The Pirates Need To Be Like The Rays

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-up7bw-1429d40 Craig and Chris talk about certain trends concerning two of the Pirates Most Important Players-Hayes and Reynolds, the need to fill holes on the roster and the Endy/Henry Situation in Triple-A, before eventually concluding that Pittsburgh needs to be more like that team from Tampa Bay.  Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers theContinue reading “The Pirates Need To Be Like The Rays”

Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Toward The End Of May And Past Memorial Day

6-6-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Every single one of you that is reading this blog post is doing so one some sort of an electronic device; from an IPhone to an Android, or a Tablet to a Computer. It’s just kind of how things work nowadays; except when they don’t. ManyContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Toward The End Of May And Past Memorial Day”

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Series Preview

Plain and simple, the Pirates are the better team, no matter where you look. The Athletics pitching staff is historically bad, and their offense has been trending downward recently as well.

Pirates Bats Back Keller In Series Victory: (28-27)

5-31-23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter Keller threw 101 pitches over 6 innings of work-with 74 of them going for strikes. He’s putting the ball exactly where he wants it, while using a solid 4 pitch mix; with a couple other off speed pitches-a curve and changeup-to keep batters off balance.Continue reading “Pirates Bats Back Keller In Series Victory: (28-27)”

Joe Homers Against Former Team, Castro Crucial Base-Running Propel 2-1 Over Giants: (27-27)

The Pirates look for their last opportunity to win a series in May on Wednesday, as Mitch Keller faces off with Alex Wood.