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Pirates Storm Past Brewers, Walk-Off 8-7 Winners: (39-42)
The Pirates don’t feel the way they did just a week ago. They’re scoring runs. They’re scoring runs when they get down early. They’re scoring runs late in games to make things uncomfortable.
Know Your Enemy – June Edition
June was yet another confounding month in the NL Central. Three months of the season in the books and the only real constant is that Milwaukee is the most consistently performing team in the division.
Minor League News And Brews: Pirates 2023 Draft Preview
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4jmj6-1443189 Craig is joined by Senior Analyst, Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB) of the Future Stars Series to discuss the Pirates Pick at 1:1, past success in selecting High School Arms, options at this position and the talent level at #1 through #5. #LetsGoBucs #30MinutesOfBucs #MiLBNewsAndBrews Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and isContinue reading “Minor League News And Brews: Pirates 2023 Draft Preview”
5 Big Takeaways at the Pirates Halfway Point
I love breaking long seasons into segments. For me, it’s super healthy to sit back half way through the campaign, look everything over away from the day to day ups and downs of baseball and hone in on the important stuff.
Sweep of Padres Gives Pirates Much Needed Momentum: (38-42)
In a game that felt lost in the early innings, Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-1 deficit with four combined runs in the sixth and seventh inning to defeat the Padres and complete a much-needed sweep.
MLB Draft Deep Dive: Utilizing Sim Scores for Player Comparisons – Joe Boyd
I’m back once again, in a cameo appearance, to present the 2023 COMPs for the top prospects at the Pirates’ disposal! For a refresh on methodology, check out my post from 2021.
Keller Shines And Bats Stay Alive In Pirates Victory: (37-42)
6/29/23- By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter OK, we won a game yesterday. If we win today, it’s called “two in a row”. And if we win again tomorrow, it’s called a “winning streak”… It has happened before!-Manager Lou Brown from Major League II For the second straight night your Pittsburgh Pirates defeatedContinue reading “Keller Shines And Bats Stay Alive In Pirates Victory: (37-42)”
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
The Pirates finally won a game, and won it with the bats at that. One game is exactly that, until they do this sort of thing for a few games, a week, it’s just an anomaly. We’ve got some great questions this week so I won’t delay jumping right in.
How The Pirates Can Build Depth And Fill Holes
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hp56c-1443138 Craig and Chris sit down to discuss the reason(s) behind the youth movement, trade rumors that have started to emerge and ways to address depth in the system and holes in the roster with just a couple moves. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and joins hisContinue reading “How The Pirates Can Build Depth And Fill Holes”