In my first article in this series I dove deep into the exciting stat of BB% for hitters. The clear positives of a high BB% are obviously, getting on base and potentially allowing yourself to be able to receive more hittable pitches. The precise benefits of a low K% are not always as apparent. StrikeoutsContinue reading “Top O’The Metric To Yinz: Avoiding The Swing and Miss”
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Friday Focus – MiLB Contraction is a Huge Story, Lost in a Bigger One.
We talk about this because if we don’t this all happens in the dark, and darkness is where worst things happen. Bring these into the light and see if you can catch some of the roaches scurrying under the fridge.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Hi Buccos Fans, Here are my thoughts today at five. One of Pittsburgh’s most often referenced moment from Pirates lore is Jim Leyland blowing up on Barry Bonds during Spring Training. I wonder how much that one moment has helped the fan base by in large disown Bonds as part of our history, if notContinue reading “Five Pirates Thoughts at Five”
Worth The Gamble
Every night at 7 PM no matter what was going on, my Grandparents’ television had to be tuned into the Pennsylvania Lottery to see if they won the daily number drawing and almost every time they came up empty handed. There would be conversations about how they were one number off or it was aContinue reading “Worth The Gamble”
What To Do When There is No Baseball
A Little Baseball, A Little Beer
What’s In A Name: “Behind The Numbers”-Catchers Edition
Back in December of 2019 I wrote an article about what I believed to be the Pirates Real Problem at Catcher, which focused on the lack of depth that the organization had at the Major League and Minor League levels. Just prior to this new Pirates’ General Manager Ben Cherington had chosen not to tenderContinue reading “What’s In A Name: “Behind The Numbers”-Catchers Edition”
Fair Pittsburgh Pirates Coverage – With a Brand-New Address
Welcome to InsideTheBucsBasement.com First of all, if you’re reading this, chances are you have already followed Craig Toth and my (Gary Morgan) work as we both wrote for InsideThePirates.com an SI Team Channel. Maybe you know Craig from his Bucs in the Basement podcast, no matter what brings you here, welcome and thank you forContinue reading “Fair Pittsburgh Pirates Coverage – With a Brand-New Address”
Steel City Pirates 