I’m following the Buccos from all the way out in Los Angeles this week, and sometimes listening to the buzz of baseball in a very successful city, well, it lends you some perspective.
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Why Not Just Bring Up the Young Bucs?
As the 2022 season plays out, watching rookies make their MLB debut is going to almost get so commonplace that I’d just about bet the special feeling for many will erode a bit.
Some Nagging Pirates Issues Plague the Team Early On
Here we are, not even 20 games into the 2022 season and the Pirates are already in full on confuse the fans territory. I don’t mean like the normal “why can’t we have this good player?” or similar, I mean just confusing moves.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
4-26-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) This past week the theme across the Pirates Farm System was walk-offs; with total of five across the organization, and only the Low-A Bradenton Marauders failing to win a game in the team’s final at bat. Obviously the most famous, or at least the one thatContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Pirates Numbers, Trends & Overreactions.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mtvrn-120dfca Bryan Reynolds isn’t broken, but the starting pitchers continue to be a huge problem for the Pittsburgh Pirates. If things continue this way it could cause Ben Cherington and the front office to alter their rebuild plans. We look at the numbers, the trends and a few ridiculous overreactions as the Pirates come outContinue reading “Pirates Numbers, Trends & Overreactions.”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Live from New York, its, well, the Five Thoughts at Five. I’ve been sent into enemy territory for work and I still have Pirates thoughts. Let’s do this.
Pirates End Road Trip with Huge 4-3 Win over Cubs
The Pirates first long road trip of the season sure had its ups-and-downs as the Pirates were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers and headed to Chicago where they won the first two games of the series and then lost by three touchdowns on Saturday. After all of that, the Pirates managed to win the seriesContinue reading “Pirates End Road Trip with Huge 4-3 Win over Cubs”
The Pirates are Already Doing Some Things Better than Last Season
This team is projected to be in the bottom third of the league, that’s more than true since most predicted they’d be in the bottom 4 or 5 teams overall, but when it’s this early I like to look at it in thirds.
Wil and Pete’s Excellent Adventure
The Pirates haven’t been accused of pushing the right buttons often over the past few seasons, but the handling of the pitching staff early on and the emergence of Dillon Peters and Wil Craig is the early season story none of us should be taking our eyes off of.
Beer And Loathing In Milwaukee
1-21-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Each time the Pittsburgh Pirates travel to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers I get this knot in the pit of stomach; probably due to the trauma experienced from watching the Pirates immense struggles in the Brew City during the late 2000’s through the early 2010’s.Continue reading “Beer And Loathing In Milwaukee”
Steel City Pirates 