Every year someone writes some exposé about not only how cheap Bob Nutting is, but how incompetent he and his organization have been and in fact are. It’s really never anything fans weren’t aware of, just combining things to show the sum is much worse than they might have assumed. Adding some more meat on already bleached and picked to death bones.
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Important Numbers For Pittsburgh Pirates
2-21-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X I just finished up the busiest time of the year for me (top 30 prospects episodes – check them out if you haven’t already) and now I’m ready to jump back into writing some articles on my beloved Buccos. Ahead of last season, I did preview piecesContinue reading “Important Numbers For Pittsburgh Pirates”
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.
Steel City Pirates Q&A – Signs of Intelligence on Social Media?
Most of you who submit regular questions here, well, you know I try to give you as serious an attempt as I can to answer your question, but the current climate had me wondering if I might be fishing in a sewer with a hot dog hoping for a clean smelling trout by asking or questions this week.
On the Eve of a New Pirates Season Beginning…
I’m not ready to make predictions yet, in fact, I don’t even think they’ve finished forming the roster, I’ll let Spring play out before I go there like every year but I have a few thoughts I wanted to get out there before we get this thing started.
What to watch for as pitchers and catchers report
Wednesday, my eyes and ears will be glued to Twitter, or X, or whatever you care to call it nowadays, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and catchers will officially report to Bradenton, Florida for Spring Training, kicking off baseball season with football out of the way.
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.
Pirates Sign Yasmani Grandal for 2.5 Million
In keeping with the cherished tradition of the Ben Cherington era, the Pirates signed what at the very least is a notable name during a time when most of the country is busy doing anything but caring about what the Pirates do
Steel City Pirates – Bucco Questions on Super Bowl Weekend!
Really solid and well thought out questions this week. Some of you are starting to know me well enough to tee me up purposefully (Nick), and some of you much like Trevor Bauer himself, just can’t stop yourselves.
I’m Not Upset Gary Sanchez Signed Elsewhere, Hear Me Out
This Gary Sanchez situation in miniature really showed me how far apart I am from a lot of fans. I mean some people were straight heated about what I saw at least as a weird fit.
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