If you would have told me on Friday afternoon that the Pirates offense would score 18 runs in the first two games of the series versus Detroit, 3 more than they put up in the previous 4 games against the Twins, there is no way I would have have thought they were facing a sweepContinue reading “Tigers Complete A Sweep Of The Pirates In A Sunday Matinee”
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
Pirates, Holland Lose 11-5 as First Innings Looked More Like Home Run Derby
The Pirates and Tigers had a slobber knocker last night putting up a combined 30 runs and wreaking havoc on one another’s bullpens. Today the Pirates sent Derek Holland to the mound hoping for minimally stability while the Tigers countered with old friend Ivan Nova.
What is the Pirates Plan with Erik Gonzalez?
Let’s be clear, I don’t know, and really, I doubt if Ben Cherington knows with any level of certainty at this moment. So, what I think we can do successfully here is talk about the different paths they could choose using the new information we have from watching some choices the management has made.
What a Ballgame! Pirates Fall 17-13 to the Tigers in a Wild Slugfest
When all things were said and done, you could barely recognize the outcome if you only watched the beginning. I joked on Twitter I almost felt the need to write two game stories it was such a definitive break.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers – Series Preview
Ahh thank the good lord COVID didn’t take away this um, natural rivalry! The Pirates and Tigers play every season in a home and home since MLB has decided these two clubs are rivals and largely the Pirates have done well in the series.
Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins
As the series with the Cubs ended and the one against the Twins began there wasn’t much to be positive about. The Pirates pitchers were dropping left and right to injuries and the bats were silent, except for some late inning heroics that ultimately fell short. The negatives were abundantly clear and every Yinzer withContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins”
Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.
Entering the day, the Pirates found themselves in danger of being swept by the Twins in a 4 game home-and-home series and extending their current losing streak to 8 games. During their current skid the Pirates have utilized any method you can think of to lose games and possibly even invented some new ways inContinue reading “Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.”
Pirates Fall 5-2 – Bell Surges, Williams Mows Them Down
On most nights I’d spend a decent amount of this column talking about hometown kid Randy Dobnak, and he was really good, tossing 6 innings of shut out ball, but tonight he wasn’t the story. Not alone at least.
Pirates Positively Have an Optimism Problem
The biggest problem with being positive about the Pirates is probably the simple fact that its always about the future.
Musgrove Gets Touched Up Early and The Pirates Fail To Rebound
On Monday night, up until the bottom of the 6th inning the Pirates seemed to have everything firing exactly the way they wanted it to; Cole Tucker homered to lead off the game, base knocks were bringing in runners and Derek Holland had it in cruise control. Then everything began to fail and what lookedContinue reading “Musgrove Gets Touched Up Early and The Pirates Fail To Rebound”
Steel City Pirates 