Opinion & Analysis – Page 164 – Steel City Pirates

Two Guys Talking Trades – With Joe Boyd and Justin Verno 5-31-21

The Guys are back, and this week they’re taking a look at the market for Richard Rodriguez.

Pirates Roster Shakeups Today, and the Near Future

Today we get started on returning some injured players and making decisions. Ka’ai Tom returned to the lineup yesterday as the 27th man for the double header, but the club will want to keep the rule five pick on the roster, which obviously means someone else has to go. Ildemaro Vargas was Designated for Assignment today to make room.

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.

Filling The Immediate Hole Left By Frazier’s Absence Wouldn’t Be An Easy Task

This past off-season General Manager Ben Cherington had a decision to make, as he had two candidates for the first base job in Josh Bell and Colin; with him operating under the assumption that the designated hitter would not be in play, which turned out to be correct.. Ultimately, he found a suitor for BellContinue reading “Filling The Immediate Hole Left By Frazier’s Absence Wouldn’t Be An Easy Task”

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.

Pirates Fall To Cubs For The Second Straight Night

Wil Crowe didn’t do great tonight, but overall he hasn’t looked terrible; which might not matter to some because he still came away with the L . Many Pirates fans are searching for an Ace, or the clutch hitter, to come in, step up and save the day; but, unfortunately, I have bad news forContinue reading “Pirates Fall To Cubs For The Second Straight Night”

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.