As soon as the last pitch is thrown in 2023 there will be immediate calls for blindly spending money and judgements will be passed on players who in some cases have had little more than 100 at bats in the league, if that.
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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Late Night Buc’n
Sorry it’s late, but life always wins, and this time, there was just no avoiding it.
Know Your Enemy – August 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!
A Healthy Hayes Does Wonders for Buccos
As 2023 began, it seemed Hayes was entering the season healthy and ready to do some damage. Up until about a month ago, Hayes’ glove proceeded anything he did offensively.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Excuses & Band Aids, The Bill Always Comes Due
I’m going to say a ton today, so I’m not going to spend much time up here. Let’s get into it.
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
Lots of roster questions this week, good stuff everyone. These things are as good as you make them.
Pirates Have Another Huge Inning, Outlast Cardinals 6-3(57-69)
08/22/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter The Pittsburgh Pirates have the St. Louis Cardinals number right now, outlasting the Red Birds 6-3 on Tuesday night to pick up the series victory. Unlike Monday night, the offense started slow for both sides, with Adam Wainwright and Johan Oviedo pitching the first three framesContinue reading “Pirates Have Another Huge Inning, Outlast Cardinals 6-3(57-69)”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Basement Might Be Decided This Week
Here we are, just about 6 weeks from the end of the 2023 campaign. There are 38 games remaining and to finish with a better record than last year they’d have to go 6-32, and since last year they finished 62-100, it of course also means they need those 6 wins to avoid a 100 loss season.
With Henry Davis, The Pirates Must not Waste This Offseason
The rest of 2023 is important too of course, but let’s be real, it’s not worth anything if they don’t learn from it, identify what they need to improve, and ultimately, do so.
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
I’m more and more impressed every week with the quality and thoughtfulness of the questions you all pose.
Steel City Pirates 