There are nights when nothing goes right. For the Pirates so far this season that’s been the case in every matchup with the Reds. Pitching, hitting, hey name an aspect, it probably failed in some way.
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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 5-10-21
The Pirates have dealt with some injury to an already thin lineup and as is becoming tradition with Ben Cherington, when you expect a move, he might just give you three or four.
Pirates (13-19) Lose 3-2 to Cubs, Moran Leaves with Injury
Wil Crowe is still a work in progress, he still struggles with command at times but one thing he is showing at least me, he’s a major league pitcher.
You Can’t Watch This Pirates Offense and Believe Hayes Can Fix It Alone
Obviously the Pirates offense will improve when Ke’Bryan Hayes returns to action, I mean that would be rather hard to dispute, but we also shouldn’t pretend it fixes everything.
The Pirates Lineup Needs Help, Is There Any Coming?
The thing that will help this club the most would be getting their injured third baseman back, but let’s dig a bit deeper.
There Are Certain Truths You Come to Realize Watching Minor League Ball
ust about every year, minor league baseball is inundated with coverage from folks who simply don’t spend a whole lot of time covering it. In an obvious rebuild, that gets ramped up to 100.
Pirates (13-17) Drop Series to Padres, Brubaker Fights Through 5.2 for No Decision
Before I get into this game in particular, this was a fun series. Lots of good defense especially from Kim Ha-seong and Erik Gonzalez. Kim played 2B, SS and 3B consecutively giving each of the Padres big three a night off during the series and he just shined.
A Tremendous Day of MiLB Baseball
A rebuilding club always has one thing going for them. They can always point out toward the affiliate locations and say hey guys, look over there, not here.
Pirates (12-16) Squander Tyler Anderson Great Start, Fall to Padres 2-0
Tonight there were positives to take away, plenty actually, but the bats remained silent for a second straight night.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 5-3-21
Rough week for our Buccos, but that’s going to happen when any one aspect of the club falters. What separates the bad/good/great teams is the ability to survive and win when some facets of the game fail.