After dropping the first game to the Cubs on Friday night, 6-3, the Pirates were looking to get back on the right track as former top prospect, Mitch Keller, took the mound for the Pittsburgh against Chicago right Tyler Chatwood. Pirates fan were just hoping that the Bucco bats would wake up a little bitContinue reading “Pirates Late Inning Heroics Fall Short”
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Yinzer Reactions: Recapping The Pirates Series With The Brew Crew
What went well and what didn’t in the Pirates series with the Brewers? There’s a lot to unpack!
Throwing at Batters Will Never Stop in Baseball
By in large the masses seem to support Joe Kelly for throwing at Houston Astros players, some going so far as to lift him up as a hero. Others have decided to pretend it is simple assault.
Expect the Unexpected with Pirates Lineups
In baseball every fan no matter how involved, from the casual observer to the most ravenous fan, one thing binds us all, lineup opinions. Everyone has their perfect vision of an ideal flow, the players involved and any variations beyond that for specific situations.
The Bullpen Continues To Struggle, But The Bats Save The Day
The Pirates win a wild one over the Brewers at PNC.
Pirates Avoid The Sweep In St. Louis
Offense production continues to come from unexpected places as the Pirates top the Cardinals 5-1 in the opening series finale.
Williams Struggles While Wainwright Takes Him to School
As soon as the lineup was announced today, I had questions, and believe it or not why is Tucker in Right Field wasn’t one of them. I mainly questioned benching Jose Osuna after a nice two hit game last night from the DH spot.
Opening Day Has Arrived: 2020 Pirate Projections and A Little Cardinals Preview
Anytime the Pirates have been competitive in recent memory, it seems like it has always been the St. Louis Cardinals standing in their way. For three straight seasons (2013-15) it was the team from the Gateway City that kept the Pirates from a NL Central Division Title, which could have let them avoid the WildContinue reading “Opening Day Has Arrived: 2020 Pirate Projections and A Little Cardinals Preview”
5 Thoughts At 5: Pirates Opening Day Eve
As the beginning of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 season is almost upon us there are a lot of emotions that have been welling up inside of me over the past few months, ready to come out. Ever since the shutdown went into effect on that sunny Thursday afternoon back in March, it has been oneContinue reading “5 Thoughts At 5: Pirates Opening Day Eve”
Progression, Regression and Stagnation: 2020 Pirates Player Projections
Each year before a season begins there are expectations; for the organization as a whole, for the team and especially for the individual players on the field. We try to predict a direction or a path for the future; sometimes based on numbers and patterns, but often it is rooted in emotion, a gut instinctContinue reading “Progression, Regression and Stagnation: 2020 Pirates Player Projections”
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