Tag Archives: MiLB

Development is Non-Linear, but for the Pirates, it’s Been Almost Non-Existent

The Pirates have curated a fan base that has lowered their expectations down to expecting at least some effort. From players who probably aren’t good enough, from coaches who probably don’t have all the right buttons to push, even if they knew what they’d be.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Steel City Pirates

Most of you saw the announcement last week about this website changing to Steel City Pirates, and since you’re here, it’s obvious it hasn’t prevented you from getting here, so, awesome.

The 10 Most Feared Pirates Hitters Since Barry Bonds

All of these lists tend to wind up with Bonds, a ton of 70s guys and Kiner. So I thought, let’s force ourselves out of that all time historical box and just focus on the past 40ish years and hopefully remember some guys we don’t talk about enough.

Fearing Risk Forces the Pirates to Take On Even More

For a baseball team that doesn’t have unlimited resources risk becomes something to avoid. Now, don’t get me wrong, risk isn’t always a good thing, but a team that has no choice but to live on that edge, well, you better have some guts, and some very smart people helping you place the right bets.

What exactly is in store for Ji-hwan Bae’s future in Pittsburgh?

The decision on Bae’s future in Pittsburgh will be decided how it should be, on the field, and the Pirates are at the stage of their “rebuild” where thats how every player will be evaluated, because options aplenty, jobs aren’t as safe as they were two years ago, and thats a good thing for a team who appears to be on upward trajectory heading into 2024.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – OK, Let’s Get Back to Business

PiratesFest was fun but now it’s time to get back to the business of building this team for what Derek Shelton again on the record said they want to win this year. Now, I wouldn’t expect him to say he planned to finish last, but I’m not sure I see a division winner as we sit here either.

PiratesFest Takeaways, Observations & Thoughts

The first thing to say about PiratesFest which took place yesterday 1/6/2024 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is really that is was a success. We all can nitpick, but by in large, everyone seemed to find something that got them going. My friends with kids, well, they didn’t like standing in line, but once the line was through, the players, coaches and staff made the kids feel special.