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Jack Suwinski and Andrew McCutchen Have Similar Issues

When things crop up early in a baseball season, for the most part you have time to sort them out, overcome them to a degree and that’s on the negative side, sometimes you simply have to ride out something that’s working even while it makes no sense.

The Pirates are 7-2, and Honestly, They Haven’t Fired on All Cylinders Yet

This isn’t a perfect team.
No team is, but typically when a team goes on a good stretch they’ve probably played some damn good baseball. All the stars are aligned and playing well together.

Happy Home Opener, Pittsburgh!

4-5-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X There’s a different *feel* in the air when it comes to Opening Day. Sure, we’ve all seen the MLB promo videos, current and former players talking about what it means to them but, man, it just hits different this year for Pirates fans. The hope of the rebuildContinue reading “Happy Home Opener, Pittsburgh!”

Series Preview: Orioles (4-2) at Pirates (6-1)

The Pirates are 6-1, there’s no taking that away from them, but there’s no escaping the Marlins and Nationals aren’t in a good place currently too. Baltimore is a much better test for this young team and while it’s too early for all that measuring stick stuff, there’s no denying the O’s will be a much tougher test.

Almost Everyone is Right About Mitch Keller … at Least a Little

Here’s the truth about Mitch though, he’s a guy who had that in him, but he hasn’t shown it consistently. He’s a starting pitcher who has handled a volume of innings and managed to keep his arm healthy enough to do so. And eventually he’ll serve as a homegrown veteran member of a young rotation.

What does the Joey Bart acquisition mean for the backup catcher position?

4-3-24 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_etHaN on X The Pittsburgh Pirates were off on Tuesday, but General Manager Ben Cherington wasn’t, as he acquired San Francisco Giants catcher and 2018 second overall selection, Joey Bart, in exchange for minor league right-hander, Austin Strickland. Bart hasn’t quite lived up to his 2018 pre-draft hype thusContinue reading “What does the Joey Bart acquisition mean for the backup catcher position?”

Is This Start Real? Or is it a Mirage? Let’s See What Yinz Had to Say

I had this idea for a piece about that headline there. I was going to list off some reasons for each and try to make some sense of them, completely ignoring that we’re far too early in the season to pretend any of my findings concrete.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – It’s Hard to Picture a Better Start

There’s a lot to like when your team doesn’t lose, and so far, ours hasn’t. I’m not going to spend today telling you how wrong you are for getting excited, but I’m going to try to provide some context for what we’re watching.

A Great Day To Be a Pirates Fan – Skenes & Jones Make Season Debuts

I sat down to watch the Indianapolis Indians as they faced the Louisville Bats at 2:00 PM. I often watch the affiliates play when the Pirates aren’t on, or I’ll listen to a game while I write, so nothing too odd about that part.