5-6-23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter As well as the Pirates were hitting, pitching and fielding over the first month of the season, it’s hard to believe that things have turned so quickly. Sure you had a couple of positive outings from Mitch Keller and Roansy Contreras during the Rays series;Continue reading “Pirates Woes Continue Against The Blue Jays: (20-14)”
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Series Preview – Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
Both these teams are reeling a bit and looking for a recovery series. Each team is 5-5 in their last ten. The Blue Jays coming off 5 straight losses, including a 4 game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the Pirates on a 4 game losing streak and suffered their own sweep to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Through The Prospect Porthole: The Rule 5 Guys
5-4-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Every since Ben Cherington and Company took over Baseball Operations at 115 Federal Street, each move the Pirates make ultimately finds itself under the proverbial microscope. Whether it’s a trade, draft selection, Minor League addition, waiver claim, international signing or Rule 5 pick, Cherington is constantlyContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: The Rule 5 Guys”
Pirates Swept for First Time This Season in Loss to Rays: (20-12)
Pittsburgh heads home to PNC Park tomorrow to start a three game set with the Toronto Blue Jays as Chris Bassitt will face off with Rich Hill.
Costly Errors Sink Pirates: (20-11)
5/3/23- By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter When the Pirates are playing a team of the Rays caliber, they don’t have to be perfect; although it would be nice. They simply have to avoid the types of mistakes that have plagued them over the past few seasons; especially when they seem to comeContinue reading “Costly Errors Sink Pirates: (20-11)”
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
We’re in the midst of a real measuring stick week. The Pirates are facing the Rays and Blue Jays in back to back 3 game sets and while it won’t tell us how far this team could go, it might show us and them, they still have work to do.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers
5-2-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) This past Saturday I arrived at the ball field at 8 AM for my youngest’s Modified T-Ball Game-that was scheduled for 10 AM-to see how much damage the rain from the previous day had done to the dirt surround the bases; as well as the stateContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers”
Series Preview – Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays
The Bucs took two of three against Washington, and now face their toughest test of the young season.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
That’s 11 games over .500 folks. If the Pirates were to go 2 games under .500 every month from here through the end of the season, they’d still finish a game over. That’s how incredible this start has been.
Know Your Enemy – April Edition
The first month of the season has come and gone and things have been…wild. Just like everyone predicted, the Pirates have the best record in not only the NL Central, but the entire National League.
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