Nobody likes getting beat up by big brother. The Pirates for the majority of the modern era have looked up to, with awe, the Cardinals, and the games often play out like that. Every once in a while little bro lands a shot, but it’s not long before the elder puts him back in his place.
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
If the Unwritten Rules Are So Great, Write ’em Down
Baseball is such a romantic sport, people love it for so much more than just the sport itself. The ballpark is like a cathedral to many and as such some of the silly unwritten rules of baseball have become a religion.
St. Louis Gets To Brubaker Early, As The Pirates Drop Fourth Straight To The Cardinals
Some games your starter just doesn’t have it. Even a guy, who up until this point had allowed three runs or less in his first seven starts on the season, is bound to have a little bit of an off day; although this start did not have any the markings of such an occurrence, otherContinue reading “St. Louis Gets To Brubaker Early, As The Pirates Drop Fourth Straight To The Cardinals”
It’s On the Pirates to Connect with Fans
There are many things that have surprised me since I started doing this job. First of all, it shocked me people actually cared what I had to say, now I’m surprised people think part of my job is to convince them to care about the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates (17-23) Drop Series Finale 4-1, Earn Split with Giants in 4-Game Set
Maturation is a funny thing in baseball. Some people seem born that way, others struggle to come to grips with the fact they aren’t flawless. Mitch Keller has probably had just about every description of failure to launch you can come up with in his young career.
Jacob Stallings Lifts The Pirates To Victory
For the past couple of years it has honestly made me chuckle as a decent amount Pirates Fans have questioned Jacob Stallings ability to be an everyday Major League catcher; many times denying every metric in an attempt to discredit Pittsburgh’s backstop, and even claiming at times that he wouldn’t start on any other MajorContinue reading “Jacob Stallings Lifts The Pirates To Victory”
Pirates Fans Are Anxious About Travis Swaggerty’s Timeline
As the Pittsburgh Pirates Affiliates began to roll out their rosters at the beginning of the month, just ahead of the May The Fourth Be With You Opening Day, I had some questions about Ben Cherington’s choices concerning roster assignments; most notably the decision to start Travis Swaggerty off in AAA. At that point IContinue reading “Pirates Fans Are Anxious About Travis Swaggerty’s Timeline”
Pirates (16-22) Win in 11 Innings, Yajure, Frazier Shine
Another game, another great pitching performance, another shutout loss. When we came into 2021, most were ultimately concerned with the starting pitching, I was too. I thought it had a chance to hold its own and by the end of the year be pretty strong.
Is it Time to Ask, Who is Rick Eckstein Helping?
Back in 2019 when Bob Nutting stepped up and finally did something right for this organization after years of sleeping at the wheel by firing his management staff, a couple guys stayed along for the ride.
The Pirates Offense Struggles As They Drop The First Game Of The Series To The Giants
For the first four innings it looked like we were in for another low scoring pitchers duel, which has become more common place that I truly expected thus far in the season. With a starting rotation that lost Joe Musgrove via trade and Steven Brault to injury before the year started, while filling gaps withContinue reading “The Pirates Offense Struggles As They Drop The First Game Of The Series To The Giants”
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