This team, and this owner don’t help themselves as much as they could or should, I don’t absolve them of that, but in a league like this, there are certain realities, this is one of them. Doesn’t mean you can’t win, it just means it’s a hell of a lot harder.
Tag Archives: Ben Cherington
The Pirates Had to Cross This Bridge…and it Was Never Going to be Smooth
Way back in the off season, long before the Pirates rekindled their relationship with Andrew McCutchen. Before the Bryan Reynolds trade request saga. Predating all those starting pitchers going down with season ending arm injuries, I had one main question.
Know Your Enemy – July Edition
The division is still a dogfight at the top. There are scenarios that can develop yet where any of Cincinnati, Milwaukee, or Chicago could take this thing. The month of August will help to clear this up some, but there is a possibility that we get even less separation between the top 3 contenders. Join us again next month and we will find out what happened and who stood out!
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
Great questions, lots of How will the roster shake out type stuff this week, love answering stuff like that.
Oviedo, Young Bucs Shine in Pirates Win Over Tigers (48-58)
08/01/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter Is your thumb tired? If it is, I understand. Much like myself, you were probably scrolling Twitter, *cough* sorry I mean “X”, during the waning hours of the 2023 trade deadline. The Pirates made three more moves prior to the 6pm ET deadline on Tuesday, seeingContinue reading “Oviedo, Young Bucs Shine in Pirates Win Over Tigers (48-58)”
Two Guys Talkin’ Trades-Here we are
Here we go, Deadline time.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Kids Have Changed the Game
The rest of this year needs to be geared toward that, so at the deadline the Pirates have some choices to make. Do they hold on to guys like Choi, Santana for their sheer competence, or do they clear the space to start getting more at bats for some of the members of that list?
Trade Deadline: A Yearly Tradition Continues in Pittsburgh
You’ve watched Carlos Santana play an excellent first base all year. You’ve watched him bat cleanup all season long. You’ve heard Derek Shelton as recently as last week talk about how very important it has been and is to have someone like Carlos Santana in the locker room and dugout.
Then you watch him traded for an 18 year old kid named Jhonny Severino.
Top 15 Plus 5 More
A lot of blue up there. A lot. But it’s the fist week after the break so let’s not lose our cool here. I won’t get weighted down in those numbers. Instead….
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
Good questions as always everyone. Lots of frustration out there as we all should feel at times, appreciate the thoughtful questions that see through it.
Steel City Pirates 