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Yinzer Reactions: Recapping The Pirates Series With The Tigers

After being the victims of a sweep by one of the worst teams in the league last year there are obviously going to be more negatives than positives. However, for the purpose of this exercise that I complete after each series there will always be five observations in each category. Clearly some of them willContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: Recapping The Pirates Series With The Tigers”

Tigers Complete A Sweep Of The Pirates In A Sunday Matinee

If you would have told me on Friday afternoon that the Pirates offense would score 18 runs in the first two games of the series versus Detroit, 3 more than they put up in the previous 4 games against the Twins, there is no way I would have have thought they were facing a sweepContinue reading “Tigers Complete A Sweep Of The Pirates In A Sunday Matinee”

Pirates, Holland Lose 11-5 as First Innings Looked More Like Home Run Derby

The Pirates and Tigers had a slobber knocker last night putting up a combined 30 runs and wreaking havoc on one another’s bullpens. Today the Pirates sent Derek Holland to the mound hoping for minimally stability while the Tigers countered with old friend Ivan Nova.

What is the Pirates Plan with Erik Gonzalez?

Let’s be clear, I don’t know, and really, I doubt if Ben Cherington knows with any level of certainty at this moment. So, what I think we can do successfully here is talk about the different paths they could choose using the new information we have from watching some choices the management has made.

What a Ballgame! Pirates Fall 17-13 to the Tigers in a Wild Slugfest

When all things were said and done, you could barely recognize the outcome if you only watched the beginning. I joked on Twitter I almost felt the need to write two game stories it was such a definitive break.

Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins

As the series with the Cubs ended and the one against the Twins began there wasn’t much to be positive about. The Pirates pitchers were dropping left and right to injuries and the bats were silent, except for some late inning heroics that ultimately fell short. The negatives were abundantly clear and every Yinzer withContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins”

Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.

Entering the day, the Pirates found themselves in danger of being swept by the Twins in a 4 game home-and-home series and extending their current losing streak to 8 games. During their current skid the Pirates have utilized any method you can think of to lose games and possibly even invented some new ways inContinue reading “Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.”