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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

Henry and Endy living together, Dogs and Cats, mass hysteria in the streets!

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.

Hill Dominates Cards as Bucs Complete Series Sweep (31-27)

6/4/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Following two games where the bullpen had to cover 12 innings of work, Rich Hill decided to give them as much of a break as possible, lasting 6.2 innings, allowing only 1 run off 4 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts in his performance. Bucs gotContinue reading “Hill Dominates Cards as Bucs Complete Series Sweep (31-27)”

Ke’Bryan Powers Bucs Past Surging Cardinals in 7-5 Win to Start Homestand (29-27)

Pirates a half game out of first, 2 games over .500, open a 9 game homestand on the right note.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Series Preview

Who would have thought that coming into June, the Cardinals would be down near the bottom of the NL Central division?

The Fallacy of the Best 26

t’s the battle cry of the wounded when it comes to baseball fan bases. The unquestioned barometer for whether your team is trying. The only way to truly be “all in”.

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)”

Top 15 Plus 5 More Update

5-31-23 – By Justin Verno – @JV_PITT on Twitter 1–Endy Rodriguez- BA/OBP/SLG OPS ISO wOBA wRC+ BB% K% A .212/.312/.371 .683 .159 .310 71 11.7% 14.3% Week .087/.160/.174 .334 .087 .160 -24 8% 24% 2-Henry Davis- BA/OBP/SLG OPS ISO wOBA wRC+ BB% k% AAA .302/.451/.597 1.048 .714 .466 183 17.1% 17.1% Week .333/.478/.389 .867 .056 .422 155Continue reading “Top 15 Plus 5 More Update”

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.

How The Pirates Got Here

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ep2yb-141ff0c Craig and Chris discuss the first two months of the Pirates season, the possible causes for the bipolar play in May versus April and attempt to debunk two possible solutions that have been proposed to improve the team. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and joins hisContinue reading “How The Pirates Got Here”