Category Archives: Weekly Feature

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Some Things are Taking Shape

It’s been a fun Grapefruit League schedule so far, when the Pirates regulars leave games it’s been impressive watching their prospects beat up on the other team’s replacements. Even the travel games with only a starter or two have a decent amount of talent on display.

Know Your Enemy – Cincinnati Reds 2024 & Beyond

The Reds were the darling of the baseball world for a period in 2023. It seemed as though each week they had a new & exciting player being called upon from the minor leagues. And each time that player reached the Show, they made a splash. As things often go, the team hit a skid after a red hot stretch. The perils of a young core.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – First Full Squad Day

This Saturday at 1:05 PM, I’ll be in another world. Oh, I’ll still be in Pittsburgh, but when I put in my headphones and tune in the Pirates vs the Twins for the first game of the Grapefruit League schedule, I’ll be right there and I probably won’t miss more than a handful of innings this team plays for the next seven and a half months unless they make it last longer lord willing.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – OK, Baseball Season

Camp opens this week and my friends, I’m ready. At some point, will they won’t they, did they do enough? Why won’t they do this? Man it’s just time to shut up, lace them up, get out there and start showing us what we have.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Only One More Before Pitchers and Catchers Report

It’s getting real now. The folks who’ve spent all off season telling everyone to calm down because there was so friggin’ much time left, well, let’s just say in my Q&A this week, they were now the ones asking… Are they going to get another pitcher or not?

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five –

This time of year can be tough as a sports fan. The NFL is gone for a couple weeks before one last big show. The NHL is on their All Star hiatus for ten days. The MLB hot stove is more like a hot plate run from a cigarette lighter plug in an old Datsun. We don’t even have an NBA team here so at least for me, I don’t care what they have going on. College basketball anyone?

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Mom & Dad are Fighting!

Bob Nutting spoke last week to Jason Mackey, and while most people have their minds made up about him, this time, he said a lot of what you want to hear.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Steel City Pirates

Most of you saw the announcement last week about this website changing to Steel City Pirates, and since you’re here, it’s obvious it hasn’t prevented you from getting here, so, awesome.