it.

Pirates (18-31) Swept by Cubs 5-3, This One Felt Worse Than That

Symbolism and baseball go hand in hand. Maybe that’s why I’ve found some success writing about it, I’m a metaphor junkie and baseball provides ample opportunity to put that on display.

The Next Wave – Unexpected Pieces

So, what I’m saying more than anything is I sometimes look at the players everyone is talking about and dream about all of them getting to Pittsburgh together and taking control of the Pirates ship to finally steer it in the right direction.

Pirates (18-29) Lose to the Cubs 4-3, Runners in Scoring Position Remains Theme

You get to the point when covering a season like this where you almost look at that as a win, not for the team of course, but personally. It’s hard to find anything useful to write about in a double digit loss, but in a 4-3 close game with chances throughout there tend to be more things worth noting.

Through the Prospect Porthole – Promote Roansy Contreras Now?

Three starts, 17.2 innings pitched, 0.00 ERA, 28 Strike outs and just 3 walks. The kid can hit triple digits on the radar gun and has graded 60 plus breaking and off speed stuff.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 5-24-21

This could easily be a whole bunch of woe is me after a weekend series like that in Atlanta. Just not my style. I was never under any illusions as to what this season would bring and while there will be bright spots as we keep unfolding the pages of this season there will certainly be more like what we just witnessed as well.

Mitch Keller Isn’t Good, but Training Him is Part of the Plan

This is the beginning of a build, the perfect time to be patient with a young pitcher who needs to learn his lessons at this level.

Pirates (18-27) Lose to Braves, Mitch Keller Can’t Slow Atlanta Offense

The Braves lineup is built to deliver haymakers until they connect enough and you submit. Leading the league in homeruns and each and every one of them is damn proud of it. Love ’em or hate ’em, the Braves are exactly what baseball has been geared toward, explosive offense that doesn’t fear the strikeout.