For decades now, the owners played fast and loose with ignoring the economic realities of the game. The players have ignored the realities of how young players have fared in the game, and finally neither side has enough left to offer.
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
The MLB Off-Season Has Been Put On Hold
Well, after over a year of talking about it, the situation many of us were dreading as baseball fans has finally come to fruition. Following a riveting seven minute meeting yesterday between MLB and the MLBPA, the owners unanimously voted to institute a lockout of players beginning at 12:01 EST today, December 2nd. Almost immediatelyContinue reading “The MLB Off-Season Has Been Put On Hold”
Make Sense of All These Moves!
It was late last night when I received a text from my producer of my podcast the Pirates Fan Forum. Eddie Provident is a guy who loves all Pittsburgh sports but he’s also young and had all but given up hope on the Pirates after 2016, well, until he started listening to me and Jim Stamm do our show.
Pirates Add Roberto Perez
The worst kept secret in the Pittsburgh Pirates to do list was to find an MLB catcher to replace the surprising trade of Jacob Stallings. Today they found their man, Roberto Perez on a one year deal worth 5 million dollars.
Two Guys Talking Stallings Trade
We aren’t here to be cheerleaders for Mr. Cherington, we are here to take an objective look at these values, perhaps even a cold approach, and evaluate possible trades and the actual returns from a monetary approach and today I feel like the cashier shorted me on my change and the manager just isn’t listening.
Jacob Stallings Is On The Move
11-29-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) A little over three weeks ago Jacob Stallings was announced as the first Pirates Gold Glove Catcher since Mike LaValliere, all the way back in 1987. Today he is one of the newest members of the Miami Marlins. Isn’t it crazy to think about how quicklyContinue reading “Jacob Stallings Is On The Move”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving being with family and friends, I for one feel like I start every family function with an impromptu half hour Pirates Q&A. So, in the spirit of coming together and trying like hell to have good conversations let’s dig in to today’s Five Thoughts.
Arbitration Tender Deadline Moved Up, Who’s Safe, Who’s Not?
These decisions deserve a bit more thought than just believing they haven’t been good enough. That’s of course true, but I can’t ignore that replacements might be similar and cost more.
Pirates Resign Yoshi Tsutsugo for 2022
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving everyone, if this news didn’t break last night chances are I’m writing a longer form message like that, but Ben Cherington seems addicted to making moves on holidays, so here we are.
Pirates Fans Are Sold On Suzuki
Obviously this is not universal belief held by all fans of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club; mostly because some people view it as a pipe dream not even worth discussing. However, for the most part, Pirates Fans have taken to social media in order to add recently posted Japanese Outfielder Seiya Suzuki to ever growing listContinue reading “Pirates Fans Are Sold On Suzuki”
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