Starter Spotlight: Sweet Cris-mas!

6-8-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates will try once more for their first sweep of the season, one of the few teams in MLB who have yet to achieve this feat. To do that, they’ll need to go through Cristopher Sanchez, who has been one of the best starting pitchers in theContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Sweet Cris-mas!”

Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies (37-25) at Pittsburgh Pirates (23-40)

06-06-2025 – By Josh Booth – @bridge2buctober on X These two teams met up in the middle of May in Philadelphia. The Phillies swept the Pirates in a weekend series that kicked off a 9-game winning streak. Granted, that winning streak was against the Pirates, Rockies, and Athletics. After winning a series against the division foe,Continue reading “Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies (37-25) at Pittsburgh Pirates (23-40)”

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (15-29) at Philadelphia Phillies (25-18)

5-16-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X While most fans of the team don’t feel there is much of a rivalry between the two Keystone state squads, it’ll be an east-versus-west weekend between the Battlin’ Bucs and the Phightin’ Phils in the City of Brotherly Love. The Pirates face an NL East team for the thirdContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (15-29) at Philadelphia Phillies (25-18)”

Starter Spotlight: Take A Chance On Sanchez

7-20-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After a surprising comeback victory last night, the Pirates are on the fun side of .500 for the first time since April 24 and just 0.5 games back of the final wild card. But, the season doesn’t end today and still, we fight on, as the Pirates lookContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Take A Chance On Sanchez”