1-25-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Relievers are a “dime a dozen.” You’ve heard it. We’ve heard it. It’s a volatile role which has a lot of turnover. That said, strong bullpens have led the winning charge for Pirates teams during the 2013-15 playoff runs. Recent losing years have included some rough namesContinue reading “Bullpen Full of Bullets”
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Some Solid Pitching, Timely Hits, Secure 3-2 Win For Pirates Over Yankees
9/17/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Following a strong past several weeks where the Pirates won or split the series against 4 of their last 5 opponents, they were on the verge of not just losing a series versus the Yankees but being swept for the first time since July 14-16 (San FranciscoContinue reading “Some Solid Pitching, Timely Hits, Secure 3-2 Win For Pirates Over Yankees”
Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)
9/10/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Wrapping up the series in Atlanta with Luis Ortiz of the Pirates taking on Allan Winans of the Braves, turning out a surprising pitchers duel between one of the best offenses in baseball and one of the worst. After combining for 24 hits and 12 runs overContinue reading “Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)”
Keuchel Silences Bucs Bats As Twins Win 2-0 (55-69)
8/20/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Bats quiet on both sides early on as Ryan Borucki pitched 2 perfect innings for the Bucs in an opener role for Osvaldo Bido. History almost made for the second game in a row as both teams vying to win the rubber-match. Twins got on the boardContinue reading “Keuchel Silences Bucs Bats As Twins Win 2-0 (55-69)”
Big Seventh Inning Powers Pirates Win Over Mets, 7-4 (55-66)
8/15/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Pirates bats struggled to get much going against the Mets bullpen in the first game of this series. In game 2, they made sure to capitalize. Mets got on the board first tonight after a Brandon Nimmo lead-off homer, his second long-ball in as many days, givingContinue reading “Big Seventh Inning Powers Pirates Win Over Mets, 7-4 (55-66)”
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Spring Training Impact
2-28-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Many times, when a prospect enters Spring Training there is little to no chance that they will come north with the Big League Club; often taking the detour along I-70 West, on their way to Indianapolis. In some cases this decision is made before anyone evenContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Spring Training Impact”
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Next Men Up
2-7-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) In 2021 the Pittsburgh Pirates deployed 64 players to be able to make it through the season. Then just last year the number grew to 68. When you consider the size of an active roster-with the taxi squad at times-it is still pretty astonishing that theContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Next Men Up”
Figuring Out The Pirates 40-Man: Who’s Safe And Who Might Not Be
Do you hear that sound? It’s the keyboards pounding, teeth gnashing, alerts sounding, pages refreshing as Pittsburgh Pirates Fans furious debate the official opening of the team’s off-season.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
10/4/22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) I already knew compiling this week’s list was going to be possibly the biggest challenge of the season; with only 3 games on the docket, and a couple of recent promotions limiting the player pool even more. When he wasn’t injured from the end of JulyContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
5-17-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) When it comes to Major League Baseball the word prospect has a fairly simple definition of any player that has yet to exceed the rookie eligibility requirements. The implications and expectations often attached to the term are a completely different story; especially when numbers are introduced,Continue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
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