It is a lot easier to find the positives in a series sweep, but please don’t mistake this for foolish optimism. I realize that three games don’t completely make up for such an awful start to the season; just let me be happy for a couple of moments because as Gary so eloquently stated, It’sContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: Recapping The Pirates Series With The Brewers”
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The Pirates Sweep The Brewers, But Lose Two To Injury
After already having secured their first series victory of the season, the Pirates came into PNC Parker FF on Sunday looking to sweep NL Central Division rivals, the Milwaukee Brewers. For Pittsburgh it would be rookie right hander JT Brubaker taking the mound, searching for his first big league win. His counterpart for the BrewContinue reading “The Pirates Sweep The Brewers, But Lose Two To Injury”
Five Pirates Thoughts
There is something calming about your baseball team hitting. At the end of the day, it won’t erase what’s happened but it sure makes watching more fun. Let’s talk about a few things going on and see if we can’t jump start our thought process on this overcast Sunday Morning shall we? 1. Why Don’tContinue reading “Five Pirates Thoughts”
Pirates Put a 12-5 Hurtin’ on the Brew Crew Ensuring First Series Victory
The Pirates experienced something they have only felt scarcely in 2020, coming off a win. Derek Holland took the mound following a bounce back relief appearance and his disaster of a start last time out.
The Pirates Bats Wake Up In 7-2 Victory Over The Brewers
The Pirates came into tonight’s contest looking to end a four game skid and realistically get anything they could going in the right direction. The Brewers on the other hand had their sights set on climbing back to .500 and remaining in the playoff picture in the NL Central. For Pittsburgh right hander Chad KuhlContinue reading “The Pirates Bats Wake Up In 7-2 Victory Over The Brewers”
Yinzer Reactions: The Pirates Get Swept By The Indians
I’m back after a little bit of a hiatus thanks to Pittsburgh’s series with Cincinnati getting cut short by a positive COVID-19 from a Red’s player. Not sure it was worth recapping two polar opposite games, but in hindsight it probably would have been better than looking back on the Pirates most recent series againstContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: The Pirates Get Swept By The Indians”
Kevin Newman is Defying the Odds OR At Least Disproving the Data
For anyone that studies advanced metrics there almost always seems to be a pattern, a reason to justify why a player is struggling, data to show how improvements were made, basis for an upcoming hot or cold streak and a way to determine how well a player is performing; among many other things. Teams useContinue reading “Kevin Newman is Defying the Odds OR At Least Disproving the Data”
Fair or Foul? After a Controversial Call, the Indians Win it In Extras 6-3
The Pirates once again found themselves in COVID limbo, this time with a member of the Cincinnati Reds testing positive for the virus. This caused more games to be postponed, with the Saturday and Sunday match ups being canceled. Anyways, the Pirates were back in action tonight and unfortunately it ended in a Pittsburgh extraContinue reading “Fair or Foul? After a Controversial Call, the Indians Win it In Extras 6-3”
The Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Staff: Different Year, Same Results
We all knew that the truncated 2020 season was going to be rough on the Pirates Pitchers. After beginning their ramp up in Spring Training, they were abruptly shutdown and sent packing to work out on their own. After the unexpected layoff, they had to start stretching themselves out again during an abbreviated Summer Camp.Continue reading “The Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Staff: Different Year, Same Results”
An Uneventful 8-1 Loss For The Pirates
After an offensive explosion to start the game on Thursday the Pirates bats became silent for the remainder of the game. As Sonny Gray took the mound for the Reds we couldn’t help but wonder, which Pittsburgh ball club would show up to Great American Ball Park on Friday night. For the first three inningsContinue reading “An Uneventful 8-1 Loss For The Pirates”
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