Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. This quote is often misattributed to Albert Einstein, just like the entirety of this problem is often attributed almost solely to the coaches, or Nutting, you pick your favorite scapegoat.
Tag Archives: MiLB
The Pirates Can’t Return This Staff in 2023 Intact
The Pirates have a bad season in progress. You all don’t need me to tell you that. 100 losses is still in the balance, but it’s also well within their reach.
What if the Pirates Don’t Spend This Off Season?
The best way this team can truly take a step forward is to add starting quality players, but it’s a balance, and they’ll need to be agile should someone from the system overtake whomever they signed.
TOP 20
It’s no exaggeration that the system got off to a relatively slow start, right? I think we can all agree on that, and that doesn’t mean to a man, as there were some guys that were fine. But the system as a whole, well it wasn’t the best case situation.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
8-23-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) With as bad as things have been for Pittsburgh’s Big League Club over the past two and half seasons plus-posting a record of 127 and 216-Pirates Fans have at the very least been able to hang their hats on being a unanimous Top 5 Farm System.Continue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Another week of baseball begins, and another underwhelming if not overtly irritating week ends. The Pirates continue to make decisions that simply don’t make sense, and serve to really just frustrate fans.
The Downward Spiral
The team is in a tailspin, but it’s not too late to pull out of it. The downward spiral twists both directions.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
8-2-22/8-12-22/8-16-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) 420….No, not the day or time that first popped into your head. This was the attendance for the Sunday Matinee attended by myself and the family a couple of days ago at LECOM Park-I still call it McKechnie Field; sometimes by accident. And, if I amContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Top 20 Prospect Update
Slow climb for many prospects, but as always some stand out.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
An awful road trip wrapped up and for some reason this time, fans didn’t ignore it. I’ve been following this team far longer than I’ve been covering them, so let’s just say I’ve seen my share of bad baseball teams.
Steel City Pirates 