Some interesting storylines are just starting to take shape, so today let’s think through some of the train lights we see coming from afar.
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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Bucs Eclipse 3 Straight Opponents
Hey! 8-2, not too shabby huh? Your Buccos have simply played a hard 9 innings in all 10 games they’ve played, and some of the teams they’ve faced don’t have the horses to run a relay race like that. It’s why their baseline for wins should rightly be closer to .500 than some pundits decided it would be pre-season.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – It’s Hard to Picture a Better Start
There’s a lot to like when your team doesn’t lose, and so far, ours hasn’t. I’m not going to spend today telling you how wrong you are for getting excited, but I’m going to try to provide some context for what we’re watching.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – That’s a Wrap on the Grapefruit League
The Roster is set, and we’ll talk all about it in detail when I release the Steel City Pirates 2024 Season Preview tomorrow. I can’t avoid touching on some of it today but I’ll have individual thoughts about every player selected along with a whole bunch of fun prediction stuff we can all chew on and hold up as examples of my stupidity. I did get the record prediction right last year but it sure as hell didn’t come about in the way I envisioned.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Decision Time Looms
This week I’m going to write up a nice story about my trip to Bradenton. I have a bunch of pictures I took with my big lens, and stories to tell about the experience, but for this edition of 5 thoughts, let’s just keep it about some of the very real choices this team has to make and soon.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – On Our Way to Bradenton!
It’s my last piece before heading down to Bradenton for Spring Training, so yes, this is a very Spring Training heavy piece.
Oneil Cruz Keeps Eliminating Reasons to Think He Won’t Succeed
Oneil Cruz has been slow walked back into action this Spring, that much is clear, but he’s also made the most of his opportunities and I’d contend, removed almost all doubt he’s healthy, strong, and more important, ready to face MLB pitching.
Time to Turn the Clocks Forward on the Pirates
We were discussing what the Pirates would do if they got a month or two into the season and Marco just isn’t cutting it. A certainly reasonable supposition right? None of us hope that’s the outcome of course, but when you already feel something is likely, or even fairly plausible, it’s good to explore it.
This is a Different Ke’Bryan Hayes We’re Watching
Every year when guys show up to Spring Training, you see changes. Sometimes they’ve changed a batting stance, added some muscle, worked on a new pitch, and sometimes they show up just sounding different.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Some Things are Taking Shape
It’s been a fun Grapefruit League schedule so far, when the Pirates regulars leave games it’s been impressive watching their prospects beat up on the other team’s replacements. Even the travel games with only a starter or two have a decent amount of talent on display.
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